2018

Millisecond Zone Report – November 2018

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The Millisecond Zone has been possible due to extra capacity from contributions from NCOP consortia. This was a general zone and featured six engineers:

Sophie Rimmer is a PhD student researching how we can make machines waste less energy
Pauline Issard is the director and CEO of Trackener; a company revolutionising horse care with technology
Michelle Hands is a construction site engineer who shows those on site where and how to build things
Henry Watts, the winner of this zone, turns cutting edge research into a set of physical products to be installed in submarines and ships
Fidel Olaye is an electrical engineer working at Mott Macdonald, where he works on various road and highway design projects
Chris Neale builds and designs virtual cloud storage spaces for customers of DXC.technology

Students in this zone were very interested in finding out what it is like to be an engineer, asking lots of questions about careers and education options for engineering jobs. They also wanted to know about the engineers’ hobbies and what they did with their spare time (sometimes being shocked to learn they have free time at all!). Continue reading →

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Space Zone Report – November 2018

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The Space Zone was a themed zone supported by the UK Space Agency and featured six engineers:

Samuel Bancroft works in the tech team at Earth-i and develops code to process data from live satellites
Robson Witts is an apprentice at Oxford Space Systems and creates deployable satellite structures for the space industry
Reshma Vora is a product application specialist at NAVBLUE and uses techniques to predict the availability of GPS to help pilots navigate
Raam Shanker is the founder of Equitus Engineering Ltd, making parts for rockets that are sent to space
K-Jo O’Flynn, this zone’s winner, is also an apprentice at Oxford Space Systems, where she builds antennas and other space technologies
Alison Dufresne is a propulsion and systems engineer at Deep Space Industries where she designs and build rocket engines

The students in this zone were keen to hear about the different paths the engineers took to get to their current roles, especially interested in K-Jo and Robson’s experience getting an apprenticeship. K-Jo is the youngest ever winner of I’m an Engineer, and at 17 she was closer in age to the students than to most of the other engineers in the zone. The students engaged well with her and could relate to her more recent experiences. Continue reading →

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Artificial Body Zone Report – June 2018

Read the full report The Artificial Body Zone was supported by Wellcome, with six engineers taking part. Sufia is looking at the metals used for vaccination needles, and figuring out ways to make them less painful when inserted into the body Sophie is a medical research engineer using 3D printing to make metal bones Ian is a PhD researcher who designs surgical implants to help people with joint-related injuries Chung Han is undertaking a PhD, currently testing different upper-limb prosthesis designs using a virtual simulation Cat works as a clinical scientist in a hospital developing new pieces of medical equipment to improve patient care Boris, the winner of the zone, is a PhD student using machine learning techniques to teach a robot how to process visual sign language

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Space Zone Report – June 2018

Read the full report The Space Zone was supported by the UK Space Agency with six engineers from upstream and downstream fields of the space industry taking part. Xu is an ecologist and Earth observation scientist using satellites to take pictures of Earth and telling people about what those pictures may mean Leah-Nani helps to build scientific instruments that go on spacecraft to explore the solar system Kathryn is computer modelling a precise, low gravity clock to be installed on the International Space Station Ian is CEO at Goonhilly Earth Station, a company that communicates with space ships and satellites Hina is working to make the information we collect from satellites in space useful for people on Earth and to make our life on Earth better Andrew (the winner of this zone) is an electronics engineer who designs equipment such as cameras and propulsion systems for spacecraft

Posted on July 17, 2018 by in 2018, UKSA, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Millimetre Zone Report – March 2018

Read the full report The Millimetre Zone was a general engineering zone funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, with six engineers working in a variety of areas: Vix designs water and sewage treatment centres Rhys is responsible for safety and technical management of the NATO submarine rescue system Josh designs and makes instruments used by scientists for precision measurements Demi, the winner in this zone, helps her company to win more work in the rail sector Clare looks after the blades of wind turbines Andrew is a project manager for Yorkshire Water Nearly two thirds of questions in this zone were about careers and education with students showing a real interest in the different career paths the engineers had taken, such as why Demi had chosen to give up being an athlete to become an engineer

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Space Telescope Zone Report – March 2018

Read the full report The Space Telescope Zone was funded by the UK Space Agency, with five engineers working in different areas: Ollie is a PhD student studying how black holes move and how they affect the space they move in Hermine designs and makes telescopes and instruments that can be used to find out more about the universe Guy, the winner of this zone, writes software for space telescope missions that are trying to find exploding stars and new planets Christine is a PhD student studying gravitational waves Angus is currently working on the design of an instrument for the James Webb Telescope. The engineers in this zone showed an obvious enthusiasm for their field which came across in their conversations with students in both live chats and Ask. All the engineers were great at explaining complex topics in an accessible way, with Guy and Ollie making up nearly … Continue reading →

Posted on April 17, 2018 by modmichaela in 2018, UKSA, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Satellite Zone Report – March 2018

Read the full report The Satellite Zone was funded by the UK Space Agency with six engineers working in different fields within the space industry. Sylwia is a Geographic Information Systems specialist working on digital mapping technology Stephen designs software that gathers pictures of Earth from satellites Phil designs, manufactures and tests spacecraft Matt is a director of space engineering who communicates with spacecraft around Mars Hollie, the winner in this zone, develops coatings that can be used in extreme environments such as rocket thrusters Helen is working on an instrument for a satellite to get closer to the sun than anything has before All of the engineers in this zone took an active role in the event and were great at building a rapport with students, as well as answering questions openly and informatively.

Posted on April 17, 2018 by modmichaela in 2018, UKSA, Zone Reports | Comments Off

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Students challenge the engineers over intense, fast-paced, online live Chats. Then they Ask the engineers all the questions they want to, and Vote for their favourite scientist to win a prize of £500 to communicate their work with the public.