Engineering career that specializes in aquatics/fish?

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HITMANVQ35

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Aug 9, 2007
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Hello all,

Long time lurker, first time poster
I need some advice concerning my direction in life.

I'm not too fond of my current job right now as it is soul crushing and I find nothing redeemable about it. =(
I think I would be very interested in designing systems for sustaining aquariums and zoos. So stuff involving sizing pipes, calculating friction loss, calculating motor loads, and such.
I have a BS in mechanical engineering degree and currently wondering which grad school would be good for me. Are there special programs regarding this field? I'm thinking piping/civil engineering would be pretty close... I looked up who did the contract work for Georgia Aquarium and Brasfield and Gorrie were the contractors, but they seem to do a lot of very broad work. I guess I should send them an email also.
So does anyone know how I can get my foot into this field?
 
ipersonally dont think they care about friction loss. i thin that they give the job to a company that makes he exhibitys company gives a quote and starts building. btw theese companies travel the world designing and making aquariums exhibits but they may also make non aquatic exhibits.

You could do an aquatic system design company but then you run into the problem of the people who install it usually know what there doing and the people that are going to spend money in keeping fish are the experienced aka thoose ho know what therer doing so there is a very small maket.

You may be able to design plumbing systems for homes, sky scrapers or the cty for fire hydrants, sewerage, potable water etc!
 
HITMANVQ35;1832488; said:
Hello all,

Long time lurker, first time poster
I need some advice concerning my direction in life.

I'm not too fond of my current job right now as it is soul crushing and I find nothing redeemable about it. =(
I think I would be very interested in designing systems for sustaining aquariums and zoos. So stuff involving sizing pipes, calculating friction loss, calculating motor loads, and such.
I have a BS in mechanical engineering degree and currently wondering which grad school would be good for me. Are there special programs regarding this field? I'm thinking piping/civil engineering would be pretty close... I looked up who did the contract work for Georgia Aquarium and Brasfield and Gorrie were the contractors, but they seem to do a lot of very broad work. I guess I should send them an email also.
So does anyone know how I can get my foot into this field?
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aquaculture and fish farming are becoming huge industries
 
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