STUDENT ORIENTATION September 9, 2008

STUDENT ORIENTATION

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

WELCOME TO MAE!

Ewin Pritchard

Advanced energy plug-in hybrid school bus

(3-2-08)

•At the heart of many cutting edge technologies

•The most popular UG engineering degree

•3rd most popular GR engineering degree

• Over 16 thousand UG degrees awarded in 2006

•Critical to the 3 sectors critical to America’s future:

energy, security & defense, and healthcare

• 4 main disciplines: thermodynamics & fluids, solid

mechanics, dynamics & controls, manufacturing

•Producing among the most stable careers

in the nation

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering are on the Rise… from US News and World Report (3-2-08)

MAE is the largest department in Engineering

MAE is the 2nd largest at NC State, making up 1/20th of the UG enrollment (The largest is business management)

In Fall 07: 1377 undergraduates: 414 AE and 963 ME; 234 graduate studentsA UG increase of 57.0% in 10 years and a GR increase 56% in 10 years

38 tenure-track faculty (3 new tenure-track faculty/yr planned),7 lecturers, 1 teaching assistant professor, 18 staff

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering are on the Rise…

ENGINEERING BUILDING (EB) III

248,000 square feet

103M$ for building

and infrastructure

80 laboratories

Expected occupancy

in August of 2010

UNIVERSITY-WIDE AND DEPARTMENTAL

HONORS PROGRAMS

AE and ME Requirements

1. The student must complete a total of 9 hours of honors classes.

2. At least 3 of the hours are an Undergraduate Thesis (MAE 496).

3. The other six hours are selected from any of the following:

Additional thesis hours (MAE 586) , a graduate class in MAE, an undergraduate class

in MAE taken at an honors level.

Honors contract guidelines and forms are found at the MAE website.

To qualify for admission, the student must have an overall 3.50 grade point average or better at the time of admission and complete a plan of work.

Participation in the honors program can be a very

positive experience and is highly encouraged.

DUKE ENERGY UNDERGRADUATE ENERGY-RELATED RESEARCH

GRANTS

•Supports 8 MAE students for conducting UG research in the broad area of energy under the supervision of a faculty mentor

•Each award consists of a $2000 stipend

•The first awards will be advertised in September