Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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CHEmiCRL EncinEERinc the role of the chemicae engineer in the industrial world is to translate chemical (laboratory) processes into profitable manufac- turing operations. These usually involve the co-ordination of chemical reactions as well as unit physical operations. The training of chemical engineers supplies the foundation and tools needed to start a professional career. Organic, inorganic, analytical and physical chemistry; mathematics, physics, mechanics and economics form the basic training for the professional chem- ical engineer. Industrial stoichiometry, chemical engineering unit operations, design and thermodynamics emphasize the professional aspects. The chemical engineer will be found in every large industrial organization participating in the rapid march of progress. His duties may confine his efforts to the executive department, research development, plant and equipment design, plant construction and operation, process control or technical sales. The Chemical Engineering Department of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy has moved into the new building which was completed in the summer of 1941. The work of the department is now carried on in the portion of the new building and the old chemistry building. The new building is essentially devoted to laboratories for chemical engineering, organic, analytical and gen- eral chemistry. It is excellently equipped with modern apparatus needed in the instruction and research program.

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mECHflmcRL e n g i n e £ r i n g the last few decades have witnessed a very rapid development in mechanical processes and transportation, notably the airplane. Mechanical Engineering comprises the science and technology ol power generation of mechanical transmission of power, and of the production of machine tools and their products. In addition to the research, design, development, and investigation required in creating these services and products, mechanical engineering includes the organization of men, money, and materials and their coordination for effective and economic production. Mechanical Engineering at M. S. M. is taught with the object of giving the student a comprehensive training in the fundamentals of mechanical engineering which will be of use to him in practically any industry which he might choose to enter. After the present war a large reserve of professional men will be needed to supervise a vast reconstruction program. The complex problems encountered will involve the establishment of new inter- connections-laws of communication and understanding between fields of human activity that in the past have been held separate. I he solution of these problems and the restoration of the war-torn world will in no small measure be effected by the mechanical engineer.

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civil cnGinccRinG thk profession of cavil. ENCINKERING is indeed a broad one and is often credited as the parent stem, which in the early development of engineering included all branches of the constructive art with the exception of Military Engineering. In its restricted sense, Civil Engineering may be said to include: the establishment and relocation of private, state and national boundaries; the providing of accurate maps of coasts and various parts of the country; the location, construction, and maintenance of pipe lines, canals, highways, and railways; the design, construc- tion and maintenance of river and harbor improvements, flood- protection works, important structures; and reclamation of unpro- ductive areas; municipal engineering and testing of engineering construction materials. Civil Engineering students at the School of Mines receive a thorough, well-rounded training. However, a judicious selection of elective courses will provide opportunity for specialization in Highway, Hydraulic, Structural or Sanitary Engineering. M. S. M. graduates have made an admirable record in all phases of Civil Engineering, and their efforts have contributed materially toward the advancement of their profession.