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$130M Electric Vehicle Center launches at U-Michigan – University of Michigan
In an effort to cultivate a robust EV ecosystem in the place where the modern auto industry was born, the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center is launching with these three focus areas: accelerating collaborative R&D, developing a highly skilled workforce, and establishing advanced campus infrastructure and facilities to support both research and education.
U-M and the state have finalized the contract for the $130 million center. Michigan lawmakers approved funding for it last year in the FY 2023 budget.
This prudent investment from the state is going to be pivotal in ushering in a mobility future that is sustainable, safe, and equitable for Michigan workers, our communities, and the nation, said Alec D. Gallimore, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor, an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and a professor of aerospace engineering.
While the EV revolution is well underway, theres an immense amount of work to do in order to meetand then push beyondthe US goal that half of new car sales be electric by 2030. We need to address areas like the workforce, cost, vehicle range, charging infrastructure and sustainability. Our center will build on more than a century of U-M leadership in transportation to tackle these and other critical areas.
To lead the center, Gallimore has appointed Alan Taub, an engineering professor and former auto industry executive, as director. Taub previously served as vice president of global R&D at GM and held leadership roles at Ford and General Electric. At U-M, he is a professor of materials science and engineering and mechanical engineering. He has a track record of successfully launching public-private partnerships, including the $148 million Detroit-based Manufacturing USA Institute known as Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, or LIFT.
Among his first tasks as director, Taub will establish an industry advisory board and work with its members to identify needs and set the centers initial workforce development strategies and R&D priorities.
Were undergoing a redefinition of personal mobility in a way we havent seen in a century, said Taub, who also is the Robert H. Lurie Professor of Engineering. It requires changes to the vehicles, the infrastructure, consumer behavior, policy and more. We need academia, industry and government to work together to enable a smooth transition.
Southeast Michigan drove the evolution of mobility from the horse and carriage to affordable automobiles100 years ago. We have what it takes to do it again, but the stakes are as tremendous as the opportunity.
Michigans workforce is among those most vulnerable in the EV transition. In a preliminary U-M study on how various automotive job categories could be affected, researchers found that Michigan, Indiana and Ohio hold more than half of the jobs in the most at-risk category of auto parts manufacturing.
Of all the auto-related job types examined, auto parts manufacturing has the highest number of positions directly tied to internal combustion engine technologyand is susceptible to downsizing. In those three states, 22% of all auto parts manufacturing jobs are vulnerable.
At the same time, Michigan is expected to see some of the highest growth in battery manufacturing capabilities by 2030, according to a report by Argonne National Labs that looked at where automakers and joint ventures are planning battery projects.
Workforce is one of the centers three focus areas, along with technology research and advanced campus facilities.
With an estimated $20 million of the state investment, the center will target both current and future generations of mobility workers with educational offerings at U-M and other institutions across the state, aiming to eventually engage more than 1,200 students a year throughout its network.
At U-M, the center will identify where to expand undergraduate and masters degree programs as well as continuing education courses and credentials to close industry gaps. It will also participate in efforts such as the EV Jobs Academy to support education at the pre-apprentice, apprentice and associate degree level. The centers programs will utilize Michigan Engineerings holistic people-first engineering approach.
An early focus will be on battery engineering and battery manufacturing, given the industrys urgent needs and U-Ms existing expertise. Today U-M offers more than 20 undergraduate and masters-level courses on battery materials, manufacturing and management, EV electrical components and grid power systems.
An estimated $50 million of the funding is dedicated to supporting research and development of innovative technology through public-private partnerships. The center will work with industry to identify priorities, develop a technology roadmap and implement a collaborative research model. And it will draw on and deepen U-Ms strengths in areas like mobility, batteries, materials, manufacturing, life cycle analysis and manufacturing, including: the DOE Energy Frontier Research Center on solid-state battery technology, Mcity, the U-M Transportation Research Institute, the Global CO2 Initiative and the School for Environment and Sustainability.
