Statement of Purpose
There is this famous saying, “Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart”. Growing up as a kid, I picturesquely recall the moment that inspired me to become a Mechanical Engineer. In my childhood, I saw people using living muscles as energy sources to do their agricultural works like ploughing and irrigating fields. Although life has been drastically different due to furtherance of technology in most part of the world, most of the people in my country, Nepal, are relying on conventional methods. Our country is lagging behind technologies though there are lot of potencies. This motivates me to study the subject that can help me to bring changes in technological aspect of my society and country.
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Right way, his elegancy in making us to understand about mild steels cast iron and various heat treatment process involved in making wheels and axles impressed me big time. Similarly, I attended a workshop in Photovoltaics and I felt importance of material science for enhancing efficiency of solar cells. My keen interest and desire to go to the roots of each and every concept, profundity of thinking and systematic approach of understanding the subject matter help me to secure Gold Medal at institutional level for academic excellence in Mechanical Engineering department of the college where I did my under graduate study. With a sense of focus and responsibilities I learnt the intricacies involved in research and the kinds of demands that it makes. All of this coupled with the sense of achievement which comes at the end, encouraged me to be a part of research which would help me explore the areas of my interest, namely Microstructure
Every human being has their own career aspirations. I also put one dream that I want to realize since being in school is to become a mechatronic engineer because of my deep interest in technical fields such as electrical and mechanical. Although, mechatronics engineer is not an easy career to achieve because have many obstacles and challenges to be met but I am sure that I am able to make full preparations for the realization of my dreams as a mechatronic engineer.
My undergraduate experience has been a very exciting journey. I was amazed to learn how the principles of mechanical engineering touch the lives of every human being. It made me clear that mechanical sciences simplifies the lives of people involved in industry and also the masses through ceaseless development in design and manufacturing areas, making it efficient, safe, cost effective and most importantly environment friendly. Holding a
The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics expects engineers to act as faithful agents to both clients and employers as one of the Code’s fundamental canons (National Society of Professional Engineers, 2007) (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012). A conflict has the potential to arise when an engineering firm employs a professional engineer for contractual work. The firm seeks to maximize profits while the client desires a high quality solution to a problem. Hypothetically, the engineer’s superiors could require that the engineer specify lower quality equipment, materials, or components for the design in order to increase margins. If this situation were to occur, the engineer cannot act as a faithful agent to his company’s client while satisfying his manager’s request. On the other hand, the engineer could ignore his boss in order to create a desirable design for the client, which puts the engineer in the position of not acting faithfully to his employer. The question then becomes, how does an engineer act faithfully to both parties involved in this situation? This paper delves into this predicament and strives to find an answer. In order to maximize the benefits for all concerned factions and to focus on the engineer’s duty in this situation, the analysis utilizes both a utilitarian and Kantian perspective throughout the essay.
Exploration and analysis have been the essence of my life, guiding me through the most mystifying predicaments. In this ever changing world of engineering & technology where each new day sees a spate of new concepts and applications and each passing day makes them obsolete, I always wanted to attain the highest level of excellence in education and transcend new horizons in the chosen field.
Born in a middle class family in an underdeveloped country Nepal, I had never, in my early school days, thought that someday I would dedicate myself in the technical field greasing and fueling the rapidly accelerating shuttle of development and technological advancement. Gifted with a curious and a research oriented mind, from my early childhood till today, my most remarkable characteristic has been my curiosity to learn about new topics. I have a vivid picture of Encyclopedias in my mind as my best friends since primary school years. My keen interest for learning new ideas, when combined with my inner desire to reach a degree of excellence in every piece of work I perform, enabled me to acquire significant knowledge on various aspects of nature and technology, as well as leading me through a successful educational career. As the years passed, my eagerness towards science and technology got more and more specific, increasing my excitement to go deeper and deeper into my subject of interest to discover new ideas.
