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My road to becoming an engineer

My road to becoming an engineer. Nicholas Vickers California Polytechnic State University 9/10/08. My Educational Path. James Logan HS 2000-2004. Chabot College 2004-2007. Cal Poly 2006- ……. Why Chabot?. Cost effective Has Engineering Close to home

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My road to becoming an engineer

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  1. My road to becoming an engineer Nicholas Vickers California Polytechnic State University 9/10/08

  2. My Educational Path • James Logan HS 2000-2004 • Chabot College 2004-2007 • Cal Poly 2006- ……. Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  3. Why Chabot? • Cost effective • Has Engineering • Close to home • I could work part time to help pay for school • Could finish General Education easily Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  4. What I did at Chabot • Competed two seasons on the Swim team • Played one season of waterpolo • Joined EAC (Engineering at Chabot club) • Finished half of my GE and most all of my Pre-reqs Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  5. Transfering • Used www.assist.org • Called transfer counselor at Cal Poly • Took the required classes to transfer to Cal Poly. (Math 1-6, Physics 4a,b,c, Engineering 45) Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  6. Cal Poly • Best in the West for` undergraduate engineering • 3rd in Forbes “Top Public Colleges for Getting Rich” • Small student to teacher ratio • “Learn by doing” hands on approach to learning Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  7. What is Materials Engineering? Structure Engineering physics Chemisty Performance Processing Properties Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  8. Me and Mat.E. • Found out about Mat.E. from physics professor at Chabot • Researched the field • Starting salary, and mean salary • Types of jobs • Types of fields within Mat.E. • Also talked to other MatEs and guest speakers to get an idea of what its like Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  9. Materials engineering jobs • Microsystems engineer • Nanotech engineer • Biomedical engineer • Composites engineer • Process designer • Structural Engineering • Optical and photonics • And many many more…. • Metallurgist • Ceramicist • Polymer engineer • Design engineer • Testing engineer • Advaced R&D • Failure Analysis • Corrosion engineer Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  10. Some Projects • Solar water heater at the Scitechatorium • Optical filter measurement system • Total Lumbar disk Arthroplasty • Phase change computer memory Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  11. Solar water heater • A real client • A real need • Many real solutions • One final design • One built system Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  12. The user Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  13. The need Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  14. The system Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  15. Pour Cup Riser Filter measurement System • User needs • Functional Requirements • Design • Manufacture Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  16. Total Lumbar disk Arthroplasty • Need • Requirements • Design • Test Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  17. Phase Change Memory • Honors Research project • Worked with graduate students on fabricating and testing a new technology • Went to Chicago to give a poster presentation on the research Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  18. How it works Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  19. Technical Conference • Society of Vacuum Coaters 41st annual conference • Won best poster of the Techcon • Made some connections, got job offers • Walked all around down town Chicago Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  20. Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

  21. Thank you!!! Any Questions? Chabot Engineering Guest Talk

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