The center contract sets aside $60 million for campus infrastructure. Subject to approval by the Board of Regents, that could include a teaching, training and development facility with an expanded, upgraded Battery Lab to support both hands-on education and research into next-generation technologies. The proposed facility would be located on North Campus with the College of Engineering. Plans for a facility would come before the Board of Regents for consideration.
Today Michigan Engineering hosts one of just a few university battery pilot lines in the nation, and its the only one in the heart of the auto industry. It currently supports academic and industry researchers from around the globe, and its consistently booked solid.
Taub also is a professor of macromolecular science and engineering and director of the Michigan Materials Research Institute, which houses the Battery Lab and the Center for Materials Characterization.
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Montgomery’s long-time engineering consultant honored as a … – Shaw Local News Network
The village of Montgomerys long-time engineering consultant, Peter Wallers, was presented with a Regional Visionary Leader Award from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) during a Village Board meeting April 24.
Erin Aleman, CMAP executive director, told the board and a large Village Hall audience that included several of Wallers friends and colleagues the agency gives the award to local leaders as part of its State of the Region program.
Aleman said those chosen for the award exemplify vision, ingenuity and the dedication it takes to make the northern Illinois region a quality place to live, work and call home.
Wallers is chairman of the board for Engineering Enterprises, Inc., of Sugar Grove.
I think local government is the best government that we have because you can get things done and people are very willing to work together and there is not all this fighting that we see sometimes at the federal level.
Throughout his more than 45 year career as an engineer, Pete (Wallers) has remained passionate about one critical asset to a strong quality of life, and that is water conservation, Aleman said.
Aleman said Wallers demonstrates his leadership qualities through his collaborative work with local officials.
As an example, Aleman said Wallers has been a leader in the Northwest Water Planning Alliance, an intergovernmental organization established in 2010 that represents over 70 communities and county governments that works to plan for the shared use of groundwater.
At CMAP we have been heavily involved in the Northwest Water Planning Alliance as well, and this alliance would not exist without Petes leadership, Aleman said.
Aleman said Wallers work as an engineer for the village of Montgomery over the years speaks for itself and noted he recently helped develop a long-term water sustainability plan for the village.
Wallers thanked Aleman and said he was thrilled to receive the award.
It has been an honor to work with Montgomery and the other communities that EEI serves, he said.
Wallers said he has been blessed to work with a lot of great boards over the years.
I think local government is the best government that we have because you can get things done and people are very willing to work together and there is not all this fighting that we see sometimes at the federal level, he said.
Wallers said he believes people need to appreciate that engineers can have all the ideas they want, but unless a local government is willing to implement the solution to a problem, nothing gets done. It is so important that the elected officials get that credit, because we can have all the good ideas as engineers. But it wont get done unless somebody is willing to step up and take the hit for maybe having to raise the water rates or taxes. Thats really where the rubber hits the road.
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Oswego SD308 robotics team awarded Engineering Inspiration … – Shaw Local News Network
The Oswego SD308 robotics team, 2338 Gear It Forward, competed at the 2023 FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Houston, Texas. There are over 3,200 robotic teams worldwide; over 600 qualified and competed at the world championship. The team finished in the top 64 robots in the world.
In addition to qualifying for the world championship through regional competitions, the team earned an invitation after winning the Engineering Inspiration Award at the 7 Rivers Regional Event in LaCrosse, Wis.
The Engineering Inspiration Award is an award that celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a teams school or organization and community. This was awarded for the teams ability to spread the message of FIRST throughout the community as well as their involvement in passing legislation to have robotics supported and recognized on the third Friday in March in Illinois as Illinois FIRST Robotics Day.
FIRST works as a community to prepare young people for a STEM future and aims to ensure its programs have a lasting, positive impact as well as inspire the next generation of innovators and leaders. FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
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Missouri S&T’s Engineers Without Borders to visit South America for … – Missouri S&T News and Research
Missouri S&Ts Engineers Without Borders team will soon be on the move and traveling to both Bolivia and Ecuador in May.
