His parents, retired mechanical engineers, designed ship parts and equipment in Constanta for the Romanian military.
Some 25 laboratories are envisioned, housing everything from plant scientists devoted to creating new strains of feedstock crops to mechanical engineers designing new farm equipment.
Mr. Uliassi, a mechanical engineer, designed the 160-foot balloon with some assistance from his wife, after whom it is named.
My father, a mechanical engineer, designed cake mix packing lines for Duncan Hines, and brought home boxes of experimental dessert formulas from the company test kitchens, with official-sounding questionnaires.
James Parks, a mechanical engineer, designed equipment to make intricately packaged items like electronic components.
But then companies needed mechanical engineers to design for steam power and mechanics.
By contrast, mechanical engineers who design and run computer data centers were traditionally regarded as little more than blue-collar workers in the high-tech world.
This research is helpful for materials scientists and mechanical engineers for designing high-performance micro/nanoscale energy harvesters.
His sons also joined the business: Michael, a born gearhead, brought extensive hands-on knowledge, while David, a mechanical engineer, contributed design and engineering skills that would enable the shop to produce an array of mechanical components.
Think of it as a design tool for chemists: "We have CAD-CAM tools for mechanical engineers, computer-aided design for circuit makers," says Pankaj Dhingra, Nanostellar's chief executive.
