Chemical Engineering FTW!
You have demand in work from petroleum industry to applied chemicals, nanofabrication, drug delivery, bio-tech, thin-films, material science, etc.
You have demand in work from petroleum industry to applied chemicals, nanofabrication, drug delivery, bio-tech, thin-films, material science, etc.
I asked my spouse what his dream job would be back when we were first together and he said "designing CPUs". So he went back to school and got his BSEE & MSEE because that's what he needed to do to get there.
Although I really had no idea what I was getting myself into, I started out my college career in Electrical Engineering at Marquette. I managed to kind of squeak by freshman year, meaning I got decent grades but didn't really understand everything. Sophomore year things caught up with me, and I found my math skills were not up to par. Had to transfer, took me a while to get my sh!t together, but now I am finishing up EE @ UIC.
My interest is embedded systems, so I've been working on microcontroller projects lately. I just made my own digital thermometer
Next I'll probably be thinking about fan control for my computer, or wiring up my lights and air conditioner so I can run them all from my PC
One has to realize that the field of Electical Engineering is vast. Within it there's power electronics, control systems, microelectronics, signals processing, communications, computers... And each of these disciplines has further subsets. As an undergrad, you'll barely scatch the surface - there is just too much to cover. You won't gain much practical knowledge, but you will get a solid introduction to the entire field, and an idea of where you want to specialize. With only a BS, an electrical engineer's education is only beginning... Either in the workplace or in grad school, there is much more to learn.
I wouldn't advise anyone to study electical engineering unless they really enjoy it. Sure, the pay is great, but you have to work your ass off for it. This is not a 9-5 type gig. You have to always be looking to improve yourself and learn something new. Technology is developing at such an incredible rate that people who stop studying could find themselves left behind.
My interest is embedded systems, so I've been working on microcontroller projects lately. I just made my own digital thermometer
Next I'll probably be thinking about fan control for my computer, or wiring up my lights and air conditioner so I can run them all from my PC One has to realize that the field of Electical Engineering is vast. Within it there's power electronics, control systems, microelectronics, signals processing, communications, computers... And each of these disciplines has further subsets. As an undergrad, you'll barely scatch the surface - there is just too much to cover. You won't gain much practical knowledge, but you will get a solid introduction to the entire field, and an idea of where you want to specialize. With only a BS, an electrical engineer's education is only beginning... Either in the workplace or in grad school, there is much more to learn.
I wouldn't advise anyone to study electical engineering unless they really enjoy it. Sure, the pay is great, but you have to work your ass off for it. This is not a 9-5 type gig. You have to always be looking to improve yourself and learn something new. Technology is developing at such an incredible rate that people who stop studying could find themselves left behind.
JohnCU
Banned
- Dec 9, 2000
- 16,528
- 4
- 0
Originally posted by: flawlssdistortn
Although I really had no idea what I was getting myself into, I started out my college career in Electrical Engineering at Marquette. I managed to kind of squeak by freshman year, meaning I got decent grades but didn't really understand everything. Sophomore year things caught up with me, and I found my math skills were not up to par. Had to transfer, took me a while to get my sh!t together, but now I am finishing up EE @ UIC.
My interest is embedded systems, so I've been working on microcontroller projects lately. I just made my own digital thermometer
One has to realize that the field of Electical Engineering is vast. Within it there's power electronics, control systems, microelectronics, signals processing, communications, computers... And each of these disciplines has further subsets. As an undergrad, you'll barely scatch the surface - there is just too much to cover. You won't gain much practical knowledge, but you will get a solid introduction to the entire field, and an idea of where you want to specialize. With only a BS, an electrical engineer's education is only beginning... Either in the workplace or in grad school, there is much more to learn.