Staring at engine components of a car as well as holding a smartphone with almost unbelievable thickness fascinated me in many ways indirectly leaded me into getting to know more through different sources about machines ranging from transportation to communication devices. Two years of A-level preparation, further solidified my interest in this area as I found myself very fond of learning mathematics, physics and mechanics in particular. In addition, my curiosity in the operation and dynamics of objects naturally influences my choice of degree, leading me towards Engineering as it is a discipline which satisfy my own interest and most probably bring out the best of me.
I was more adept in the practical’s and hence used to spend more time in the laboratories. That childhood habit of going with father to his factory turned into a passion by now which led me to do an internship from National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). There I had a close look at the application of mechanics and its related theories. It was a proper place for me to start my professional career as I got to learn a bit about corporate world too. Simultaneously, with the increasing role of computers in every field of engineering, I underwent career enhancing certificate courses like Computer Aided Design and 3DMax which helped me to learn various design aspects. These courses opened up a realm of possibilities, such as in the field of finite element analysis which I could never before have imagined. One aspect of these course was that I was required to analyse complex structure under various stages of loading and find their resonant frequencies using my own computer codes. Due to my interest in thermal and fluid sciences, Heat and Mass transfer, I submitted a project in my final year which was “Heat treatment of TMT
Muhammad ‘Ammar bin Kassim B. Eng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering [Majoring in Material] Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) 7th August 2010 Dear Sir/Madam,
Later in my plus two I had opted a stream which has its majors in Mathematics and Physics. Fortunately I got to know that these are the two subjects which are majorly required to be a good engineer. I strove hard to get a good command over the basics underlying these subjects and secured with good percentage. All these activities used as a driving force for me to take up mechanical engineering for my under graduation with an intense urge to delve into the challenging
As a graduate student, my goals are to explore various prospects of material science and alleviate
‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’-Nelson Mandela
I have worked on a few projects, participated in various industrial training programs and competitions. Subjects like Engineering Mechanics, Automobile Engineering, Mechatronics, and Machine Design revealed to me limitless horizons in the field of Mechanical Engineering. My final year project was on "Thermo-Mechanical and Vibrational Analysis on I.C. Engine Piston” where I got an opportunity to lead the project which not only helped me gain knowledge of design applications in Mechanical Engineering but secured me a first class. This project was taken up with a goal to know its working conditions and material properties. The 4 years under-graduate course had not only provided me strong fundamentals but had encouraged me to learn more and guided me to continue research related
At college, my interest in the field of Electronics motivated me to use encoder and decoders in designing a unique signal transmitter to control a robot as part of a Mini Project in my second year of Engineering study that was well received and appreciated by my peers and the teaching fraternity. I, as part of my curriculum took up to design and develop an industrial security system that was adjudged as the best mini project. I also had the opportunity to assist my mother in her Doctoral thesis work wherein she designed and developed an automated drug delivery unit that is used for controlled drug delivery. This experience in the field of Biosensors and drug delivery helped me to take up research and publish technical papers in national
The rigors of this extensive and well-designed course made me appreciate the potential of Mechanical Engineering even more. It also equipped me with the scientific temperament to pursue my research in the areas of my interest. The fact that I consistently have done well in my course related assessment is testimony to my love for this industry which I seek to be part
As being a part of a rapidly changing and burgeoning society where everything is mechanized, I Murali Ravikumar, find myself in a transitional surrounding where the things which were once operated manually when I was a child ,to a completely automated state through the course of time and yet it still continues to grow simultaneously as we grow old. From my childhood, I used to admire how things work and as I grew, I began to wonder that how things are manufactured. When I was 10, As quoted from my dad " I used to play with toy cars which was a remote control one and I would stay watching it for hours, Like kind of being dazzled by its working". I used to make sketches of cars since it's the only thing I liked to play with, and it became my favourite. My dad used to take me to his workplace quite often, which had plenty of textile based machineries and I used to watch them working. As an admirer of working of things, I tried to disassemble and assemble my PC which I accidentally broke. Since I have a craving towards" How stuffs work?", It was clear that my field of study should be in engineering and that too in production &industrial stream because everything in