By: Shaikh Nihal

Ahmed

1/7/2016

In Memory of

MokshagundamVisvesvarayya

Born: September 15, 1860

HISTORY

The Engineering Community across India is celebrating Engineers Day on 15 September every year, as a remarkable tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Visvesvarayya.

He is held in high regard as a pre-eminent engineer of India. "Engineering Challenges for Knowledge Era" is the theme of Engineers Day 2015.

More about the legend...

Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on 15 September 1860, into a Mulukanadu Brahmin family.

Visvesvaraya lost his father at the age of 12. He enrolled for Kannada medium primary school in Chikballapur and attended high school in Bangalore.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Central College,Bangalore then affiliate of the University of Madras in 1881 and later studied civil engineering at the prestigious College of Engineering, Pune.

Now Back to the Engineers...

What are the first two words

you think of when you hear the

word “engineer”?

Are they…

math and science building men

really smart cars problem-solving

complex engines design trains

bridges nerdy too difficult boring

science machines Dilbert

hard boys don’t know

What if I told you…

Engineers are changing the world all of the time. They dream up creative, practical solutions and work with other smart, inspiring people to invent, design, and create things that matter.

What is Engineering?

What would the world be like without engineers?

Look at the following comics and figure out what engineers do!

Engineers are Inventors!

Engineers use science and math to solve real world problems!

What are some of the types of engineers you’ve heard of? Possibly:◦ Chemical, electrical, mechanical, software, civil, biomedical, and

environmental. AND MANY MORE!

Look around you, virtually every manmade contraption you see was conceived of and created by an engineer!

Now let’s take a look at some

real life engineers and what

they’re working on right now!

Separating Oil from Water

Di Gao, a chemical engineer at the University of Pittsburg, invented a plastic-coated cotton material that could clean up the Gulf.

Designing Better Cars

Marcus Ashford, a mechanical engineer at the University of Alabama, has invented a car engine with 80% less exhaust emissions.

Cleaning Up the Ocean

Alexandria Boehm is an environmental engineer who works on ways to clean up oceans near where people live.

Designing Space Colonies

Kimberly Jones is a civil engineer working on purifying water so that we can one day go to Mars!!!

Controlling Computers with

Thoughts

Daniel Moran, a biomedical engineer at Washington University, has invented a way to play video games using only the human mind!

Listening for Cancer

• John Viator, a biological engineer, has invented a way to hear cancer cells.

And Many More!!!!!

The Engineering Design

Process Loop

Identify theProblem

Research theProblem

Find PossibleSolutionsSelect

One Solution

Construct anInitial Design

Test and ModifyDesign

Present YourDesign

Redesign

When we engineers have

completed our task, all can see

that the dreams and plans have

materialized for the comfort and

welfare of all.

Happy Engineers Day!!!