These will be our teams first international trips since before the COVID-19 pandemic, says Anna Stephenson, a senior in chemical engineering who is the teams project lead for the trip to Atahuallani, Bolivia. Its something we are all excited about. Our group has volunteered for our projects remotely, and now we will have the opportunity to be in the field.
For the project in Bolivia, a previous group of students visited in 2019 to meet with the community and conduct a preliminary assessment of the situation in person. Then, students worked remotely with Bolivian engineers to develop and implement a gravity-fed water system for the Atahuallani community to use.
Stephenson says this provided the community with a safer, more readily available source of water. The groups next goal is to develop a latrine system, which will help with wastewater and potentially lower disease in the community.
In our upcoming trip, we will conduct the necessary assessments, monitor the current water system, and communicate with local residents through surveys and interviews to collect data about the communitys water usage, Stephenson says.
Eight students will be part of this trip, as well as two team advisers.
The work conducted in Agua Fra, Ecuador, has also related to clean water sources for local residents.
According to Cylan Burns, a senior in engineering management and multidisciplinary studies who is leading the efforts for the Ecuador trip, S&Ts team visited the country in 2018 and has since worked remotely to develop systems to collect rainwater for residents to use.
Thanks to the teams efforts, 12 homes, as well as a local school were equipped with these systems.
The next step will be to implement a gravity-fed pipeline for the community to have easier access to clean water from a local river, which should benefit local health and hygiene practices.
Before taking this step, the six students and one team adviser who make the trip will first have to conduct an assessment and see how the situation has changed since S&Ts visit five years ago.
Natalie Wohlgemuth, a senior in civil engineering and the groups acting president, says all of the students involved are appreciative of the support they receive for their efforts, as these initiatives would not be possible without funding from sponsors and individual donors.
The donations we receive will truly make an immeasurable difference in the lives of the people we are helping, she says. By donating, you are helping with these community members basic needs that most people in the United States could not imagine doing without for even a short time.
Wohlgemuth says S&Ts students take their efforts seriously and understand the impact the projects will have for community members in these countries for generations to come.
Our members pay for part of their trips out of their own pockets, and they are passionate about working to improve these communities, she says. We are developing infrastructure for these communities that will make a real difference for the residents.
Crowdfunding pages are currently live to contribute to the students efforts for both trips. To support S&Ts chapter of Engineers Without Borders, visit crowdfunding.mst.edu.
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,000 students. Part of the four-campus University of Missouri System and located in Rolla, Missouri, Missouri S&T offers 101 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nations top 10 universities for return on investment, according to Business Insider. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit http://www.mst.edu.
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MIT engineers grow atomically thin transistors on top of computer … – MIT News
Emerging AI applications, like chatbots that generate natural human language, demand denser, more powerful computer chips. But semiconductor chips are traditionally made with bulk materials, which are boxy 3D structures, so stacking multiple layers of transistors to create denser integrations is very difficult.
However, semiconductor transistors made from ultrathin 2D materials, each only about three atoms in thickness, could be stacked up to create more powerful chips. To this end, MIT researchers have now demonstrated a novel technology that can effectively and efficiently grow layers of 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials directly on top of a fully fabricated silicon chip to enable denser integrations.
Growing 2D materials directly onto a silicon CMOS wafer has posed a major challenge because the process usually requires temperatures of about 600 degrees Celsius, while silicon transistors and circuits could break down when heated above 400 degrees. Now, the interdisciplinary team of MIT researchers has developed a low-temperature growth process that does not damage the chip. The technology allows 2D semiconductor transistors to be directly integrated on top of standard silicon circuits.
In the past, researchers have grown 2D materials elsewhere and then transferred them onto a chip or a wafer. This often causes imperfections that hamper the performance of the final devices and circuits. Also, transferring the material smoothly becomes extremely difficult at wafer-scale. By contrast, this new process grows a smooth, highly uniform layer across an entire 8-inch wafer.
