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Practitioner of engineering

An engineer is a practitioner of engineering. The word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare and ingenium ("cleverness"). Ir is an honorific of an engineer in countries like Belgium, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The foundational qualifications of a licensed professional engineer typically include a four-year bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, or in some jurisdictions, a master's degree in an engineering discipline plus four to six years of peer-reviewed professional practice and passage of engineering board examinations. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Chemical strategies to engineer hydrogels for cell cultureInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Engineering Mechanics, StaticsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Perfusion-decellularized matrix: using nature's platform to engineer a bioartificial heartCited 2,367 times
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Noun A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works. A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.

Noun A soldier engaged in designing or constructing military works for attack or defence, or other engineering works.

Noun A soldier in charge of operating a weapon; an artilleryman, a gunner.

Noun A person professionally engaged in the technical design and construction of large-scale private and public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, railways, roads, etc.; a civil engineer.

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