Welcome to Mechanical Engineering at RIT ME Class

Welcome to Mechanical Engineering at RIT ME Class of 2015 Dr. Edward Hensel, PE Professor and Department Head Mechanical Engineering … We Design The Future

Why are we here? Our Mission is to prepare students for careers in industry or for graduate study in engineering or related fields. Our curriculum emphasizes the fundamentals and will provide you with courses that allow you to specialize in your chosen fields of study. To help ready you for life in the larger community, we seek to maintain a balance among humanistic-social subjects, the physical sciences, and engineering studies. “Well done is better than well said. ” … Benjamin Franklin

Formula – On A Roll! n RIT's Formula SAE racing team took FIRST PLACE IN CALIFORNIA for the second year in a row. They also had top-5 finishes in Michigan and Germany! Congratulations!

Mechanical Engineering Good Things are Happening! Great Students and Organizations! n Great Faculty and Staff! n World Class Retention! n – We only admit students whom we believe can be successful in our program. n Fantastic Opportunities! – Study Abroad at our campus in Dubai – Same courses, same program of study – Seamless integration with your program

Mechanical Engineering Class of 2015 You are among a very select group. n This year, we had 1, 632 applications for 135 first-year seats in the program. n M. E. accounted for over 11% of all freshman applicants to RIT this year n From 22 states, 4 countries n 14 AALANA students (10. 4%) n 23 women (17%) n 11 honors students (8%) n

RIT Co-op and Career Services "Toyota's experience with RIT has been wonderful. The relationships we have built with career services and the engineering departments are not only better than any other, but are beyond our expectations. RIT has become the number 1 source of college co-ops and new grads for Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America. " … Kim Demkco, Toyota North America

Expectations Team Learning n Individual Competence n Dedication and Perseverance n Increased focus on critical thinking skills n Focus on basics of algebra, trigonometry, vectors, and units – an area we have seen decline in recent years. n

Commitment n Team commitments. – We are here to help you. Let us. – Help one another; take responsibility for one another. n Individual commitments. – Demonstrate individual competence in your areas of study. – Do not abuse one another. "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. " -- Abraham Lincoln, 1809 -65

Class of 2015 n Faculty Advisors – Dr. Elizabeth De. Bartolo – Dr. Mario Gomes – Dr. Margaret Bailey – Prof. William Humphrey

Dr. Elizabeth De. Bartolo Kyle Abbott Nadeem Ali Christina Amendola Allan Andranikian Alexander Bandoski Noah Barker Eldon Kathryn Benitez Michael Binger Chad Branton Kevin Collins Brendan Domos Igor Drobnjak Zachary Foggetti Alyssa Giarrosso Zachary Gregg William Humphrey Dillon Jourde Megan Kagenski Kayla King Eric Kutil Wunna Kyaw Duc Le Kevin Lee Tyler Leichtenberger Matthew Maginn Keith Martin Reginald Pierce Marc Protacio Wesly Rice Brody Smith Harrison Sprague Carl Stahoviak Michael Warren Seaver Wrisley

Dr. Mario Gomes Kylan Ames Casey Bauman Ilmar Begishev Craig Bishop Christian Blank Nathaniel Brenon Brandon Brewer Alexander Bronner Devin Bunce Brian Church Jeremy Czeczulin Tia-marie Damman Cecelia Demarest Matthew Erwin Jesse Follman Patrick Foss Andrew Greeley Ashley Gurak Matthew Kennedy Jeffrey Lariviere Ethan Lavine Christopher Munoz Kevin Ota David Park Jeffrey Parlette Samuel Rondeau Nathan Sandidge Tyler Schmidt Colton Scott Nathanael Shaw Robert Simoneit Benjamin Wolfe

Dr. Margaret Bailey Benjamin Alvord Alexandra Bernabel Nicholas Bovee Tyler Brant Thomas Casero Samantha Catalina Frederick Cookhouse Elizabeth Cutolo Anthony De Pina Ciera Ebaugh Kristofer Elefante Katelyn Gunderson Ethan Hanson Zachary Heifferon Logan Herrick Kenneth Kamholz Jessica Larson Eli Leentjes Michael Letina Molly Mariea Jacob Mc Carthy Matthew Mc Carthy Brienna Mc Lean Evan Molony Robert Moshier Evan Natter Alexander Offredi Douglas Perry Margurita Rincon Alyssa Sable Nathan Serfass James Sturnick Coty Winchell Nicholas Woodman Saleh Zeidan

Prof. William Humphrey Clayton Bailey Sarah Bailey Kevin Burnett Daniel Consolazio Reba Conway Alex Cornish Michael Countryman Peter Coutts Cortez Jonathan Christopher Demczar Misch Dombovy Johnson Caryn Engel David Engell Luis Fonseca Kevin Gemmell Zachary Gustavesen Brendan Hanson Matthew Jackson Nathan Johnson Benjamin Kerlin Dean Knight Alan Kryszak Hayden Lee Michael Licata Zi Hao Liu Daniel Miller Ferris Nicolais Michael Oplinger Anh-Viet Pham Timothy Roche Sarah Tran Gregory Urbanski Alvin Yip