The new technology is also able to significantly reduce the time it takes to grow these materials. While previous approaches required more than a day to grow a single layer of 2D materials, the new approach can grow a uniform layer of TMD material in less than an hour over entire 8-inch wafers.
Due to its rapid speed and high uniformity, the new technology enabled the researchers to successfully integrate a 2D material layer onto much larger surfaces than has been previously demonstrated. This makes their method better-suited for use in commercial applications, where wafers that are 8 inches or larger are key.
Using 2D materials is a powerful way to increase the density of an integrated circuit. What we are doing is like constructing a multistory building. If you have only one floor, which is the conventional case, it wont hold many people. But with more floors, the building will hold more people that can enable amazing new things. Thanks to the heterogenous integration we are working on, we have silicon as the first floor and then we can have many floors of 2D materials directly integrated on top, says Jiadi Zhu, an electrical engineering and computer science graduate student and co-lead author of a paper on this new technique.
Zhu wrote the paper with co-lead-author Ji-Hoon Park, an MIT postdoc; corresponding authors Jing Kong, professor of electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) and a member of the Research Laboratory for Electronics; and Toms Palacios, professor of EECS and director of the Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL); as well as others at MIT, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Ericsson Research. The paper appears today in Nature Nanotechnology.
Slim materials with vast potential
The 2D material the researchers focused on, molybdenum disulfide, is flexible, transparent, and exhibits powerful electronic and photonic properties that make it ideal for a semiconductor transistor. It is composed of a one-atom layer of molybdenum sandwiched between two atoms of sulfide.
Growing thin films of molybdenum disulfide on a surface with good uniformity is often accomplished through a process known as metal-organic chemical vapor deposition(MOCVD). Molybdenum hexacarbonyl and diethylene sulfur, two organic chemical compounds that contain molybdenum and sulfur atoms, vaporize and are heated inside the reaction chamber, where they decompose into smaller molecules. Then they link up through chemical reactions to form chains of molybdenum disulfide on a surface.
But decomposing these molybdenum and sulfur compounds, which are known as precursors, requires temperatures above 550 degrees Celsius, while silicon circuits start to degrade when temperatures surpass 400 degrees.
So, the researchers started by thinking outside the box they designed and built an entirely new furnace for the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition process.
The oven consists of two chambers, a low-temperature region in the front, where the silicon wafer is placed, and a high-temperature region in the back. Vaporized molybdenum and sulfur precursors are pumped into the furnace. The molybdenum stays in the low-temperature region, where the temperature is kept below 400 degrees Celsius hot enough to decompose the molybdenum precursor but not so hot that it damages the silicon chip.
The sulfur precursor flows through into the high-temperature region, where it decomposes. Then it flows back into the low-temperature region, where the chemical reaction to grow molybdenum disulfide on the surface of the wafer occurs.
You can think about decomposition like making black pepper you have a whole peppercorn and you grind it into a powder form. So, we smash and grind the pepper in the high-temperature region, then the powder flows back into the low-temperature region, Zhu explains.
Faster growth and better uniformity
One problem with this process is that silicon circuits typically have aluminum or copper as a top layer so the chip can be connected to a package or carrier before it is mounted onto a printed circuit board. But sulfur causes these metals to sulfurize, the same way some metals rust when exposed to oxygen, which destroys their conductivity. The researchers prevented sulfurization by first depositing a very thin layer of passivation material on top of the chip. Then later they could open the passivation layer to make connections.
They also placed the silicon wafer into the low-temperature region of the furnace vertically, rather than horizontally. By placing it vertically, neither end is too close to the high-temperature region, so no part of the wafer is damaged by the heat. Plus, the molybdenum and sulfur gas molecules swirl around as they bump into the vertical chip, rather than flowing over a horizontal surface. This circulation effect improves the growth of molybdenum disulfide and leads to better material uniformity.
