Purdue Mechanical Engineering

After the first year of being an engineering student, it's vital for everyone to find the right engineering discipline and decided on Mechanical Engineering (ME) simply because of the diverse opportunities it has to offer. Aerospace/defense, biotech, automotive, computers/electronics, robotics, design, and construction are all amongst the many career paths that ME graduates have taken at Purdue.

At first, I didn't understand how one major could develop students for so many different fields of work, but as a senior, I can see how ME Purdue is so multi-functional. By having to take courses that teach thermodynamics, machine design and system controls, students can acquire skills that overlap with a lot of engineering disciplines. There are a lot electives that also help students specialize in certain fields, like ME 489, a finite element analysis class that helps a lot of students who want to work in the industry. My personal favorite is ME 444: Toy Design. I have learned various skills on Creo, a CAD software commonly used, and have also been able to use my creative side to design a toy and build it using the 3D printers and the machine shop!

Mechanical Engineering at Purdue has a lot of other opportunities outside classes too. There are various student organizations such as Formula, Baja and Purdue electric racing, which are great opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and research to build a vehicle for several competitions. The study abroad opportunities offered in Mechanical Engineering are spectacular. I have personally been to Colombia and Mexico for short term study abroad and each of these counted as a 3 credit mechanical engineering course, so I got to explore and learn from these countries.

These were just few of my experiences but there are many more opportunities and experiences that come out of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue, which is what makes it so

amazing!

Boiler Up!

Sanket Jaiswal