Engineering Specializations

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Mechanical Engineering

• Machinery, power, and manufacturing or production methods.

• Design turbines, printing presses, earth-moving machinery, food processor, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, artificial hearts and limbs, and engines for aircrafts, diesel locomotives, automobiles and trucks, and public transportation vehicles.

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Mechanical Engineering

• Egyptian Universities – Mechanical Power Engineering – Production Engineering – Automotive Engineering • AUC – Materials & Manufacturing – Industrial Engineering – Design – Mechatronics – Power Concentrations 3

Civil Engineering

• The

buildings

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water

we live in and work in, the

transportation

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drainage

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sewerage

facilities we systems.

• Civil Engineers • Measure and map the earth’s surface.

• Design and supervise the construction of bridges, tunnels, large buildings, dams, and coastal structures.

• Plan, lay out, construct, and maintain railroads, highways, and airports.

• Devise systems for the control and efficient flow of traffic.

• Plan and build river regulation and flood control projects • Provide plants and systems for water supply and sewage and refuse disposals Coleman bridge Source: http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Coleman_Bridge_Side_N2.jpg

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Construction Engineering

• Egyptian Universities – Civil Engineering • Structural Engineering • Material Engineering • Geotechnical (Soil Mechanics & foundation) Engineering • Hydraulic Engineering • Construction Engineering • Transportation Engineering • Geodetic Engineering • Public Works (sanitary & railway) Engineering • AUC – Construction materials and structures – Construction management and technology – Environmental engineering 5

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Electrical Engineering

Concerned with electrical devices, currents, and systems. Electrical engineers work with equipment ranging from heavy power generators to tiny computer chips.

Electrical engineers usually work in: - Power generation and transmission - Electronics - Communications systems - Instrumentation and measurements - Automatic controls - Computers Xbee RF module Source: http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/point-multipoint/xbee-series1-module.jsp

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Electrical Engineering

• Egyptian Universities – Electrical Power Engineering – Communication Engineering – Computers Engineering • AUC – Electronics Engineering 7

Petroleum & Energy Engineering

• Discovery, exploration and processing of the earth’s energy resources • Integrated approach to study: – Petroleum engineering – Gas technology – Alternative energy resources 8

Architectural Engineering

• Plan, design and build structures • Develop skills of innovation, creativity and critical thinking in the design of the built environment 9

Chemical Engineering

Application of chemistry, physics & engineering to the design & operation of plants for the production of materials that undergo chemical changes during their manufacture.

• Paints, lubricants, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals & cosmetics, petroleum products, foods • Selecting appropriate processes: absorption, humidification, drying, mixing, crushing, filtering, oxidation, etc.

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Environmental Engineering

• Air Pollution • Water Pollution and Waste Water • Soil Pollution • Waste Management • Environmental Regulations • Environmental Awareness • Environmental Studies • Environmental Degradation • Ecology • Treatment Source:

Envronmental Noise

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Other Specializations

• Mineral & Petroleum Engineering • Agricultural Engineering • Textile Engineering • Marine Engineering • Metallurgical Engineering • Genetic Engineering • Nuclear Engineering 12