Electromechanical Engineering
In engineering, electromechanics combines processes and procedures drawn from electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. Electromechanics focuses on the interaction of electrical and mechanical systems as a whole and how the two systems interact with each other. This process is especially prominent in systems such as those of DC Machines which can be designed and operated to generate power from a mechanical process (generator) or used to power a mechanical effect (motor). Electrical engineering in this context also encompasses electronics engineering.
Electromechanical devices are ones which have both electrical and mechanical processes. Strictly speaking, a manually operated switch is an electromechanical component due to the mechanical movement causing an electrical output. Though this is true, the term is usually understood to refer to devices which involve an electrical signal to create mechanical movement, or vice versa mechanical movement to create an electric signal. Often involving electromagnetic principles such as in relays, which allow a voltage or current to control another, usually isolated circuit voltage or current by mechanically switching sets of contacts, and solenoids, by which a voltage can actuate a moving linkage as in solenoid valves.
Before the development of modern electronics, electromechanical devices were widely used in complicated subsystems of parts, including electric typewriters, teleprinters, clocks, initial television systems, and the very early electromechanical digital computers.
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Scholarships for Electromechanical Engineering Majors
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Jesse Jackson Fellows - Toyota ScholarshipPUSH Excel |
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award Up to $25,000 |
deadline May 31, 2024 |
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Trustey Family Scholars ProgramUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2025 |
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Stinson Scholars ProgramUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2025 |
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Besio Family ScholarshipUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2025 |
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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville UniversityGreenville University |
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award $20,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAIDUniversity of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) |
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award $20,000 |
deadline May 01, 2024 |
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ASHRAE Presidents ScholarshipAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AC Engineers (ASHRAE) |
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award $12,500 |
deadline December 01, 2024 |
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SEI Native American Education ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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SEI Energy Women in Solar ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
Electromechanical Engineering Related Majors
- Engineering
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- Architectural Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Biochemical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Computer Hardware Engineering
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