MEM History
MEM students at UConn graduate with degrees from both the College of Engineering and this school.
What is the School of Business?
This branch of engineering deals with the design and development of aircraft.
What is Aerospace?
This accounting statement provides a snapshot of a company's financial health at a specific time.
What is a Balance sheet?
UConn's colors are blue and this.
What is White
This element is represented by the letter 'Ag' on the periodic table.
What is Silver
This software is frequently used in MEM for 3D modeling and design.
What is SolidWorks?
A method of cutting material with computer control, often used in manufacturing labs.
What is CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining?
This term refers to the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve organizational goals.
What is Management?
Every spring, UConn students participate in this beloved tradition that includes a volleyball tournament in mud.
What is Oozeball?
The Amazon River flows through this continent.
What is South America?
This type of manufacturing aims to reduce waste while increasing efficiency.
What is lean manufacturing?
The study of motion and the forces that cause it is known as this. (Think first unit in physics 1501)
What is Kinematics?
These are obligations a company owes, such as loans or accounts payable.
What are liabilities?
This aerospace manufacturer company has close ties to UConn and a lot of students go on to work there after graduating. (it even has a UConn building named after it)
What is Pratt and Whitney?
This 2,717-foot-tall skyscraper in Dubai holds the title of the tallest building in the world.
What is the Burj Khalifa?
This sophomore introductory MEM course teaches students the steps required for manufacturing through CAD software and mostly takes place in a laboratory setting.
What is MEM 2212 or MEM 2213
The process of determining the strengths of materials and their ability to withstand loads.
What is stress analysis?
This management philosophy focuses on continuous improvement in all areas of an organization. (what does TQM stand for?)
What is Total Quality Management?
UConn is a part of this NCAA athletic conference.
What is the Big East Conference?
This sport was brand new to the summer olympics in 2024 and its participants received tremendous criticism, specifically an Australian nicknamed "Raygun."
What is Breakdancing/Breaking?
This analytical method is used to improve processes by identifying and eliminating defects.
What is Six Sigma?
This famous inventor and engineer developed the alternating current (AC) system of electricity. (Think like the car brand)
Who is Nikola Tesla?
The four P's of marketing are product, price, place, and this.
What is promotion?
The UConn women's basketball team has won this many NCAA championships (as of 2024).
What is 11?
'NASA' an acronym for the US government agency behind air and space travel stands for:
What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration?