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Agricultural engineering
Field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes
Applied mechanics
Practical application of mechanics
Applied science
Practical application of scientific knowledge
Appropriate technology
Technological choice and application that is small-scale, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally autonomous
Architectural engineering
Application of engineering principles and technology to building design and construction
Automotive engineering
Discipline of engineering
Biochemical engineering
Manufacturing by chemical reactions of biological organisms
Biological engineering
Application of biology and engineering to create useful products
Biomedical engineering
Application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare, healthfood and health purposes
Ceramic engineering
The science and technology of creating objects from inorganic, non-metallic materials
Chemical engineering
Branch of engineering
Chemical reaction engineering
Subfield of chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Engineering discipline focused on physical infrastructure
Computer engineering
Engineering discipline specializing in the design of computer hardware
Computer-aided design
Constructing a product by means of computer
Computer-aided engineering
Broad usage of computer software to aid in engineering analysis tasks
Construction engineering
Professional discipline dealing with the designing, planning, construction and management of infrastructures
Control engineering
Engineering discipline that applies automatic control theory to design systems with desired behaviors
Directional drilling
Practice of drilling non-vertical bores
Earthquake engineering
Interdisciplinary branch of engineering
Electrical engineering
Field of engineering that deals with electricity, electromagnetism, and electronics
Electronic engineering
Electrical engineering involved in the design of electronic circuits, devices, and their systems
Energy engineering
Broad field of engineering dealing with energy
Engineering
Applied science
Engineering design process
The creative process of creating an engineering product or solution
Engineering economics
Subset of economics
Engineering ethics
Moral principles within the field of engineering
Engineering management
Application of the practice of management to the practice of engineering
Engineering optimization
Use of optimization techniques to achieve design goals in engineering
Engineering physics
Study of the combined disciplines in natural science and engineering
Engineering research
Field of research
Engineering statistics
Analysis of data by combining engineering and statistics
Engineering studies
Academic field
Environmental engineering
Integration of sciences and engineering principles to improve the natural environment for life
Feasibility study
Assessment of the practicality of a proposed project or system, aiming to objectively and rationally uncover the strengths and weaknesses of an existing business or proposed venture, opportunities and threats
Geotechnical engineering
Scientific study of earth materials in engineering problems
Highway engineering
Civil engineering of roads, bridges, and tunnels
Hydraulic engineering
Sub-discipline of civil engineering
Industrial engineering
Branch of engineering which deals with the optimization of complex processes or systems
Innovation
Application of better solutions that meet new requirements, inarticulated needs, or existing market needs
Invention
Novel device, material or technical process
Manufacturing engineering
Branch of engineering
Marine engineering
Engineering of boats, ships, oil rigs or other marine vessel or structure
Mechanical engineering
Engineering discipline
Mechatronics
Combination of electronics and mechanics
Microwave engineering
Engineering of AC circuits at microwave frequencies, where voltage and current are not well approximated as uniform throughout a wire ("transmission line")
Military engineering
Building and maintaining structures and systems for armies
Miniaturization
Trend to manufacture ever smaller products and devices
Mining engineering
Engineering discipline that involves the practice, the theory, the science, the technology, and applicatIon of extracting and processing minerals from a naturally occurring environment
Molecular engineering
Field of study in molecular properties
Nanotechnology
Field of applied science whose theme is the control of matter on atomic and (supra)molecular scale
Nuclear engineering
Applied science
Nuclear technology
Technology that involves the reactions of atomic nuclei
Petroleum engineering
Field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas
Pharmaceutical engineering
Branch of engineering regarding drugs
Polymer engineering
Engineering field that designs, analyses, or modifies polymer materials
Polymer engineering
Branch of engineering
Power engineering
Subfield of electrical engineering, which deals with power generation, conversion, storage, transport and forwarding in electrical networks and use of electrical energy
Problem solving
Generic and ad hoc approach to problem solving
Problem statement
Concise description of the issues that need to be addressed by a problem solving team
Process engineering
Study of technical processes in which raw or starting materials are transformed into a product by chemical-physical or biological processes
Radio-frequency engineering
Specialty of electronic engineering
Railway engineering
Study of engineering principles necessary for railway construction and operation
Research and development
General term for activities in connection with corporate or governmental innovation
Reverse engineering
Process of extracting design information from anything man-made
Risk management
Scientific assessment and study of risks
Sanitary engineering
Application of engineering methods to improve sanitation of human communities, primarily by providing the removal and disposal of human waste, and in addition to the supply of safe potable water
Scientific instrument
Equipment specifically designed to facilitate the acquisition of scientific data
Security engineering
Process of incorporating security controls into an information system
Software engineering
Computing discipline
Structural analysis
Determination of the effects of loads on physical structures and their members
Structural engineering
Sub-discipline of civil engineering dealing with the creation of man made structures
Systems engineering
Interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design and manage complex systems over their life cycles
Technical drawing
Creation of standards and the technical drawings
Technological determinism
Reductionist theory
Technology
Use of knowledge for practical goals
Technology adoption life cycle
Sociological model that describes the adoption or acceptance of a new product or innovation
Technology and society
Overview of the relationship between technology and society
Technology assessment
Research area dealing with trends in science and technology and related social developments
Technology life cycle
Stages of research and development, ascent, maturity, and decline of new technological innovations
Technology transfer
Process of transferring technology from an owner or holder to another
Telecommunications engineering
Engineering science that deals with the recording, transmission, processing and storage of messages
Transportation engineering
Academic discipline and occupational field