Designing a wastewater treatment system.
Civil / Environmental
Who is the current interim dean?
Vincent K Omachonu
This Scottish scientist/inventor/engineer is known for inventing the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
This principle states energy cannot be created or destroyed
Law of Conservation of Energy (First Law of Thermodynamics)
This simple machine transfers motion and torque between rotating shafts using interlocking teeth.
Gear
Developing insulin production at scale.
Chemical / Biochemical
Who was the former dean for COE?
Pratim Biswas
The first man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
If you push on a wall and it pushes back with equal force, this law applies
Newton’s Third Law
This structural component, shaped like a long horizontal slab, resists bending in buildings and bridges.
Beam
Designing anti-lock braking systems.
Mechanical / ECE
Name 6 Engineering Orgs at UM
Options:
NSBE, UMaker, CanesMoterSports, SHPE, SWE, HKN, Tau Beta Pi, EWB, ASHRAE, others...
Co-founder of Apple and electrical engineer who designed the Apple I.
Steve Wozniak
When a bridge collapses due to matching vibration frequencies, this phenomenon occurred
Resonance
This medical device regulates heart rhythm using electrical pulses.
Pacemaker
Improving hospital workflow efficiency.
Industrial
Name all (13) engineering majors offered by COE
Famous American mechanical engineer on PBS
Bill Nye
As resistance increases in a circuit (with constant voltage), current does what?
Decreases (Ohm’s Law)
This device converts chemical energy into electrical energy through a redox reaction and is commonly used in cars and portable electronics.
battery
Designing a spacecraft re-entry heat shield.
Aerospace / Materials
What kind of engineer was McArthur?
TRICK QUESTION: He was a dairy farmer!
This engineer developed early AC power systems and rivaled Edison.
Nikola Tesla
This principle explains why airplanes generate lift due to pressure differences.
Bernoulli’s Principle
This feedback control mechanism continuously calculates error and applies proportional, integral, and derivative corrections to stabilize a system.
PID Controller