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Engineering Specializations

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Mechanical Engineering• Machinery, power, and manufacturing or

production methods.• Design turbines, printing presses, earth-moving

machinery, food processor, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, artificial hearts and limbs, and engines for aircrafts, diesel locomotives, automobiles and trucks, and public transportation vehicles.

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Mechanical Engineering• Egyptian Universities

– Mechanical Power Engineering– Production Engineering– Automotive Engineering

• AUC– Materials & Manufacturing– Industrial Engineering– Design– Mechatronics– Power

Concentrations

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Civil Engineering• The buildings we live in and work in, the transportation facilities we

use, the water we drink, and the drainage and sewerage systems.• Civil Engineers

• Measure and map the earth’s surface.• Design and supervise the construction of bridges, tunnels, large

buildings, dams, and coastal structures.• Plan, lay out, construct, and maintain railroads, highways, and

airports.• Devise systems for the control and efficient flow of traffic.• Plan and build river regulation and flood control projects• Provide plants and systems for water supply and sewage and refuse

disposals

Coleman bridgeSource: http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Coleman_Bridge_Side_N2.jpg

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Construction Engineering• Egyptian Universities

– Civil Engineering• Structural Engineering• Material Engineering• Geotechnical (Soil Mechanics & foundation) Engineering• Hydraulic Engineering• Construction Engineering• Transportation Engineering• Geodetic Engineering • Public Works (sanitary & railway) Engineering

• AUC– Construction materials and structures– Construction management and technology– Environmental engineering

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Electrical Engineering• Concerned with electrical devices, currents, and

systems. Electrical engineers work with equipment ranging from heavy power generators to tiny computer chips.

• Electrical engineers usually work in:

- Power generation and transmission

- Electronics

- Communications systems

- Instrumentation and measurements

- Automatic controls

- Computers

Xbee RF module Source: http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/point-multipoint/xbee-series1-module.jsp

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Electrical Engineering

• Egyptian Universities– Electrical Power Engineering– Communication Engineering– Computers Engineering

• AUC– Electronics Engineering

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Petroleum & Energy Engineering

• Discovery, exploration and processing of the earth’s energy resources

• Integrated approach to study:– Petroleum engineering– Gas technology – Alternative energy resources

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Architectural Engineering

• Plan, design and build structures

• Develop skills of innovation, creativity and critical thinking in the design of the built environment

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Chemical EngineeringApplication of chemistry, physics & engineering to the design & operation of plants for the production of materials that undergo chemical changes during their manufacture.•Paints, lubricants, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals & cosmetics, petroleum products, foods•Selecting appropriate processes: absorption, humidification, drying, mixing, crushing, filtering, oxidation, etc.

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Environmental Engineering• Air Pollution• Water Pollution and Waste Water• Soil Pollution• Waste Management• Environmental Regulations• Environmental Awareness• Environmental Studies• Environmental Degradation• Ecology• Treatment

Source: Envronmental Noise, Bruel & Kjaer, 2000.

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Other Specializations

• Mineral & Petroleum Engineering• Agricultural Engineering• Textile Engineering• Marine Engineering• Metallurgical Engineering• Genetic Engineering• Nuclear Engineering