Michele Miller

Michele Miller

Title
Associate Professor
Organization
Michigan Technological University
Location
MI
Michele Miller
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Biography

I am a mechanical engineering professor. I work with graduate students on research projects involving the development of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). We do a lot of laboratory experiments and computer analysis. I also teach classes on manufacturing topics.

  • I am willing to be contacted by educators for possible speaking engagements in schools or in after school programs or summer camps.
  • I am willing to serve as science fair judge or other temporary volunteer at a local school.
  • I am willing to host a field trip to my place of employment.
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OK - Every time I make this statement, the response I usually get from people is that they laugh! My family and I have taken several cruises and I absolutely love it. I am amazed at the ship, the design from bow to stern I love everything about it. I am interested in working on building or designing parts of the cruise ship in some way shape or form, but don't know what type of engineering that would fall under and more importantly what colleges would offer those types of studies. Can you please give me any input on this or lead me in some sort of direction.Thank you so much,Kelly

I don't have a complete answer, but here are some thoughts. You might want to look into an Ocean Engineering or Marine Engineering programs. These types of programs would include ship design. MIT has an undergraduate program in Mechanical and Ocean Engineering. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has a program in Marine Engineering. A mechanical engineering program would also provide the right type of preparation. In that case, I'd recommend looking at a program with a strong design component in their curriculum. Some of the universities on the coasts may have strong relationships with shipbuilders that result in interesting student projects.

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I have a BS in accounting & a MS in finance from CMU. I currently taking the undergrad math/science sequence at a local college and have a 4.0 gpa. I love math and would like to get a degree in mechanical engineering. But it appears that many of the top engineering programs frown on accepting students for a 2nd bachelor's degree. Is it possible to get a MS in engineering without an undergrad engineering/physics degree? If not any advice on getting accepted into a good undergrad engineering program?

Jackie,
That's great that you are interested in mechanical engineering. I'm surprised to hear that some schools have discouraged you from pursuing a 2nd bachelor's. I would check with other schools. I know that my school would welcome you! It is possible to get a MS in mechanical engineering with your background, depending on the school. But you might need to take about 2 years of preparatory classes (perhaps some additional math and science plus sophomore/junior level ME courses like statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluids, heat transfer, design, vibrations) before starting on the MS classes. Good luck.

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i'm doing a project at scool and i wanted to know what ocean engineers do exactly and what are they.

I don't know much about Ocean Engineering. I do know that several universities offer a major in it and that the coursework has some overlap with mechanical engineering. Florida Atlantic University's website has a nice description: http://www.ome.fau.edu/ocean-engineering/what-is-ocean- engineering Good luck!