I wouldn't advise anyone to study electical engineering unless they really enjoy it. Sure, the pay is great, but you have to work your ass off for it. This is not a 9-5 type gig. You have to always be looking to improve yourself and learn something new. Technology is developing at such an incredible rate that people who stop studying could find themselves left behind.
that's for damn sure. EE is like having an 8am class and 5 pm lab for the rest of your life. here at the power plant I work at, we don't get paid for the first 5 hours of overtime, or for anything after 67. it's a sh!tty world.
I am a grad student in EE and find the work interesting and want to design CPUs, but I just can't get over the fact that engineers don't make as much money as doctors and don't get nearly as much respect either. I'm not saying the doctors don't deserve the respect, but I hate having to choose something I enjoy (engineering) over something that pays well and commands respect (medicine) but I don't find nearly as interesting, when I know I have the aptitude to do either.
Originally posted by: JohnCU
Originally posted by: flawlssdistortn
Although I really had no idea what I was getting myself into, I started out my college career in Electrical Engineering at Marquette. I managed to kind of squeak by freshman year, meaning I got decent grades but didn't really understand everything. Sophomore year things caught up with me, and I found my math skills were not up to par. Had to transfer, took me a while to get my sh!t together, but now I am finishing up EE @ UIC.
My interest is embedded systems, so I've been working on microcontroller projects lately. I just made my own digital thermometer
One has to realize that the field of Electical Engineering is vast. Within it there's power electronics, control systems, microelectronics, signals processing, communications, computers... And each of these disciplines has further subsets. As an undergrad, you'll barely scatch the surface - there is just too much to cover. You won't gain much practical knowledge, but you will get a solid introduction to the entire field, and an idea of where you want to specialize. With only a BS, an electrical engineer's education is only beginning... Either in the workplace or in grad school, there is much more to learn.
I wouldn't advise anyone to study electical engineering unless they really enjoy it. Sure, the pay is great, but you have to work your ass off for it. This is not a 9-5 type gig. You have to always be looking to improve yourself and learn something new. Technology is developing at such an incredible rate that people who stop studying could find themselves left behind.
that's for damn sure. EE is like having an 8am class and 5 pm lab for the rest of your life. here at the power plant I work at, we don't get paid for the first 5 hours of overtime, or for anything after 67. it's a sh!tty world.
I was about ot go into EE at my local college as they offered a small scholarship. Just recently i backed out of it and now im undecided again. After much research, i feel that EEs work their ass off too much as compared to being a dentist/optometrist or something like that. They barely work and get paid more. My cousin whos a dentist works 5 days a week just because he doesnt need the extra money (aparently, hes making enough).
For me, it was just loving the field. You are also one of a few that when you graduate can say that you're an engineer. You will get credit for that and people will know that you've got some smarts since you made it through school. the engineering discipline is very diffifcult and you will always be wondering how the business majors are just hanging around and having fun...
You hear it a lot, but do what you like...don't go into engineering unless you are interested in the subject/technology/research.
Chemical Engineering is a lot of fun, but it's no walk in the park to get your degree. At my school, we had several good looking women in my class too (the good looking women outnumbered the not-so-good-looking ones pretty easily). BioE had more hotties for sure, but that's really no reason to pick a major. You're allowed to date girls in other majors
.The only bad part about being a Chemical Engineer is having people annoy you complaining about the cost of gas. I've taken to telling people that I think it should cost more and I should probably be driving a bigger car to keep my fellow ChemE's employed. I don't work in the oil industry directly, but it does effect me (plastics).
I'm a senior in EE and I did it because I love designing things (electrical systems etc...) .
Yes it is tough, very tough, but I enjoy what I work on so I am glad I went with it.
Jeff7
Lifer
- Jan 4, 2001
- 41,596
- 20
- 81
I guess it depends on the mindset of the user. I can use appliances like that very quickly without needing the manual. What seems totally screwy to other people is perfectly intuitive to me. My theory on that is that the engineer mindset differs considerably from the average person.
Rumpltzer
Diamond Member
- Jun 7, 2003
- 4,815
- 33
- 91
I work with a lot of material science engineers in semiconductor fabrication and device development. At some point, someone decided that they'd make good process engineers.Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
all your base are belong to materials engineers, suckas!
