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| 914nerd |
 Jun 20 2007, 05:56 PM
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Who you callin' a "Member"?  Group: Members Posts: 416 Joined: 18-July 06 From: Los Alamos, NM Member No.: 6,461  |
Well, how many of you are there lurking out here on the world?
If you are one, what field, what do you actually do, and how do you like what you do? This is prompted by a conversation that I had earlier today questioning the future of technical fields in this country. What do you people think about the fact that science (arguably one of the most important aspects of modern life) is being shunned and, in many ways, is beginning to fall apart? |
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| TonyAKAVW |
Jun 20 2007, 06:41 PM
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That's my ride. Group: Members Posts: 2,151 Joined: 17-January 03 From: Redondo Beach, CA Member No.: 166 Region Association: None |
BS ('00), MS ('03) Electrical Engineering. For the past year and a half I've been designing MMICs (Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits). Before that I was doing a lot of testing and mundane stuff. I really enjoy what I'm doing right now because I'm learning. Being able to do research and design with new technologies and capabilities is really fun. We've been developing a lot of cool stuff lately and its really exciting to be working on it.
I'm not sure why science and engineering are becoming less popular in school. Some of it at least has to do with the economic demand for engieners and scientists. WWII funded the development of radar and microwave engineering. The Cold War injected an immense amount of money into basic science and engineering in many fields. Both academic and otherwise. Then the mid-90's through 2000 tech boom injected money yet again. During both of those periods, science and engineering flourished of course. Its harder to see where we are right now, and even harder to see how things are going to go in the future. -Tony |
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914nerd OT Engineers / Scientists Jun 20 2007, 05:56 PM
Headrage Industrial Engineering degree here.
Electrical ... Jun 20 2007, 06:00 PM toomanyinkc Mechanical engineer. Professional Engineering lic... Jun 20 2007, 06:10 PM Demick Your poll is going to be completely skewed.
Reaso... Jun 20 2007, 06:14 PM
orange914
Your poll is going to be completely skewed.
Reas... Jun 21 2007, 09:49 PM ChrisNPDrider As a hardcore scientist, I have to say your Poll i... Jun 20 2007, 06:17 PM LowGT My BS is in Forensic Chemistry. I do drug identifi... Jun 20 2007, 06:19 PM 914nerd Well, let it be more of a poll for those "dor... Jun 20 2007, 06:21 PM Jake Raby Great post...
Now I know who my enemies are :-)
Ke... Jun 20 2007, 06:24 PM SLITS
Great post...
Now I know who my enemies are :-)
K... Jun 20 2007, 06:27 PM Mid_Engine_914 I'm not a scientist or an engineer but I recen... Jun 20 2007, 06:26 PM thomasotten
I'm not a scientist or an engineer but I rece... Jun 20 2007, 06:38 PM Mid_Engine_914
Where did you get that quote.... I want the sou... Jun 21 2007, 12:27 AM thomasotten Mechanical by degree. Mechanical/Electrical/Softw... Jun 20 2007, 06:35 PM Johny Blackstain Jack of all trades by experience, BS Telecommunica... Jun 20 2007, 06:40 PM BK911 :miles: Jun 20 2007, 07:01 PM swl Electrical Engineer by training, IT Manager by tra... Jun 20 2007, 07:08 PM root Degree:Electrical
Career Specialty:Electromagnetic... Jun 20 2007, 07:23 PM marks914 Engineers are my enemy at work, I am a designer
Ju... Jun 20 2007, 07:38 PM root
Engineers are my enemy at work, I am a designer
J... Jun 20 2007, 07:57 PM sww914
Engineers are my enemy at work, I am a designer
... Jun 20 2007, 09:23 PM TonyAKAVW
Sorry, ingenuity is impossible.
-Tony Jun 20 2007, 07:45 PM woobn8r My "EHO" (every body has one....B.A.) is... Jun 20 2007, 07:55 PM shadygrady BS Civil Engineering. Telecommunications engineer... Jun 20 2007, 07:56 PM BMXerror
What do you people think about the fact that scie... Jun 20 2007, 07:57 PM brp914 BS chemistry. Interesting in school, but from wha... Jun 20 2007, 08:11 PM 914rrr Does an associates degree in EE Technology count? ... Jun 20 2007, 09:16 PM Pat Garvey Was a TLC chemist (thin layer chromatograpgy) for ... Jun 20 2007, 09:22 PM cantley914 Natural gas pipeline technician. Not an engineer ... Jun 20 2007, 09:33 PM SGB BS Civil (Environmental) Engineering, 1982
MS Engi... Jun 20 2007, 09:56 PM kwales Uh Oh, I 've been spotted.....
