Personal Statement For My Masters In Mechanical Engineering

Staring at engine components of a car as well as holding a smartphone with almost unbelievable thickness fascinated me in many ways indirectly leaded me into getting to know more through different sources about machines ranging from transportation to communication devices. Two years of A-level preparation, further solidified my interest in this area as I found myself very fond of learning mathematics, physics and mechanics in particular. In addition, my curiosity in the operation and dynamics of objects naturally influences my choice of degree, leading me towards Engineering as it is a discipline which satisfy my own interest and most probably bring out the best of me.

What would you say when asked what life is? I would say life is like a motor race, no matter how bad the track is, we have to keep riding until we reach the finish line. Well, there is no finish line in life until we get settled in a certain phase and here I am to start a new episode of my life. I introduce myself as Mohamed Shajahan M.A, a Mechanical Engineering graduate. I pursued my B.E Mechanical at Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, under Anna University.

I always wondered, "what can be the substantial foundation of success in people's lives"? Throughout my life I came to realize that finding interests and passions is the most important aspect of every human life which eventually makes him feel positive and satisfied with himself. Furthermore, since this specific field is highly desired by that person, he can reach to significant and tremendous success by supplementing his dreams with perseverance and hard work. Ever since I can remember, I have always been a perfectionist, and it has been the sole impetus that has incentivized me over the years in my life alongside a strong educational and ethical philosophy that has been professed by my dear teachers and professors.

The quote by Henry Ford had the profound influence on my life when I learned it from my school history book. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that an airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” I have the instinct to overcome challenges using my experience of failures. Throughout my years at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(BUET), I have used this instinct of learning from failures and keep on trying until success to expand my boundary of understanding. I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering to continue pushing my boundaries to become a top researcher, contributing to the understanding of Fluid Mechanics. With the quality of education and research conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, my ambition to challenge the hurdles becomes attainable.

Beaming with pride, I engaged myself in different industrial visits to satiate my inquisitiveness to co-relate practical knowledge with my theoretical understanding of the subjects like Operation Research, Industrial Engineering, and Quality Management. Industrial visits at some huge industries like INGECO Gears and Turbo Bearings Pvt. Ltd enhanced my practical knowledge by providing some useful insights on machines like CNC (Computer Numerical Control) and VMC (Vertical Machining Centers). In fifth semester, I learned about Production and Logistics at Adani Thermal Power Plant (4620 MW) during industrial

It is my greatest honor to be a Boilermaker. When I graduated from high school and decided to study abroad, I did not hesitate choosing Purdue University as my first choice for its extraordinary reputation in quality of educating and academic researches. Indeed, the experiences in Lyles School of Civil Engineering of Purdue University was perfect: enjoying the safe campus, making new friends, taking great courses, meeting outstanding professors and participating a promising research. These will compete me, being the cornerstone of my career success. During these years, the curriculum of civil engineering was truly beneficial and constructed my entire knowledge of being a structural engineer: in CE474, Structural Analysis Ⅱ, I have been taught deeper to determine force equilibrium, moment, indeterminacy and deflection for a given structure using several methods, moment area, force method, virtual work method and MATLAB etc.; in CE473, Reinforced Concrete Design, I have learned how a concrete component should be reinforced, what the flexural and shear behaviors are, and how slabs and columns are supposed to be designed and in CE470, Steel Design, I have familiarized not only the correct use of AISC Code and SAP2000 software, but also the theoretical calculation in designing and checking typical steel components. Moreover, in order to explore further and wider in civil engineering as well as to enrich academic experiences, I had an internship at KanShe Architecture and

Mechanical engineering is the catalyst of rapid innovation in the aerospace and defense, automotive, heavy equipment and industrial equipment manufacturing industries. The foundational elements of mechanical engineering are what make the pace of new product development possible (Bar-Cohen, 1995). By far the most significant accomplishment of humankind in the 21rst century is the landing of the rover on the surface of Mars (Thilmany, 2012). It is the epitome of accomplishment between mechanical engineering, which si the discipline used to create the device, and software, which is powering it. Management Information Systems concepts keep the Mars rover working every day, even though it is literally 200 million miles away. The core concepts of mechanical engineering all contributed to this remarkable accomplishment. When I see these accomplishments I want to continually set higher goals for my education in mechanical engineering.

