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Left-brain or Right-brain Dominant? Explore the Ideal Subjects to Nurture your Strengths

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Civil Engineering Civil engineering combines creativity with analytical thinking. Left-brain dominant individuals can excel in this field as they can solve complex problems while considering the practical aspects of construction and infrastructure.

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Engineering Exploration Week – Feb 20th – Feb 24th 2024

Northeastern University

And with the egg representing the head and the yolk as the brain, the students split into groups to construct a safe landing pad to protect their eggs from an 8 foot drop! As environmental engineers, the students worked in teams to construct deployable levees to help prevent the water from reaching members of a city.

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How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future?

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Civil engineering Dr Alice Alipour is a civil engineer, working in the branch of engineering that focuses on the design and construction of infrastructure, such as buildings, roads and bridges. She is leading a team of engineers from a range of disciplines who are designing smart façades for buildings.

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Morph with the wind: shape-changing buildings

Futurum

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING – generally involves the design and construction of aeroplanes, jets, gliders, autogyros, helicopters and more, but the skills needed to do this can be applied to other areas. CIVIL ENGINEERING – the design and construction of infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, buildings, railways and utility networks.

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How STEM Helps You Gain the Skills of the Future

Career in STEM

Jobs that really help people learn to lead and manage others include Civil Engineer and Urban Planner. Positions that especially need this ability are positions such as Quality Control Analysts, Construction Managers and Civil Engineers – jobs that need a detail-oriented person to make sure everything runs smoothly.

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Creative STEM Careers

STEM Sport

Average Annual Salary: $94,148 Link to Current Job Opening: Snaphunt Computer Scientist (Remote) Civil Engineer Description: Civil engineers design and supervise the building of major construction projects such as roads, bridges, airports, buildings, and dams.

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GIS and STEM: Mapping the Way to Future Careers

PCS Edventures

A geographic information system (GIS) is a valuable tool for a wide range of STEM careers, including environmental science, civil engineering and market analysis. They can also survey construction sites and map out cities and towns. So, what is a GIS? It’s a system that creates, manages, analyzes and maps all kinds of data.