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zachucsd
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Hello all,
I am a sophomore in college and I need to decide my college major now, as in the next two days.
I have always been interested in Chemical Engineering, since I like chemistry and like to think about large-scale thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. I think it would be cool to work in bio-fuels or a waste-water treatment plant helping design/modify the treatment processes. I always enjoy chemistry.
I also think MechE is cool, and of course broad.
I am interested in mechanical alternative energy like turbines for wind and water power, geothermal power and other stuff. I like to know how things work.
I don't mind either curriculum.
What I don't want to do is end up doing process engineering for a company making Windex or paper or some product I am not interested in... Like I said, biofuels would be interesting and environmentally important, and so would wastewater treatment, but I know it is hard to get into biofuels.
Any advice? I feel like chemistry and environmentally important chemical processes fascinate me but then I think of all the silly products I might have to help make, and I am discouraged from chemical engineering. I think it would be easier to get into alternative energy or green structures from MechE, especially since my school is highly ranked in Mechanical Engineering.
Any advice would be helpful.
I am leaning towards ChemE to pursue a biofuels career, and I can always get a masters in MechE somewhat easily and then help design mechanical stuff.
But I am relatively depressed and feel that no matter what my decision will be, I will always wonder what I could have done with the other discipline and have regrets...
I am a sophomore in college and I need to decide my college major now, as in the next two days.
I have always been interested in Chemical Engineering, since I like chemistry and like to think about large-scale thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. I think it would be cool to work in bio-fuels or a waste-water treatment plant helping design/modify the treatment processes. I always enjoy chemistry.
I also think MechE is cool, and of course broad.
I am interested in mechanical alternative energy like turbines for wind and water power, geothermal power and other stuff. I like to know how things work.
I don't mind either curriculum.
What I don't want to do is end up doing process engineering for a company making Windex or paper or some product I am not interested in... Like I said, biofuels would be interesting and environmentally important, and so would wastewater treatment, but I know it is hard to get into biofuels.
Any advice? I feel like chemistry and environmentally important chemical processes fascinate me but then I think of all the silly products I might have to help make, and I am discouraged from chemical engineering. I think it would be easier to get into alternative energy or green structures from MechE, especially since my school is highly ranked in Mechanical Engineering.
Any advice would be helpful.
I am leaning towards ChemE to pursue a biofuels career, and I can always get a masters in MechE somewhat easily and then help design mechanical stuff.
But I am relatively depressed and feel that no matter what my decision will be, I will always wonder what I could have done with the other discipline and have regrets...