It's frustrating to me how little they understand. For example, one of them is currently attempting to design a process test structure. I spent ten minutes explaining the difference between "open" and "short" and then the difference between current and voltage. We ended with a lesson on the dynamics of how resistors work when put in series. I used analogies to "big pipes" and "little pipes" to get the point across.
I suppose I do feel like a "sucka" because I actually showed up to sceince class that day in junior high, and this MatSE apparently did not.
Yeah.
I've been fooling around with electronics and computers since I was about 8 or 9, so the choice to go EE was pretty easy. I was into 3d art once I got out of high school, and did computer animation for a year at an art school. However, I started playing hockey again when I turned 19, and I had to transfer to a school that had a sports program. I would like to get into GPU design engineering once I graduate as it would have some ties to my interest in 3d.
SamurAchzar
Platinum Member
- Feb 15, 2006
- 2,422
- 3
- 76
First of all, we're all in this site for a reason, and that's probably not ATOT. I mean, it might be now but we came here for the love of computers, which AFAIK aren't made by Nuclear engineers (that might change with the NV9000 and R20000 GPUs, though). So EE already has some head start.
In any case, there's ALOT of demand for EEs in almost any place with good high tech industry, and there's stable demand elsewhere as almost no product nowadays runs without some kind of electronics in it.
Plus, it's a very nice industry to work for compared to others. I mean, Petroleum engineers might get more money, but then, would you REALLY want to check the piping on a barge in Alaska? Dunno.
The only issue I'd think of is what happens if you have any aspirations of becoming a business owner. AFAIK, it's MUCH easier to do Civil Engineering (etc.) conslutantcy than it is with EE.
but we came here for the love of computers, which AFAIK aren't made by Nuclear engineers (that might change with the NV9000 and R20000 GPUs, though). So EE already has some head start.In any case, there's ALOT of demand for EEs in almost any place with good high tech industry, and there's stable demand elsewhere as almost no product nowadays runs without some kind of electronics in it.
Plus, it's a very nice industry to work for compared to others. I mean, Petroleum engineers might get more money, but then, would you REALLY want to check the piping on a barge in Alaska? Dunno.
The only issue I'd think of is what happens if you have any aspirations of becoming a business owner. AFAIK, it's MUCH easier to do Civil Engineering (etc.) conslutantcy than it is with EE.
EE is a good foundation for alot of industries. Combine it with an MBA and you'll be very well rounded. Never actually applied my specific EE degree but the experience allowed me to understand alot of technical ideas during work.
Fenixgoon
Lifer
- Jun 30, 2003
- 33,421
- 13,044
- 136
Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
I work with a lot of material science engineers in semiconductor fabrication and device development. At some point, someone decided that they'd make good process engineers.Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
all your base are belong to materials engineers, suckas!
It's frustrating to me how little they understand. For example, one of them is currently attempting to design a process test structure. I spent ten minutes explaining the difference between "open" and "short" and then the difference between current and voltage. We ended with a lesson on the dynamics of how resistors work when put in series. I used analogies to "big pipes" and "little pipes" to get the point across.
I suppose I do feel like a "sucka" because I actually showed up to sceince class that day in junior high, and this MatSE apparently did not.
Yeah.
rofls.. that's pretty bad - any engineer should know very basic electronics theory (i do, but i suck hardcore at the rest of E&M)
i'm focusing in on ceramics... cool stuff i tellz ya!
TRENDING THREADS
-
Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000)- Started by DisEnchantment
- Replies: 25K
-
Discussion Intel Meteor, Arrow, Lunar & Panther Lakes + WCL Discussion Threads
- Started by Tigerick
- Replies: 23K
-
Discussion Intel current and future Lakes & Rapids thread- Started by TheF34RChannel
- Replies: 23K
-
-
Facebook
Twitter