Humans naturally tend to perceive large-scale mechanisms as a complex mess, but they are merely a combination of simple mechanical movements. Decomposition of a product architecture into its elementary building blocks has always fascinated me and the constant desire to work in the manufacturing and design field of leading industries was my driving potential to pursue mechanical engineering. Even though globalization and industrialization have changed today’s world drastically, the need for an efficient mechanical engineer is of utmost importance. I feel strengthening my knowledge and skills as a mechanical engineer is essential to become a part of this community and contribute towards the growing world, thus I have decided to undertake graduate studies.

I have been very inquisitive and observant since my childhood. My family is closely related to machines as my paternal uncle owns a tool manufacturing factory. Right from my childhood, I have been intrigued by machines that I saw there. Good relations with my uncle and other people have paved my way towards choosing a career that is very closely related to machines. After passing my senior secondary school among top three students, I studied Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of technology, Kurukshetra after securing the 8719th rank in All India Engineering entrance examination among 1.2 million students in the year 2012. The 4 years of my undergrads gave me a plethora of academic and industrial opportunities which bolstered my theoretical understanding.

I chose Mechanical Engineering as my undergraduate degree for my love of machines. The vast and versatile syllabi of engineering strongly developed my conceptual understanding of the subjects but I still had the feeling of something incomplete. In the third year of my studies, we had a subject called Computer Oriented Numerical Methods, which used programming to solve mathematical programs using MATLAB. I was surprised by the pace of which I picked up programming concepts and applied it to solve equations. I had the highest grades in the subject and this is when I found my missing piece of the puzzle i.e. programming. I was exposed to a completely new

Engineering is the creative application of scientific principles to design/develop a product or a process. Thus the vast majority of products we commonly use in day to day living have been designed by an engineer, probably even the seat you are sat in right now. The field of engineering is near limitless and this is why I feel engineering is the subject for me, as there is always a tougher challenge.

Growing up, I have always had a love for computers. I always wanted to do something on a computer, be it typing or even playing a game. Once it was on a computer, I was happy about it. Unfortunately, I hadn’t thought of pursuing that love into a career because I was blinded by other fields I thought I was also interested in. As a result, when I was applying for my university education, I was blinded by the field of Civil Engineering but because my university didn’t offer it, I chose Mechanical Engineering because I felt it was the closest field to it. However, after my first year of school, I had a C+ in my Physics course while I had an A in my Python class. I made no thought about it but I felt that Mechanical engineering wasn’t the field for me. After a long period of thinking and reflecting, I switched to Computer Engineering because at the moment, I felt it was relatively easier compared to the other engineering disciplines my school offered, ie. Mechanical and Electrical. I felt

As a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student with an ardent interest in the industrial work environment, I have learnt the principles of mechanical engineering those are applicable to most machines, tools and processes which naturally widens my scope of learning and research. This has intrigued me to explore the option of pursuing master’s course in Mechanical Engineering from your prestigious University, which I believe will not only supplement my knowledge that I have acquired but also provide me with the best possible platform for the attainment of my future goals. I draw my inspiration towards this field from my mechanical engineer father who serves as a Mechanical Supervisor in a government run organization, National Fertilizers Limited. He was the one who introduced me to machines like Lathe Machine, Gear Cutting Machine, Hydraulic Cutting Machine, Steam Turbines, Compressors etc. and plants like Steam Generation Plant, Ammonia Plant at a very impressionable age. This naturally triggered in me a desire to know more about what happens inside these machines and the reason behind their precise and accurate working. Also, my frequent visits to the industry enabled me to retain as well as enhance my keen interest in the field and thus, influenced me to pursue my undergraduate course in Mechanical Engineering.

I would spend hours together experimenting and analyzing various mechanics around me like the ball bearings in my bicycle & roller skates and would be fascinated by my spring loaded toy cars. During my higher secondary schooling, I showed special interest in mathematics and physical sciences and in order to supplement the education that I received in school, I became a habitual reader of science magazines and books. As a direct consequence of this, I came to know about the latest developments in the field of science and engineering, especially aerospace and manufacturing engineering as it deeply interested me and I was naturally inclined to like the subject. The basics I learnt in school only whetted my appetite for more learning. It was but natural I would choose to take up manufacturing engineering as a career choice when I joined

Presented some 45 years ago the higher national diploma course made minute influence to the education of professional engineers until the Second World War; and it was about 10 years ago that the number of diplomas endowed approached the number sitting the Institution’s own examinations. Since then, nevertheless, the growth has been remarkable and today about 40 per cent of those qualifying as mechanical engineers by full-time or sandwich study do so through the Higher National Diploma.