Why I Love being an Engineer

Nick Such, Awesome Labs

“With great power comes
great responsibility”
Play with cool toys usually reserved for NASA
(Emcore Gallium Arsenide 3J cells)
Stand in the presence of history
(Wright Bros, Howard Hughes, WWI aircraft testing)
 Turn ordinary things (blue foam)
Into extraordinary things (car body with <0.15
drag coefficient)
Share our stories with kids.
(Feels like being a sports star)
Travel
(international race car driver)
Win.
Be better than Michigan, Berkeley, Northwestern.
Influence the government to
make smarter decisions
Give back to the community
Anderson

Raymond

Nutter

Young
Honor
NSPE Code of Ethics
Preamble
Engineering is an important and learned profession. As members of this
profession, engineers are expected to exhibit the highest standards of
honesty and integrity. Engineering has a direct and vital impact on the
quality of life for all people. Accordingly, the services provided by
engineers require honesty, impartiality, fairness, and equity, and must be
dedicated to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
Engineers must perform under a standard of professional behavior that
requires adherence to the highest principles of ethical conduct.

I. Fundamental Canons
Engineers, in the fulfillment of their professional duties, shall:
•Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.
•Perform services only in areas of their competence.
•Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
•Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees.
•Avoid deceptive acts.
•Conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to
enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession. 
fun
My Smartest
Friends
Nick Such | Director, Awesome Labs
Open-source touch screens
Firesheep: responsibility
Stephens: students who design
airplanes
Solar car: putting my friends into
the cars, little kids who see them,
because it’s hard (not just green)
KY Space and DBF
 CONFERENCE AIMS TO RESHAPE ENGINEERING EDUCATION

High-tech services companies, which have

surpassed manufacturers as the major employers of
engineers, need workers with strong leadership and
communications skills, to say nothing of an
entrepreneurial flair. But such skills are not being
taught in most university engineering programs.

IEEE and IBM are trying to change that. They began by

holding a conference, “Transforming Engineering
Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex
Global Environments.”

Learn more at http://bmsmail3.ieee.org:80/u/16803/1505238

KSTC is an entrepreneurial company dedicated to enhancing
the capacity of people, companies and organizations to
develop and apply science and technology and compete
responsibly in the global marketplace.
Blake Mycoskie

Larry Page & Sergey Brin

Elon Musk