In addition to yielding a more uniform layer, their method was also much faster than other MOCVD processes. They could grow a layer in less than an hour, while typically the MOCVD growth process takes at least an entire day.
Using the state-of-the-art MIT.Nano facilities, they were able to demonstrate high material uniformity and quality across an 8-inch silicon wafer, which is especially important for industrial applications where bigger wafers are needed.
By shortening the growth time, the process is much more efficient and could be more easily integrated into industrial fabrications. Plus, this is a silicon-compatible low-temperature process, which can be useful to push 2D materials further into the semiconductor industry, Zhu says.
In the future, the researchers want to fine-tune their technique and use it to grow many stacked layers of 2D transistors. In addition, they want to explore the use of the low-temperature growth process for flexible surfaces, like polymers, textiles, or even papers. This could enable the integration of semiconductors onto everyday objects like clothing or notebooks.
This work made an important progress in the synthesis technology of monolayer molybdenum disulfide material, says Han Wang, the Robert G. and Mary G. Lane Endowed Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California, who was not involved with this research. The new capability of low thermal budget growth on an 8-inch scale enables the back-end-of-line integration of this material with silicon CMOS technology and paves the way for its future electronics application.
This work is partially funded by the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, the National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Quantum Materials, Ericsson, MITRE, the U.S. Army Research Office, and the U.S. Department of Energy. The project also benefitted from the support of TSMC University Shuttle.
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6 Engineering Colleges CLOSED in Tamil Nadu – – India Herald Group of Publishers P LIMITED
More than 460 engineering colleges are functioning under anna university in tamil Nadu. These colleges have to renew their affiliation accreditation annually with the All india Council for Technical education (AICTE) and Anna University. Only after that the engineering colleges can take admissions.
Accordingly, the process of renewing the accreditation of engineering colleges for the coming academic year 2023-24 started last January. The deadline for applying for AICTE accreditation is april 23. Similarly, the registration of applications for approval of affiliation with anna university also ended on april 24. Meanwhile, it has been reported that 6 private colleges have not applied for recognition even though the deadline has passed.
The officials of anna university said: "6 colleges have not submitted their applications for affiliation approval for the academic year 2023-24. Due to this, first year admissions will not take place in those colleges. The number of colleges participating in the consultation this year is likely to decrease due to incomplete infrastructure facilities in major educational institutes. Thus they said.
Engineering colleges in tamil Nadu aim to add 8,490 seats to their BE and BTech programmes next year in order to capitalise on the surge in student interest in degrees in artificial intelligence, data science, cyber security, IT, and computer science.
The institutions also intend to eliminate 2,946 seats from the civil and mechanical engineering programmes. Additionally, there will be 750 seats from electrical, electronics, communication, and electronics. According to data released by anna university, 134 institutions requested to modify their admissions for the academic year 20232024.
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Lakehead University engineering profs recognized as Fellows – Tbnewswatch.com
Pair from Thunder Bay school selected by Engineering Institute of Canada for contributions to the field
Two of Lakehead University's professors have been recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for their contributions to the field of engineering.
Abdelhamid Tayebi and Mohammad Uddin were inducted as Fellows at the 2023 EIC Awards Gala in Ottawa on April 22.
Receiving thedesignation of Fellowis an acknowledgement given to engineers in recognition of their excellence in engineering and their services to the profession and to society, according to the EIC.
Tayebi is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and is the founder and director of Lakehead Universitys Robotics and Automatic Control Laboratory. His current research interests are in the areas of control systems, cooperative control, iterative learning control, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
I am humbled and honoured to be recognized by this prestigious EIC Fellowship. For this recognition, Im grateful to the support from my graduate students and research collaborators, my colleagues, and research sponsors, Tayebi said in an April 25 news release.
Over the last 23 years at Lakehead University, I have had the privilege of mentoring a large number of young engineers and graduate students who have moved on to successful academic and industrial careers. Im proud of all of them and Im sure that many will one day be recognized with this Fellowship.
