I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here! is back this March. Between the 4th and the 15th, students at twelve schools will be putting their questions to six engineers in the Milligram Zone.
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The Milligram Zone is a general engineering zone supported by the Science & Technology Facilities Council.
Shruti Turner | PhD Student, Imperial College London
I use pressure sensors to detect what lower limb amputees are “feeling” so that I can improve the fit of their prosthetic limb and prevent medical conditions from developing.
Mark Bentley | Workshop Manager, University of York
I design and make widgets and doodads that don’t exist for scientists and students for teaching and research.
Faranak Bahrami | Research Engineer, TWI Ltd.
I stab thermoplastic composite materials when they are hot (400°C) and make holes on them by pushing the fibres away, then I test them to prove that my technique is better than drilling.
Douglas Wragg | Road Transport Consultant Engineer
I’m a consultant automotive engineer, and I investigate and re-create road accidents.
Charlene Chung | Assistant Modeller, Atkins Global
I use computers to design sewers so that the pee, poo and dirty water from buildings go to the correct place to get treated so that no nasty stuff can block or burst pipes causing flooding, or come back up the toilets and drains in the street making a mess.
Alistair McConnell | Post Doctoral Research Associate, The University of Edinburgh
I build soft squishy underwater robots to monitor oil rigs and wind turbines.
The Schools
- Bridgewater Primary School, Northampton
- Merton Park Primary School, London
- Robert May’s School, Hook
- St Edward’s Church of England Academy
- Hylands School, Chelmsford
- Harris Academy Wimbledon, London
- High Storrs School, Sheffield
- Ursuline High School Wimbledon, London
- Strathearn School, Belfast
- Gable Hall School, Stanford-le-Hope
- Summerhill School, Kingswinford
- Arbroath High School, Angus