Zone Reports

Robotics Zone Report – March 2016

READ THE FULL REPORT The Robotics Zone was a themed zone funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. It involved scientists working with robotics in a variety of areas. Stuart designs tools for underwater robots, Melanie is a PhD student researching machine learning, Abbie works as Lead Engineer for the structure design on the first European Mars Rover, Tom is a PhD student who works for a robotics laboratory and Paul is an Engineering Supervisor for the Village Bakery. Questions from students were often thoughtful and intelligent, with the engineers providing detailed and engaging answers on topics such as the future of robotics and the gender balance in engineering. The zone was quite quiet in ASK with a below average number of questions submitted by the students compared to the rest of the March zones. The live chats also demonstrated that students had a good idea of the work the … Continue reading →

Posted on April 13, 2016 by ModShane in 2016, RAE, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Surgery Zone Report – March 2016

READ THE FULL REPORT The Surgery Zone was a themed zone funded by the Wellcome Trust. Within the zone, Matt is a Systems Administrator in a cardiothoracic hospital, Dominic is head of the Surgical and Prosthetic Design team at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Monica who designs medical devices for the heart, Maedeh is a Postdoctoral Research Associate who designs devices for patients with hand abnormalities and Matthew designs tools for brain surgery. The zone had a higher than average amount of questions and votes compared to the other March zones, and live chats were busy and energetic. Much of the topics discussed were career focussed, with some more theme- specific questions being asked as the event went on and students had the chance to talk to the engineers through the live chats, which were often busy and fast paced.

Posted on April 13, 2016 by ModShane in 2016, WT, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Metre Zone Report – March 2016

READ THE FULL REPORT The Metre Zone was a general zone and funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, with five engineers from five different areas of engineering. Andrew is a Senior Engineer working in intelligent transportation systems, Ele is a bicycle Design Engineer for Brompton, Emma works in the design and construction of underground stations, Angela is a Post-Doctoral researcher at King’s College, London and Kene is a Systems/Reliability Engineer at a nuclear power station. This zone was one of the busiest of all the March zones and had a higher than average amount of questions approved and answers given, with students showing interest in topics such as different career paths and University courses. Most of the engineers interacted well with each other within the ASK section and live chats, with Andrew and Ele accounting for a majority of all activity by engineers.

Posted on April 13, 2016 by ModShane in 2016, RAE, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Fuel Zone Report – March 2016

READ THE FULL REPORT The Fuel Zone was a themed zone, funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Ryan designs powertrains for Jaguar Land Rover, Sarah designs mini nuclear power plants for the Royal Navy’s submarines, Priyanka researches aerodynamics and heat transfer for jet engines at Oxford University, Paul is an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer at a nuclear power station and Chris works for the BRE National Solar Centre researching new storage for renewable energy. The zone was lively with most of the engineers highly active in the CHAT and ASK section throughout the event. There were many interesting and thought provoking questions, with a lot of interest in the future of engineering and topics such as solar power and transportation.

Posted on April 13, 2016 by ModShane in 2016, RAE, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Food Zone Report – March 2016

READ THE FULL REPORT This zone was a themed zone funded by the Wellcome Trust, with five engineers working in a variety of areas relating to food. Ross works in Bournvillle investigating and developing chocolate, Abi is researching how to grow meat in a lab, Dean is Group Senior Packaging Engineer for Burtons Biscuit Company, Tom designs new snack foods for PepsiCo and Blanca is a sustainability consultant making agriculture easier and accessible for people at home. Students showed lots of interest in the engineers’ individual jobs, with lots of questions directed at Abi about growing meat and Ross about chocolate, for example. All of the engineers were highly active throughout the event reflected in an even spread of activity within the ASK section and the live chats. Engineers often carried on attending chats and answering questions even after they had been evicted. The zone had the fewest schools taking … Continue reading →

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Energy Zone Report – November 2015

READ THE FULL REPORT This zone was funded by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The engineers involved all worked in an area related to energy. For example, Stevie maintained the electrical systems of an experimental fusion reactor, Dona researched new materials for improving energy storage in supercapacitors and Liena worked for the National Grid. Both questions in ASK and discussions in live chat were focused on the topic of energy, especially on its future, and the specific work of the engineers. Due to high demand, seventeen schools took part, which is the most of any I’m an Engineer zone so far. The engineers who attended the most live chats Andrew (11) and Stevie (13) got the furthest in the zone

Posted on December 16, 2015 by ModShane in 2015, IET, IMechE, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Production Zone Report – November 2015

READ THE FULL REPORT The Production Zone was funded by the Institution for Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. All the engineers were involved in aspects of production from programming robots, to using lasers to make aircraft parts, to finding more efficient ways to make processed food, to using living cells to make drug molecules. The Zone was busy in both live chats and ASK, where the 796 submitted questions was well above the I’m an Engineer average. Due to students asking about the different jobs of each engineer, the zone was focused on the theme of production, as well covering engineering in general and current issues, such as gender representation. In particular, Mark and Michael engaged strongly with students, accounting for 75% of the ASK questions and live chat lines between them.

Posted on December 16, 2015 by ModShane in 2015, IET, IMechE, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Artificial Body Zone Report – June 2015

The Artificial Body Zone was a themed zone funded by the Wellcome Trust. It involved engineers who work with technology that could replace or support non-functioning body parts and organs, covering areas like jelly inserts for the spinal column, cochlear implants, and 3D printing bones. Topics discussed in the zone were a mixture of general discussion about engineering as a career and the work being done by the participating engineers. Lizzie, who won the zone, was very dedicated, only missing one live chat during the event. Download the full report

Posted on July 21, 2015 by ModShane in 2015, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Energy Zone Report – June 2015

The Energy Zone was a themed zone funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The participating engineers were working in energy-related fields such as developing renewable energy power plants, improving how buildings use energy and planning the infrastructure needed to deliver North Sea gas to the UK. The Zone had a high percentage of active students (92%) and they were keen to find out about what engineering involves, what the working life of the participating engineers was like and the education needed to become an engineer. This was a very competitive zone amongst the engineers, with Yasmin, Tadhg and Lee in particular engaging well throughout. Download the full report

Posted on July 21, 2015 by ModShane in 2015, STFC, Zone Reports | Comments Off

Environment Zone Report – June 2015

The Environment Zone was a themed zone funded involving engineers whose work impacted, or was impacted by, the environment. For example, Arshan studies how sewage systems cope under flood situations and Nicola models the National Grid’s gas network in response to changing demands. This zone had the most questions approved out of the June zones (349) and the live chats were busy throughout. Popular topics in the Zone were engineering as a career, women in engineering, and the work of some of the engineers, for example earthquake resistant buildings. Most of the engineers were very engaged, with Nicola in particular answering over 200 questions in ASK. Download the full report

Posted on July 21, 2015 by ModShane in 2015, Zone Reports | Comments Off

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