Uddin is also a member of the Department of Electrical Engineering and serves as coordinator of the electrical engineering program with the Lakehead-Georgian Partnership. He is the director of the Renewable Energy, Power Systems and Drive Research Lab located in Barrie, Ont.
Im really pleased to receive this award, Uddin said in the release. I am grateful to Lakehead University for providing me the opportunity to continue my research. Im also thankful to the EIC Fellow selection committee members for choosing me for the award.
Founded in 1887, the EIC is the oldest engineering association in the country and is a federation of 12 engineering societies, representing more than 160,000 engineers across Canada.
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Notre Dame community reflects on passing of engineering professor Michael Stanisic // The Observer News Last week … – Observer Online
Last week, Michael Stanisic, one of the Universitys most passionate engineering professors, died at 65. His coworkers, students and fellow Notre Dame community members recalled his career and personality both in and out of the classroom over the last week.
Stanisic began teaching at Notre Dame in 1988. His specialty was kinematic mechanisms, which is primarily focused on geometric design, dynamics systems, moving parts and compliance gears.
Many professors recall his warm presence and teaching abilities, including Dr. Michael Seelinger, the director of undergraduate studies for Notre Dames Engineering Program. Seelinger attended Notre Dame as an undergraduate from 1990 to 1994 and was one of Stanisics students during that time.
I had Mike as a professor my junior year, and he just had a lot of enthusiasm for what he was teaching, Seelinger said. He was certainly very self-deprecating he was a very humble person, but he just enjoyed people, enjoyed class and enjoyed the subject. I found that very infectious. What came across when I was a student was that he truly cared about his students and he had a passion for his subject.
Seelinger said that even when he was working with other professors in the department to prepare for grad school, he would seek out Stanisic for advice.
All throughout grad school, he was a mentor and friend, and that was always very special. When I joined the faculty in 2009, it was thrilling to be colleagues with him, Seelinger said.
Aside from teaching, Stanisic was involved in the communities around him. He was a loving and dedicated father to three daughters Lauren, Emily and Olivia. He was a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and he served several terms as president of Sts. Peter and Paul Serbian Orthodox Church in South Bend. He often invited family friends and graduate students over for cookouts, using ingredients from his vegetable garden.
Stanisic also served in several mentorship roles. He was the Faculty Advisor for the Baja SAE club, which designs and constructs race cars. He helped run the capstone design class for seniors in the College of Engineering.
Mike was a very unique character, said David Go, chair of aerospace and mechanical engineering. He was a grizzly bear on the outside and a teddy bear on the inside. He always came across as a little gruff, until you asked him for help, and then it was just like a flip of the switch. If you were interested in learning, he was going to do whatever he could to help you achieve your goal.
Stanisics teaching capabilities, in many ways, were unmatched. He earned teaching awards in 1991, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2014 and 2021. Most recently, Stanisic was the recipient of the Joyce Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the Dockweiler Award for Excellence in Advising.
He was instrumental in teaching a wide variety of our courses, but most well known for teaching senior design, where he instructed all of our outgoing mechanical engineering seniors for over twenty years, Go said. Outside of that, he was just an outstanding individual with an eclectic set of tastes for really good food, music and classic cars. He was really an outstanding person.
Seelinger recalled his dedication to teaching, remembering when Stanisic learned of Seelingers use of a tablet instead of a blackboard and asking Seelinger for help getting started.
He never got tired of teaching and he always wanted to do it better, Seelinger said. And I learned from him, he learned from me, and that was always fun to do.
Sophomore William White said Stanisic was a remarkably entertaining and committed professor, especially during office hours.
He was a demanding professor who was always ready to help in office hours where he would spend hours daily, White said. Whether he was laughing at Tiny Tim the Donkey or lecturing on normal and tangential coordinates, his gruff but kind presence will be sorely missed by his students.
Stanisics contributions to the Notre Dame community have made a lasting impact, and his memory will be cherished by many.
