Hey, girls! Welcome to the wonderful world of engineering. This web site is especially designed for girls like you as an introduction to engineering, focusing how it all relates to you. This site is designed around four questions. What is engineering? Should I become an engineer? Why should I become an engineer? And finally, how do I become an engineer? The answers are put in the form of lists to make it easier for you to read and find what you want.
Let's start our journey by defining engineering. Engineering is where the stuff you learn in textbooks comes to life. You thought you would never use most of the things they teach at school, right? Well, in engineering, these concepts that you might have thought were boring are turned into things that people can use everyday like the phone you talk to your friends with, the car you drive to the mall, and even the computer that you are using now.
Engineers are people who solve problems and make things work. They work in a variety of different fields. There's probably at least one that you will be interested. That's right! You can become an engineer, with some preparation. Remember when grownups used to say that you can do anything you set your mind to do? Well, they were right. Let's take a look at the different types of engineering that you may find interesting . . .
Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering: Aerospace and Aeronautical engineers solve problems involving the flight of vehicles in air and space. They work with aircrafts, satellites, and rockets.
Chemical Engineering: Chemical engineers work to design, manufacture, and maintain factories that control chemical reactions.
Civil Engineering: Civil engineers oversee the construction and improvement of structures for residential, commercial industrial uses. Their projects include road, buildings, dams, and drainage systems.
Electrical Engineering: Electrical engineers harness the power of electricity to create a variety systems and devices ranging from calculators to lasers.
Industrial Engineering:Industrial engineers manage the production of goods and services. Their job is to tie everything together: resources, technology, and human labor in order to make high quality products efficiently.
Mechanical Engineering:Mechanical engineers study the physical properties of object to create complex machines with moving parts including cars, trains, airplanes, robots, and household appliances.
Nuclear Engineering:Nuclear engineers design and operate nuclear plants to create energy efficiently while protecting people and the environment from the dangers of nuclear waste.
This is just give you a small glimpse of what's available to you. Other fields of engineering include bioengineering, computer engineering, and environmental engineering, but with technology constantly evolving, new types of engineering are being created all the time. Now that you see that's there probably one just for you, go to the next page to see which of your qualities make you a good engineer.