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1. Welcome! • Welcome – Dr. Silverberg Associate Head & Director of UG Programs • Advising – Dr. Tran Director of UG Advising and Curricula • Labs – Mr. Terry Gilbert Director of ME Undergraduate Labs • Other UG Information – Mrs. Tran Director of Scheduling and Outreach

2. Departmental structure • The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering administers two separately accredited degree programs: • Aerospace Engineering • BS, BSE-DE, ABM, MS, MS-DE, PhD • Mechanical Engineering • BS, BSE-DE, ABM, MS, MS-DE, PhD • A single department head and administrative structure directs the educational, research and outreach missions of these two closely related disciplines

3. (3-2-08) Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering are on the Rise… from US News and World Report • 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 2008 • 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 Ewin Pritchard Advanced energy plug-in hybrid school bus

4. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering are on the Rise… MAE is the largest department in EngineeringMAE is the 2nd largest at NC State, making up 1/20th of the UG enrollment (The largest is business management) About 1400 undergraduate students:About 300 graduate students40 tenure-track faculty 7 lecturers, 1 teaching assistant professor, 18 staff

5. Engineering Building (EB) III 248,000 square feet 103M$ for building and infrastructure 80 laboratories Occupancy in July of 2010

6. Get involved! Professional Societies: ASME, AIAA, ASHRAE Honor Societies: PTS (ME), SGT (AE) Club activities: ARC, WMS Undergraduate Research

7. MAE Student Organizations • Aerial Robotics • Pres. Tim Joseytjjosey@ncsu.edu • VP J. B. Scoggins jbscoggi@ncsu.edu • Advisor: Chuck Hall chall@skyraider.mae.ncsu.edu • AIAA • Pres. Isaac Owolabiioowolab@ncsu.edu • VP Kevin Kennedy kmkenne3@ncsu.edu • Advisor: Ashok Gopalarathnam agopalar@ncsu.edu • ASHRAE • Pres. Christopher Dulincrdulin@ncsu.edu • VP Emily Rader errader@ncsu.edu • Advisor :Steve Terry sdterry@ncsu.edu • ASME • Pres. Scott Barnes sdbarne2@ncsu.edu • VP Aaron Hover amhover@ncsu.edu • Advisor Jeff Eischen eischen@ncsu.edu

8. MAE Student Organizations (cont.) • Pi Tau Sigma • Pres. Myles Bohonmdbohon@ncsu.edu • VP Christian Daily cmdaily@ncsu.edu • Advisor: Greg Buckner greg_buckner@ncsu.edu • Wolfpack Motorsports • Pres. Seth Chavka sdchavka@ncsu.edu • VP Jonathan Parker jdparke3@ncsu.edu • Advisor: Eric Klang klang@ncsu.edu • Sigma Gamma Tau • Pres. Brett Pearce mbpearce@ncsu.edu • VP Lindsey Benner lrbenner@ncsu.edu • Advisor Kara Peters kjpeters@ncsu.edu • Weel/EcoCar • Pres. Adam Zipperer arzipper@gmail.com • VP • Advisor Terry Gilbert terry_gilbert@ncsu.edu

9. University-Wide and DepartmentalHonors 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.

10. 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 awards are advertised in September.