Section 5.5

Aerospace engineers

• train air traffic controllers to use up-to-date equipment

• design airport runways and passenger lounges

• teach at the Air force Academy in Colorado

• design and build things such as airplanes and space shuttle

Agricultural engineering involves

• designing the best layout for a farm

• selecting the plants that will produce the largest crop

• designing agricultural machinery and equipment

• selecting the best way to transport products to market

The engineering field or fields that use a great deal of mathematics are

• marine engineering

• nuclear engineering

• chemical engineer

• industrial engineer

Bioengineers

• work with doctors and health care specialists

• develop devices to diagnose diseases

• must have a medical degree

• develop health management systems

Most chemical engineers

• know how making chemicals affects the environment

• typically work for the military creating weapons

• are not responsible for their products’ safety

• transform gases and liquids into useful products

Electrical engineers

• write computer programs

• build solar energy systems

• build sensors

• design computers

Mechanical engineers

• work on mechanical rather than human-related problems

• use physics principles of energy, force, and motion

• develop new materials for building mechanical devices

• none of the above

Civil engineers

• build bridges and water systems

• work primarily for the federal government

• do not need a background in biology

• none of the above