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General Engineering Resources

·         Engineering Information Village -- a virtual community for engineers and engineering students.

·         ENGnetBase -- CRC engineering handbooks on-line.

·         Engineering -- WWW Virtual Library -- links to on-line engineering information in all areas.

·         Internet Connections for Engineering -- a comprehensive catalog of Internet-based engineering resources for engineers, researchers, engineering students and faculty.

·         Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library -- The UK gateway to engineering information on the Internet, featuring sites, e-journals, companies, etc.

Aerospace Engineering

·         Organizations

o        American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics -- homepage of the AIAA.

o        Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board -- homepage of the National Research Council's Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, a group that performs studies in aeronautics and space engineering and policy for the federal government.

·         Links

o        Aerospace Engineering -- WWW Virtual Library -- links to on-line information on aerospace engineering.

o        Internet Aerospace Links -- more links to information on aerospace engineering.

·         Databases

o        NASA Technical Reports Server -- searchable access to the technical reports databases of 20 different NASA research centers.

·         Specialized Resources

o        Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator -- an easy way to compute the standard relations for compressible flow of a perfect gas.

o        Spacecraft Avionics -- spacecraft avionics functions, models, architecture, and applications.

o        NASA Human Spaceflight -- the official site for Space Shuttle and International Space Station information, news, data, virtual tours, etc.

o        NASA Aero-Space Technology Enterprise -- information from the five NASA "Centers of Excellence" organized to spur technology and leading-edge research.

o        NASA Advanced Technology and Mission Studies -- developing critical technologies and space science mission concepts required to enhance space exploration, expand our knowledge of the universe, and ensure continued national scientific, technical and economic leadership.

o        NASA Office of Space Science -- information on NASA space exploration, including the quest for cosmic origins and destiny.

o        E-Books in Aerospace Engineering
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Chemical Engineering

·         Organizations

o        American Institute of Chemical Engineers -- the homepage of the AIChE, with links to its history, organization, activities, and publications.

o        Institution of Chemical Engineers -- homepage of the British organization for chemical engineers.

·         Links

o        Chemical Engineering -- WWW Virtual Library -- links to on-line information on chemical engineering.

o        Computational Fluid Dynamics Online -- links to online information related to computational fluid dynamics.

·         Specialized Resources

o        The Expert System for Thermodynamics -- a collection of aplets for solving thermodynamics problems.

o        E-Books in Chemical Engineering
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Civil and Environmental Engineering

·         Organizations

o        American Society of Civil Engineers -- homepage of the ASCE, including a searchable index to ASCE publications and full-text current job ads.

o        Institute of Transportation Engineers -- homepage of one of the largest multimodal professional transportation organizations; includes access to the ITE Journal, transportation standards, and professional directories.

o        International Association for Environmental Hydrology -- includes access to the electronic Journal of Environmental Hydrology.

o        National Ground Water Association -- an organization for contractors, researchers, and the public focusing on ground water quality and use.

·         Links

o        EnviroInfo: Environmental Engineering Sources -- a directory of on-line resources in environmental engineering, including e-journals, databases, pollution control, chemistry, etc.

o        Virtual Engineer -- a collection of links to on-line resources for civil and structural engineers.

o        Civil Engineering -- WWW Virtual Library -- links to on-line information in civil engineering.

·         Specialized Resources

o        Lake Sedimentation Project -- descriptions and technical data from a series of lake sedimentation surveys in Texas.

o        World Commission on Dams -- homepage of the international commission; includes links to full-text dam study reports.

o        E-Books in Environmental Engineering
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Computer Engineering

·         Organizations

o        Association for Computing Machinery --home page of ACM, the first (and one of the largest) educational and scientific computing society.

o        Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -- home of the IEEE, the world's leading professional society in electrical engineering, computing technology, telecommunications, and other technical fields.

o        SIGGRAPH -- the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics, includes Computer Graphics on-line newsletter and links to computer artwork.

·         Links

o        Mobile and Wireless Computing -- WWW Virtual Library -- a collection of links to web sites dealing with mobile and wireless computing.

o        Electronic Engineers' Toolbox -- a searchable database of selected on-line resources in applied computing, embedded systems, internet applications, etc.

o        Computer Vision Home Page -- Carnegie Mellon University's collection of World Wide Web links relating to computer vision research.

·         Reference Works

o        TechWeb Technology Encyclopedia -- a searchable encyclopedia of computing terms and concepts, derived from The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia.

o        The Programmer's Playground -- a collection of free, downloadable software for creating high performance, Internet-based, distributed applications.

·         Specialized Resources

o        Scientific Visualization Sites -- an annotated selection of scientific visualization web sites around the world, put together by the NASA Ames Research Center.

o        Logic Programming -- WWW Virtual Library -- pointers to information on logic programming from around the world

o        National HPCC Software Exchange -- a distributed collection of software, documents, data, and information of interest to the high performance and parallel computing community.

·         Databases

o        Computing Research Repository -- a technical report repository for the worldwide computer science research community, maintained by ACM, the Los Alamos E-Print Archive, and the Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library.

o        The HCI Bibliography -- a searchable database of almost 20,000 resources on human-computer interaction.

o        E-Books in Computer Science
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Electrical Engineering

·         Organizations

o        Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -- home of the IEEE, the world's leading professional society in electrical engineering, computing technology, telecommunications, and other technical fields.

