Engineering For A Better Future

By: Sadab Bahar

            Engineering is a very important field in society. Solutions to many problems, regarding all sorts of different topics, that affects the world and us are devised by engineers. Engineers make life easier for people and translate theoretical research into practical solutions ("Our Vision..."). My field, mechanical engineering, is a very broad field. Mechanical engineers have done all sorts of amazing things for the world. Many of these accomplishments regard areas that people do not think mechanical engineers participate in. This includes treating and researching diseases such as cancer.

            Currently, Yusheng Feng, a mechanical engineer and mathematician, is using his skills in order to search for a better treatment method to give cancer patients (Hunger). Feng created laser with computer simulations and mathematical models. This laser surgically removes tissue through a process called ablation. This is one strong example of why engineering is such an amazing field. Engineers are not limited to staying within the engineering field, they are able to overlap into fields such as medicine. I remember when I first started school at Michigan State University, all mechanical engineers were required to attend a lecture informing students of what mechanical engineering is. It was at this meeting I learned about the boundlessness of engineering. The professor lecturing spoke about how mechanical engineers had just reduced the number of a specific disease in West Africa with a simple fix. I was astonished at how a mechanical engineer could accomplish something as great as helping and saving the lives of thousands of people.

            One of the biggest reason I chose to major in mechanical engineering is because I want to create new ways and solve current problems in order to help everyone living on this planet. Although my time as an engineering student has been brief, I have learned so much about engineering that makes me happy to have chosen to become one.

Hunger, Kate. “Engineering a Cure.” UTSA Discovery. The University of Texas at San Antonio, 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.

“Our Vision: Improving the World through Engineering.” Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.