Engineering Organizations

These are the professional organizations for the more common types of engineering.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Architectural Engineering Institute

Biomedical Engineering Society

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Society of Petroleum Engineers

Catch The Wind And Crank Up Your Turbine

Wind power has been growing at a pace that rivals that of the solar industry. The worldwide generating capacity of wind turbines has grown more than 25% every year for the past decade, reaching nearly 60,000 MW in early 2006. In Europe, the growth has been phenomenal. In 1994, the total installed wind generated power capacity of the European Union nations was 1700 MW. In 2005, wind generators produce more than 40,000 MW. Read more

The Tricks To Writing A Resume That Scores

For those of us who are engineers or technicians, resume writing can be pretty tough. Most of us don’t like to write; we like to program things and build stuff.

But the reality of life in the technical world is that, first, you have to get a job. Getting a job as an engineer starts first with getting the attention of a potential employer and that is where a professional resume comes into play. Read more

General Troubleshooting Tips

Here are a few troubleshooting tips I have picked up along the way.

Learn Who You Can Trust to Provide Accurate Information
Gathering accurate information is an important aspect of troubleshooting. However well meaning, some of the people you deal with will not provide accurate information. Read more