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Subject: Re: [OT] Why there are so few New Grads who want to do
Author: Kyle Stoker
Date: 2008-04-18 21:25:26

All,

It seems as though it would be appropriate for someone who is
entering into the workforce in a year (hopefully) to weigh in on
this issue. I am somewhat new to the simulation aspect of
engineering, as my master???s research has focused primarily on
simulating gear wear using a numerical analysis. Up until that
point I had little to no experience in this field. I???ve enjoyed
reading the xansys postings because they serve as a reality check
on the work that I am doing.

In response to Eric???s post, he is completely correct. There was
little to no emphasis on simulation during my undergraduate
coursework. Throughout my undergraduate career I had a variety of
different professors with different approaches to their teaching
methods. Some were plug and chug while others stressed the
necessity of understanding the physics behind the problem???a
necessary skill for ANSYS users. These teachers obviously had the
greatest impact on my understanding when it came to my graduate
research.

In my opinion, I???m not sure if the lack of engineering graduates
who want to perform simulations stems from the attraction or glory
of being an engineer. I think that if the industry needs more
engineers capable of performing competent simulation, this should
be more of a focus during the 5 years spent as an undergrad. Of
course, this is only my narrow observation from what I have
experienced, and may not be typical.

Overall, we need as many engineers as we can possibly have. I
would encourage my kids to do so!

Kyle Stoker
University of Florida
Masters candidate
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization Group




On Thu Apr 17 19:12:12 EDT 2008, eric.miller_at_cox.net wrote:

>
> Dear all,
> Well, things seem to be stable, but there has not been enough
> traffic to really work things out.
> Discussing couples and beam elements doesn't seem to have an
> effect, so I thought I'd through something out there to get a
> good discussion going. We can all agree to beat this horse to
> death until tommorow evening.
> KEEP THINGS PROFESIONAL AND NO ATTACKS. Don't make me feel quilty
> for bringing this up.
> Many of our customers are complainging that they can not find
> enough quality new graduates who want to focus on simulation for
> their career, especially at the graduat level and especially when
> you require US Citizens.
> Questions to the group:
> 1: Do you see the same thing in your industry/country?
> 2: If so, why do you think?
> My oppinion for the US: (warning: old man "not like it used to
> be" rant comming)
> There just is not the attraction or glory of being an engineer.
> After WWII it was a way for anyone who was smart to move up the
> economic structure. Now, smart students don't want to become
> engineers, they want to go into finance and/or business.
> Or maybe I'm generalizing.
> Eric
>
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Posts possibly associated with message #92915AuthorDateScore
92883[OT] Why there are so few New Grads who want to doEric Miller2008/04/17 
92886Re: [OT] Why there are so few New Grads who want to doChristopher Wright2008/04/18 
92915Re: [OT] Why there are so few New Grads who want to doKyle Stoker 2008/04/18 
92919Re: [OT] Why there are so few New Grads who want to doJason Krantz2008/04/18