·         Links

o        Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Related Sites -- selected web sites relating to EE and CS, focusing on companies and research centers.

o        Links to VLSI Information -- selected web sites for VLSI information.

o        Telecomm Link Page -- selected links to computer and communications sites on the Web.

·         Reference Works

o        Wenzel Associates Technical Library -- a collection of technical reports and data, maintained by a leading manufacturer of precision crystal oscillators and related radio frequency devices

o        WorldCom Communications Library -- a glossary of terms and issues related to the technology and business of telecommunications, produced and maintained by MCI-WorldCom.

o        Lexicon of Semiconductor Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms -- a guide to the language of the semiconductor industry, produced and maintained by Intersil (Harris Semiconductor).

·         Specialized Resources

o        EE Design Center -- many electronic design resources, including indexes to IC and semiconductor data sheets, product catalogs, company information, and job ads.

o        Electromagnetics Library -- NASA's web site for the free distribution of electromagnetics (EM) software and related information, including codes, subroutines, and analysis pre-processors, and educational software.

o        Electrical Engineering Circuits Archive -- a database of circuit design schematics for engineering students.

o        Signal Processing Information Base -- data, papers, software, newsgroups, bibliographies, etc., relevant to signal processing research and development.

o        Electronic Engineers' Toolbox -- a searchable database of selected on-line resources in applied computing, embedded systems, real-time systems, chips, etc.

o        MicroElectroMechanical Systems Project -- a multidisciplinary National Institute of Standards and Technology project designed to promote the development of new MEMS-based sensors and actuators. Includes links of interest to MEMS researchers.

o        E-Books in Electrical Engineering
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Industrial and Systems Engineering/Engineering Management

·         Organizations

o        American Society for Quality -- home of ASQ, a professional society devoted to the development, advancement, and promotion of quality concepts, principles, and techniques; includes information on ISO 9000 and ISO 14000.

o        Institute of Industrial Engineers -- home page of the main professional society for industrial engineers in the U.S.

o        International Council on Systems Engineering -- a relatively new, international, interdisciplinary professional society focusing on successful systems.

·         Links

o        Systems Engineering Sites -- a collection of web sites relevant to systems engineering.

·         Specialized Resources

o        ErgoWeb -- a center for occupational ergonomics, this includes a reference room with links to standards and reference materials, a searchable collection of case studies of real-life ergonomics hazards, and a buyer's guide.

o        Human Factors Design Guide -- on-line version of The Human Factors Design Guide for Acquisition of Commercial Off-the-Shelf Subsystems, Non-Developmental Items, and Developmental Systems, a collection of human factors practices and principles integral to the procurement, design, development, and testing of aircraft systems, facilities, and equipment.

o        Quality Management Principles -- useful information on quality management and ISO 9000, presented by quality management specialist Krister Forsberg.

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Materials Science

·         Organizations

o        ASM International -- home page of the society for materials engineers; includes a directory of materials suppliers, an on-line testing buyer's guide, an index to the AMS Alloy Digest, and links to materials web sites.

o        Materials Research Society -- home of MRS, an organization for scientists, engineers and research managers from industry, government, academia and research laboratories involved in the research and development of new materials. Includes the MRS Internet Journal of Nitride Semiconductor Research.

o        TMS Online -- home page of the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, a professional organization that encompasses the entire range of materials and engineering, from mining and production to research and applications.

·         Reference Works

o        AZoM.com, The A to Z of Materials -- a free materials knowledge base covering news and technical data on metals, ceramics, polymers and composites.

·         Specialized Resources

o        MatWeb: The Online Materials Information Resource -- a large and growing database of material property data, searchable by common name, product name, name of the manufacturer, or materials specifications.

o        Materials Algorithms Project -- a center for the collection, validation and distribution of algorithms used in the modeling of materials in materials science and metallurgy.

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Mechanical Engineering

·         Organizations

o        American Society of Mechanical Engineers -- home of ASME, a professional society promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical engineering throughout the world. Includes Mechanical Engineering on-line.

o        Society of Manufacturing Engineers -- home page of SME, with links to manufacturing industry news, news about federal actions impacting manufacturing, and society events.

o        American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers -- home of ASHRAE, the international society dedicated to the advancement and promotion of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration. Includes ASHRAE position papers, an industry directory, and ASHRAE Journal on-line.

·         Links

o        Mechanical Engineering and Related Industries -- EEVL -- selected web links of interest to mechanical engineering students and professionals. Click on Mechanical Engineering and Related Industries category.

o        Control Engineering -- WWW Virtual Library -- selected links to web sites of interest to control engineering specialists.

·         Specialized Resources

o        Fluid Dynamics Links -- a dynamic listing of current links to sites of interest to students and researchers in fluid dynamics. Maintained at Princeton University.

o        NASA Robotic Vehicles Group -- information about NASA's research, development, and tests of mobile robots for planetary exploration missions and terrestrial applications.

o        MicroElectroMechanical Systems Project -- a multidisciplinary National Institute of Standards and Technology project designed to promote the development of new MEMS-based sensors and actuators. Includes links of interest to MEMS researchers.

o        There's a Robot in Your Future -- an easy-to-understand introduction to current robot research and technology, produced by the Discovery Channel.

o        E-Books in Mechanical Engineering
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