Dartmouth Engineer

Photographs by Kathryn LoConte

Andrew Herchek '07

“This project I’m doing right now. It’s a digital bowling alley. We can’t get it to keep the proper score and we have a day and half before it’s due.” -Andrew Herchek ’07

Cara Yang '07

“In ‘Introduction to Engineering’ our original project was trying to use solar power to charge the battery in a hybrid car. It was completely impossible. We didn’t realize how big the solar panels would need to be — they’d be bigger than the car!” -Cara Yang ’07

Bobby Calderwood '05 (left) and Michael Fritz '07

“Our bridge project was terrible. We didn’t allow time for the glue to dry.” -Bobby Calderwood ’05 and Michael Fritz ’07

“I can think of projects where time ran out before we could get them to do what we wanted them to do. My ‘Introduction to Engineering’ project was an airbag for inside a motorcycle helmet. We couldn’t get it to deploy fast enough. If we had more time and a lot more money we could have made it work.” -Donny Zimmanck ’07

Aaron Teitelbaum '07

“You might want to ask me tomorrow. … All the professors always tell you it’s the journey, not the top of the mountain.” -Aaron Teitelbaum ’07

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Paul Salipante ’07

“ ‘Solid Mechanics.’ The bridge project. Everything we learned during the term was applied to the project. All of the theoretical stuff matched up with the actual testing, which was really cool.” -Paul Salipante ’07

Devin Brande Th’07

“I liked ‘Modern Control Theory’ and ‘Introduction to Systems Identification.’ It’s one of the only areas that’s really interesting and satisfying in that there really is an achievable answer that’s in your realm of comprehension. It doesn’t need to be simplified for you to understand it. And it’s very applicable.” -Devin Brande Th’07

Monica Martin de Bustamante ’08

“ ‘Introduction to Engineering.’ It was a mixture of everything engineering entails. The project topic was to create something to improve learning. I liked it because the topic was really open.” -Monica Martin de Bustamante ’08

Shanshan Lu, Ph.D. Candidate

“ ‘Numerical Analysis [Numerical Methods in Computation].’ Professor Shepherd was funny and explained things very well. He made jokes about the steps and he said it’s a lot like dancing class, with step one, step two, etc.” -Shanshan Lu, Ph.D. candidate

“ ‘Introduction to Engineering.’ You got to actually build and try out something you invented. It was a great beginning class.” -Corbin Churchill ’05

Photographs by Jennifer Seaton

Julie Lisi

“I’m going into consulting next year, and I’m hoping to switch to environmental consulting after a few years. I think it’s important to get a good sense of business first. Environmental consulting has the engineering aspect, and also I really enjoy teamwork and talking to people.” — Julie Lisi ’05, Th’06

“I’d like to be chief science officer at a big drug company. I’d like to be able to direct research, and I think there’s a lot of room for developing drugs that can really add quality to people’s lives. The CSO is in the top spot without having to deal with all the economic issues the CEO deals with.” — Grant Henderson, Ph.D. candidate

“I’d like to own a small design firm specializing in outdoor equipment. I’ve always enjoyed the design process, and it would combine with my interest in the outdoors.” — Eben Sargent ’05, Th’06

Jordan Desroches

“I’d like to work in design and production of a high-end sports car. I’d like to be with a small car company so I could work on a broad range of products.” — Jordan Desroches ’03, Th’05

“I always thought being a pyrotechnics expert on movies would be sweet. But I’m doing the M.E.M. program so I’m focusing more on the business stuff. I have a job next year in high-tech consulting. My plan is to work for them for a year and see if I miss getting my hands dirty with engineering. As long as it has a lot of variety and is challenging, I’ll be happy.” — Jeff Hebert ’04, Th’06

“It might be doing business strategy at a biotech or pharmaceutical company. I really like that industry because of its basis in science. I’d like to be involved in how the company is positioning itself. The industry is growing and changing so much I want to see where it goes. I think it will be a very big part of our lives.” — Maaza Mehzun ’04, Th’06

“Astronaut. It’s applying exciting aspects of nature and the world plus engineering. It represents success in the field and also in life. You have to be in top physical as well as mental shape.” — James Joslin ’05, Th’07

“I don’t know yet if I want to do engineering or more of engineering management. What would make me happiest is to see people who I don’t know using my product and having it work.” — Gus Niles ’07

Ryan Conger

“I don’t see myself as an engineer for the rest of my life. I know I’ll be in technology. I’m trying to get an internship with Apple or Microsoft doing product design. That would bridge the gap between the technical aspect of engineering and business.” — Ryan Conger ’05, Th’06