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re: Looking at maybe transferring into the LSU mechanical engineering program
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:21 am to GeauxHouston
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:21 am to GeauxHouston
As an Elec Eng., i suggest doing EE rather than Mech. Or civil. Haven't heard much about Mech. E jobs from other companies and a lot, here in texas at least, usually want some type of Cad or electrical knowledge.
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Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:24 am to GeauxHouston
I did undergrad in ME at LSU.
Then got my PhD at Clemson.
I’ve worked and/or taught at Georgia Tech, NC State, and Sandia National Labs.
Your time at LSU could be wonderful or awful. Some of the best professors I’ve ever had were at LSU. Gonthier being the absolute best ever.
Then got my PhD at Clemson.
I’ve worked and/or taught at Georgia Tech, NC State, and Sandia National Labs.
Your time at LSU could be wonderful or awful. Some of the best professors I’ve ever had were at LSU. Gonthier being the absolute best ever.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:28 am to mydadwillSueU
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Why not just got the CM route? I finished with a CM degree a year ago and hold the same position as many mechanical engineers. I even make more than them
So you work with many people with ME degrees that don't work as MEs. Congrats on reaching the top of your profession and the bottom of theirs.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:35 am to Power-Dome
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Power-Dome
Thank you. Great information and exactly what I was looking for.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:38 am to CFDoc
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LSU Mechanical Engineering? by CFDoc
I did undergrad in ME at LSU.
Then got my PhD at Clemson
How well did LSU prepare your for post grad?
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:39 am to mydadwillSueU
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Why not just got the CM route? I finished with a CM degree a year ago and hold the same position as many mechanical engineers. I even make more than them
My CM friends make about 2/3 what I do.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:39 am to FieldMink
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doing EE rather than Mech.
This is my second option, I have a few friends who have went through EE at LSU and have gotten good jobs.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:44 am to Gings5
Believe you, but more often than not I see CM grads making more than engineers. I make more than almost all my engineer friends and my job ain't that hard cher
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:46 am to CouillonJean
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Believe you, but more often than not I see CM grads making more than engineers. I make more than almost all my engineer friends and my job ain't that hard cher
Then you either know a bunch of retarded engineers or you work a shite ton of overtime.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:48 am to GeauxHouston
LSU isn't typically considered a top engineering school in the SE. But it won't prevent you from attaining your professional goals.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:51 am to waiting4saturday
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you want to go into aerospace or automative
If I could really pick my dream occupation, it would be with NASA or working with renewable energy sources. Building/manufacturing them and in that business. Aerospace would be more of a Masters idea to help me into nasa.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:51 am to AUCE05
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But it won't prevent you from attaining your professional goals.
That’s exactly what I was wondering. Thanks.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:56 am to NYNolaguy1
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My experience is that LSU ME is a meat grinder. A lot of the professors (but not all) really don't care if you pass or fail, you are totally on your own.
For the most part I agree. However, I do remember some classes in which I was struggling and I realized that if I went to class, did the homework, and showed the prof I was putting in my time, he would gladly meet with me during office hours or even after hours to help me out.
I also found out in my first job at a large petro chem design company in Houston that it is a meat grinder and most of my bosses didn't care about my development either way.
My experience at LSU and then confirmed in the corporate world along with getting my MBA propelled me to start my own business 7 years ago and never look back.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:56 am to GeauxHouston
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If you’re looking to get into a field other than petrochem (say, aerospace or automotive) you probably want to shop around.
I got a BSME from LSU then went to a midwest school for an MS in Aerospace. I'm in the aero industry and many of my colleagues have BS degrees from Ga Tech, Purdue, etc. LSU might not get you an interview with the big aero companies because they don't recruit there. A benefit of LSU over some of the other LA schools is the amount of research available. As an undergrad you can get involved in some of these research projects to pad your resume and make connections. Many of these projects are funded by the DOD or industries other than petrochem.
When I went to grad school, I felt I was on the same level as my classmates from Ohio State, A&M, etc.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 9:58 am to GeauxHouston
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I could really pick my dream occupation, it would be with NASA or working with renewable energy sources. Building/manufacturing them and in that business. Aerospace would be more of a Masters idea to help me into nasa.
Then don’t do ME. Do chem e, EE, or computers
Posted on 7/9/20 at 10:03 am to Oilfieldbiology
The reason being? I’ve looking into EE and have no problems doing that either. ME just seemed more broad and diverse.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 10:03 am to GeauxHouston
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How well did LSU prepare your for post grad?
Very well for Thermals/Fluids. And I have Keith Alan Gonthier to thank for that. My rigid body statics/dynamics needed work but I made up the slack.
My career started out doing turbulent combustion modeling inside rocket and jet engines. I then spent a little bit of time doing aerodynamic design for race cars. Finally, I shifted to doing more aerodynamic design and optimization of coupled fluid-thermal-structural interactions of high speed systems.
LSU did a fine job preparing me to work in all of these fields.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 10:05 am to CouillonJean
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Believe you, but more often than not I see CM grads making more than engineers. I make more than almost all my engineer friends and my job ain't that hard cher
The only reason any CM would make more than me is OT, and that's because I don't get paid OT.
And if they want to work 50-60 hours a week while I work 40 to make the same as me then more power to them.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 10:09 am to GeauxHouston
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he reason being? I’ve looking into EE and have no problems doing that either. ME just seemed more broad and diverse.
It definitely is more broad. I will say that the few EE classes that I took as an ME at LSU were absolutely worthless. I came out knowing little more than V=IR (hyperbole, but it gets the point across). Knowing what I know now, I would have definitely gone more EE/computer science.
Posted on 7/9/20 at 10:20 am to GeauxHouston
All the chemical and refining companies are full of LSU grads.
It's perfectly fine.
It's perfectly fine.
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