Pitt SWE
Bioengineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
100
What does SWE stand for?
Society of Women Engineers
100
What does a bioengineer do?
Analyzes and designs solutions to problems in biology and medicine.
100
What does a chemical engineer do?
Turns raw materials into more usable materials or products
100
What does a civil engineer do?
Designs, constructs, supervises, operates, and maintains large construction projects
100
What does a mechanical engineer do?
Designs, develops, builds, and tests mechanical and thermal devices
200
What is the SWE tagline? (three words)
Aspire, Advance, Achieve
200
What are two of the four types of bioengineering?
Cellular engineering, biosignals and imaging, medical device engineering, biomechanics
200
Name an example of what chemical engineers do.
1) Improve food processing techniques and methods of producing fertilizers to increase the quantity and quality of available food 2) Construct synthetic fibers that make clothes more comfortable and water resistant 3) Develop methods to mass-produce drugs 4) Create safer, more efficient methods of refining petroleum products
200
What type of projects do civil engineers do?
Roads Buildings Airports Tunnels Dams Bridges Systems for water supply and sewage treatment.
200
What type of projects do mechanical engineers do?
Work on roller coasters, design and build robots, lots of things!
300
What is biomechanics?
The application of mechanical principles to biological systems; the mechanical movement of the body
300
What is the strongest shape?
Triangle
300
How do pencils work?
It rubs off one layer of graphite at a time.
400
What is the hardest graphite?
A diamond