Mechanical Eng... Jun 20 2007, 10:01 PM Dr Evil Hmm, not sure.
16 years of electronics experience... Jun 20 2007, 10:25 PM Aaron Cox have another year or 2 for my BS in Civil Engineer... Jun 20 2007, 11:48 PM Lou W I spent 12 1/2 years in the aerospace industry, la... Jun 21 2007, 12:37 AM Grngoat Interesting thread. It got me to quit lurking for... Jun 21 2007, 01:09 AM Blood red 914-6gt Ummm. I kinda feel silly for being in this thread.... Jun 21 2007, 01:09 AM BahnBrenner914 I have 2 years done on my BS Mechanical Engineerin... Jun 21 2007, 02:53 AM pin31 No pocket protector, goofy glasses or dual slide r... Jun 21 2007, 06:40 AM i love porsche going into my last year for my BS in Mechanical en... Jun 21 2007, 08:13 AM Justinp71 Just Graduated a year ago with a BS in Mechanical ... Jun 21 2007, 08:17 AM 914nerd And what do people think about the current state o... Jun 21 2007, 09:49 AM mrdezyne BS-ME
ID MGR / ME for Sonar and GPS consumer produ... Jun 21 2007, 09:56 AM zymurgist B.S., Computer Science. I've been in software... Jun 21 2007, 09:57 AM Borderline Before I couldn't even spell ingenear now I ar... Jun 21 2007, 10:02 AM 914nerd Ken
I actually agree with a lot of that
The public... Jun 21 2007, 10:09 AM jaminM3 I am in my second year of a mechanical Engineering... Jun 21 2007, 11:35 AM andys I just hired an entry level engineer for my staff.... Jun 21 2007, 11:40 AM 914nerd Andys, it's all too common a problem
And it... Jun 21 2007, 12:24 PM MrZir This thread brought me out of lurking. I am an ae... Jun 21 2007, 12:32 PM 914nerd MrZir
:wttc: Jun 21 2007, 01:26 PM jhadler Physicist by education and by profession. Have wor... Jun 21 2007, 02:21 PM AZ914 Software Engineer by experience... Jun 21 2007, 02:25 PM Mid_Engine_914 Wow. So many brainiacs ... is it just coincidence ... Jun 21 2007, 04:26 PM 914nerd Josh
It's the few that actually value intellec... Jun 21 2007, 04:27 PM zymurgist
Josh
It's the few that actually value intelle... Jun 21 2007, 04:49 PM jk76.914 OK. I'll go next...
B.S. Aeronautics and Ast... Jun 21 2007, 06:28 PM pin31
OK. I'll go next...
B.S. Aeronautics and As... Jun 21 2007, 07:31 PM swl
Apollo Computer
Long time since I heard that name... Jun 23 2007, 06:07 AM SharonG BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colora... Jun 21 2007, 09:44 PM grantsfo Industrial Engineer by training. Business degree ... Jun 21 2007, 10:05 PM zymurgist Apropos Charles's original question, I ran acr... Jun 22 2007, 06:35 AM Dave_Darling Computer Science geek. Working in Aeronautics Res... Jun 22 2007, 09:59 AM Lavanaut BS Computer Science, software engineer since (yike... Jun 22 2007, 10:12 AM bryanf BS Mechanical Engineering
MS & PhD in Biomedic... Jun 22 2007, 05:02 PM Mueller I'm an MME
Mickey Mouse Engineer :blink:
s... Jun 22 2007, 05:19 PM Headrage
still not making money :)
Join the club bud... ... Jun 22 2007, 08:23 PM brp914
blah blah blah, what car(s)/bike(s) ya got? :D Jun 22 2007, 08:36 PM bryanf
blah blah blah, what car(s)/bike(s) ya got? :... Jun 23 2007, 01:05 AM rleonardccemtp Not me, but my lovely wife...Mechanical Engineer Jun 23 2007, 01:18 PM akron_zip BSEE from "The University of Akron" [I a... Jun 23 2007, 04:22 PM Grelber Math Degree w/ a minor in Computer Sciences (back ... Jun 23 2007, 04:36 PM |
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