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Engineering management program takes alumna to the next level – FIU News
Engineers keep cities grounded, running and thriving.But, being a top-level engineer isn't only about the nuts and bolts of engineering it's also about leadership.
AlumnaIrene Varela '18, MS '21 says FIU'sMaster of Science in Engineering Management degree is the key to combining excellent engineering know-how with crucial management and business skills.The degree, offered both in-person and fully online, blends a carefully chosen mix of graduate courses in engineering and computing, business administration and law.The program isdesigned for engineers seeking to advance to managerial positions and acquire the skills necessary for success at the next level.
Varela, who works to improve construction in Florida, says her degree did just that it prepared her for advancement and gave her the agility needed to succeed across teams. In this Q and A, Varela shares what the program is like, what skills were immediately transferrable and how FIU made the difference for her.
When did you graduate?
I graduated in summer 2021 from theMaster of Science in Engineering Management.
Why did you decide to study this area and choose this program?
Civil engineering is my second career. I completed my bachelors degree in 2018.After graduation, I immediately found a job working for the [Florida] Department of Transportation (FDOT) here in Miami.After a year, I applied for a project manager position within the department, and I was selected for the position. At that time, I felt that I was missing certain skills for management. I saw that FIU was offering a masters degree in Engineering Management, which was attractive to me given that it offered to fill the gap between engineering management and business, and it filled the gap in management training I felt I was missing. Also, many of my colleagues at FDOT recommended it.
Where do you work now?
I work for Miami Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM).
What do you do?
I work under the special section reviewing commercial, residential and multi-family housing building plans for environmentalfederal regulation and municipal code compliance. I am also responsible for communicating with design professionals and contractors regarding code interpretation and compliance, determining corrective actions, evaluating details and assessing technical reports.
What was your favorite class and why?
I loved every single class.I cannot tell you how much I wish I could keep taking classes. Every class had immediate applicable skills that improved every aspect of my work immensely and increased my worth as a professional.I can tell you that all professors, Dr. [Chin-Sheng]Chen, Dr. [Chris] Ford, Dr. [Seema] Pissaris, Dr. [Karen] Schmahl, they are there to make sure you succeed.They want to see you learn and they want to make sure all the skills in their classes are applicable almost immediately. The reports, presentations and research done in the classes you can use for workright away.
What immediately applicable skills did you learn?
To start, teamwork is a huge skill that goes beyond just working in a group.Each class is based on teamwork. This allows you to learn about yourself and how you fit in and connect with others.Part of the genius of the curriculum is that everyone is a different kind of engineer (civil, electrical, computer, mechanical) and you will not have the most applicable skills or experience in all the classes/assignments.The courses allow for opportunities to either lead a team or support your classmates as a valuable member of the team. By the end of the program, your role on a team is evident and you are able to contribute toward success based on the needs.Therefore, in some classes, you will have to lead and others you will recognize that you can just be part of the support team and still feel a valuable member of that team. By the end of the program, you can join any team and immediately be able to identify what you can do to be useful to that team and help the team succeed.
As engineers, we always wish we had the right team, the right fit, the right skills, and this masters degree gives you the tools to manage any team with any playersit gives you the tools to lead both technical and non-technical teams.You realize, at the end of the program, you have changed as a person and as a leader. You can lead absolutely any team, and youll be able to find use of anyones talents and inspire anyone in any position to work for and with you.
How does your degree help you in your work?
The quality of my work improved immensely. I gained leadership skills. I am able to be part of a team and improve on processes, regardless of position. It has also opened many doors for me in my career. I get contacted from recruiters all the time because they know the leadership and management skills the graduates from this program bring to any company.
What is one of the best things you gained from the program?
The networking during the program is fantastic. I keep in touch with a lot of the people in my cohort. If I have a doubt in any area Im not an expert in, theres always someone from the program that I can reach out to.The camaraderie and engagement among students were just outstanding.
Would you recommend this program to other students?
Absolutely, this is a must have for any engineer [of] any background, if you are interested in lead[ing] or eventually form[ing] your own company.
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