Imagine that you are a biomedical engineer. What can you offer to this branch of engineering? What problem will it solve? Explain your choice.

(For example: to offer a new type of implant or clinical equipment.)

JARVIK-7 is an artificial heart, an example of a biomedical engineering application of mechanical engineering with biocompatible materials for cardiothoracic surgery using an artificial organ.

Discuss the main ideas of the text in class.

 

Compiled by Ivanova O. V., Vandakurova S. A.

Module IV

Faculty of Mechanics and Technology

Unit 1

 

Before you read

Discuss the following questions with your partner

Why have you entered the faculty of Mechanics and Technology?

What do you know about the faculty?

What do you want to know about the faculty?

 

Read the text and match the headings A –E with the paragraphs 1 – 4. There is one extra heading which you don’t need to use.

A. Career opportunities

B. Course structure

C. Students’ training

D. History of the faculty

E. Faculty departments

The Faculty of Mechanics and Technology

1. The faculty of Machine Building was established at Novosibirsk Institute of Electrical Engineering in 1956 due to the great demand for mechanical engineers in Siberian Region. In 1959 The Aircraft Construction Faculty was set up on its basis and in 1979 The Instrument –Making Faculty was branched off. Up to 1964 the faculty trained engineers in the field of manufacturing engineering and metal-cutting machines tools. In 1965 a new course in electrophysical machining methods was opened. In 1998 the faculty was renamed due to opening new degrees and introducing multilevel system of training. Now it is known as the Faculty of Mechanics and Technology.

2. At present the faculty incorporates 10 departments. It awards Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the field of automatic machine building production; materials science and new materials technology and Engineer’s degree in the field of manufacturing engineering; metal cutting machine tools and tooling; automation of manufacturing processes and production; material science in machine building; machine and apparatus for food industry; technology of decorative material working. Besides some departments provide training in additional areas thus extending the major field. Also the faculty provides training of Candidates and Doctors of Science. There is a special D.Sc. Council in the area of “Processes of mechanical and physical and technical treatment, machine tools and tooling”.

3. The Faculty has well-equipped workshops and research laboratories specializing in laser, ultrasonic treatment, spark erosion electrochemical machining and computer classes equipped with up-to-date computers having an access to the Internet. The academic staff includes about 100 highly qualified teachers, among them 18 D.Sc. and professors and 58 Cand.Sc. and associate professors. Students receive fundamental knowledge in basic subjects and professional training in a wide range of major disciplines such as computer technology, economics, management and industrial engineering. Students undergo industrial training in the leading enterprises of Novosibirsk.

4. The faculty graduates work as designers, process engineers, foremen, adjusters and research engineers at large-scale and small-scale enterprises, design offices and research institutes of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science. Many of them have been promoted to the position of directors and chief engineers of plants and design institutes. Broad education in mechanical engineering, economics and computer-aided design allow the graduates to specialize in the chosen field of professional activity and to get adapted to the conditions of work at commercial enterprises.

 

Vocabulary

1. faculty of mechanics and technology механико-технологический факультет

2. machine building/ machine engineering машиностроение

3. mechanical engineer инженер-механик

4. instrument making/ instrument engineering приборостроение

5. manufacturing engineering технология машиностроения

6. metal-cutting tool металлорежущий станок

7. electrophysical machining methods электрофизические методы обработки

8. manufacturing/ production methods технологические процессы и аппараты

and apparatus

9. (mechanical) drawing черчение

10. engineering/ technical drawing инженерная графика

11. applied mechanics прикладная механика

12. theoretical mechanics теоретическая механика

13. strength of materials сопротивление материалов

14. laser treatment лазерная обработка

15. ultrasonic treatment ультрозвуковая обработка

16. material science материаловедение

17. tooling инструменты

18. metal working обработка металла

19. workshop мастерская, цех

20. enterprise предприятие

21. plant, factory завод

22. design проектирование

23. computer aided design машинное проектирование

24. industrial training производственная практика

25. demand for потребность в

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