Civil Engineering

“Civil engineering is the design and maintenance of public works such as roads, bridges, water and energy systems as well as public facilities like ports, railways and airports.”

Civil engineers help design, construct, and maintain buildings relating to public works such as airports, canals, dams, etc. They make sure that the building structures they design are functional, effiecient, and also aesthetically pleasing.

Industrial engineering

“Industrial engineers are concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis and synthesis, as well as the mathematical, physical and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering design to specify, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems or processes.”

An industrial engineer processes and systems to improve life quality and productivity. They manage and design manufacturing paradigms to eliminate time, money, materials, and energy waste.

Mechanical Engineering

“Mechanical engineers are typically involved with the generation, distribution, and use of energy; the processing of materials; the control and automation of manufacturing systems; the design and development of machines; and the solutions to environmental problems.”

In mechanical engineering, the principles of physics, materials science, design, manufacturing, and mechanical systems are applied. Mechanical engineers help design and create everyday technologies and systems such as automobiles, turbines, etc.

Resources:

http://www.careercornerstone.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org

Gomez, Alan G. & Oakes, William C. & Leone, Les L. Engineering Your Future. Missouri: Great Lakes Press, 2006