Why E-Week sparks interest

“Cars. I like working on cars, so I thought mechanical engineering

would further my career in the automotive industry.”

HARRY SUN, 21

Newport Beach

“It sounded cool. I wanted to be some kind of engineer, but I

didn’t know what to choose, so aerospace sounded the coolest to me. I

didn’t like it at first, but this is my fourth year and I am loving

it now.”

RYAN NGUYEN, 21

Westminster

“I like engineering because my dad’s an electrical engineer and I

was inspired by him ... on my mom’s side, they were all doctors. My

uncle -- he’s a doctor, my mom works in a medical institute. So I

wanted to do something that involved both fields and I found

biomedical engineering at UCI.”

CIVAN ORAKCILAR, 20

Irvine

“Because my dad was an engineer, mechanical. Although he said

electrical is the way to go. He said electronics are in everything

nowadays so it would be good to get into an industry that’s booming.”

CHRIS PHANEUF, 20

Irvine

-- Interviews and photos by Lindsay Sandham.