TBP Officers / Advisors
Bullpen
Media Portrayals of Engineers
Engineering Jokes (credit to Riki)
Misc things Joe has learned in his non-engineering classes during his time at the University of Michigan
100
This current officer/advisor was the External Vice President before becoming the current Vice President.
Who is Joe Brenner?
100
This org's unofficial motto is "Swaspire, Swadvance, Swachieve"
What is SWE?
100
Mark Watney, a botanist and mechanical engineer, was left behind by his team in this novel by Andy Weir.
What is "The Martian"?
100
That HERTZ
What did the electrical engineer say when he got shocked?
100
These two planets can never be seen at midnight
What are Mercury and Venus?
200
This officer/advisor gave a five minute talk on the connection between the Salem Witch Trials and Bread.
Who is Allison Easton
200
TBP puts on a shared TG at Cantina with this org
What is HKN
200
The engineer featured in this comic strip.
Who is Dilbert?
200
They used all their CACHE
How did the software engineer go bankrupt?
200
This audio mixing tool is used to limit the dynamic range of an audio recording.
What is a compressor?
300
This is the number of current officers who elected last semester
what is 2?
300
Eta Kappa Nu became an organizational unit of this organization in 2010.
What is IEEE?
300
This film tells the story of an aspiring Rocket Scientist. Its title is an anagram of the book it is based on - "Rocket Boys"
What is "October Sky"?
300
NaH, me neither
Did you hear the funny joke about Sodium Hydride?
300
According to an analysis published in 2012, this cultural obsession with a teen pop star may be the "most Infectious Disease of our Time"
What is Bieber Fever
400
This current officer is no longer in the College of Engineering
Who is Marianne Debrito?
400
This org hosts the Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) which promotes STEM fields to underprivileged youth
What is National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)?
400
This character is a quiet software engineer by day, hacker by night, until he decides to take the red pill.
Who is Neo?
400
Because he had more degrees
Why was the thermometer smarter than the graduated cylinder?
400
This SciFi author, known for their Broken Earth Series, is the only author to have won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 3 consecutive years.
N.K. Jemisin
500
This officer/advisor was replaced at home with a guinea pig once they graduated high school
Who is Adam Ley
500
A painting of this fictional character is on the ceiling of the bullpen.
Who is Kramer?
500
This engineer is the tallest of his zoo dwelling feathered companions.
Who is Kowalski?
500
I'm a big fan.
What did one wind turbine say to the other when they were talking about renewable energy?
500
This swedish songwriter is credited with 22 Billboard top 100 hits, and his works include "..Baby One More Time", "I Want it That Way", "Shake It Off", and "Can't Feel My Face"
Max Martin (or Karl Martin Sandberg)