The schools taking part in I’m an Engineer this June
I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here! is back this June 16th–27th, coinciding with National Women in Engineering Day on the 23rd.
20 engineers will be talking with students from nearly 40 schools across 4 zones; Apprentice, Cities, Food, and Health!
There’s all types of engineers, from a Food Zone engineer helping farmers to grow the best quality grains and a Cities Zone engineer making buildings and bridges stand up, to a current electronics Apprentice and a Health Zone engineer making better ankle joint replacements.
For the latest updates on the event, follow @IAEGMOOH on Twitter. Our hashtag for 2014 is #IEng2014.
Let’s take a look at the schools and engineers taking part this June!
Apprentice Zone
The Apprentice Zone is funded by the STFC.
The Engineers:
| Ruth Gregory Amey Consulting |
Rail Engineer on Great Western Electrification from an Apprenticeship Programme with Professional accreditation training who has moved around company; experiencing many different teams in highways and rail including design and construction. |
| Maksim Schastny STFC |
Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship in Electronics |
| Luke Fry STFC |
(Former Apprentice) Mechanical Design Engineer who gets to help figure out how to make a variety of big science projects actually work |
| Graham Wiggins Central Lser Facility, STFC |
I am a multiskilled technician at the STFC Central Laser Facility, where I turn ideas into reality, as well as helping train our apprentices, and work experience students – the future of Science and Engineering ! |
| Claire Ferguson Clyde Gateway – Urban Regeneration Company |
Apprentice for council,10 years working on bridges, NC,HNC then Hons BSc in Environmental Civil Engineering, now working in urban regeneration. |
The Schools:
- Derby Moor Community Sports College, Derby
- Malmesbury School, Malmesbury
- Marshalls Park School, London
- St Marylebone CE School, London
- Stockley Academy, London
- The Ockendon Academy, Thurrock
- Woodrush High School, Wythall
Cities Zone
The Cities Zone is funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
The Engineers:
| Rory Hadden University of Edinburgh |
Using state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, I investigate the science behind ignition, flame spread, fire growth and fire dynamics to make a safer, more sustainable society. |
| Roma Agrawal WSP |
I make buildings and bridges stand up! |
| Mark Greaves United Utilities |
Mechanical engineering design of water and wastewater treatment plants |
| Jaz Rabadia Debenhams |
I reduce electricity, gas and water usage for over 170 Debenhams stores. Its cost us over £30m each year to light and heat our stores. |
| Cathy Fraser National Grid |
Creating and testing contingency plans to restore the electricity network in the UK following a national blackout. |
The Schools:
- Churston Ferrers Grammar School, Brixham
- Landscove Primary, Newton Abbot
- Lingfield Notre Dame, Lingfield
- Loreto Grammar School, Altrincham
- Malmesbury School, Malmesbury
- St Edward’s Prep School, Reading
- Varndean, Brighton
- Whitburn CE Academy, Sunderland
- St Mark’s Catholic School, Hounslow
- Thornhill School, Cardiff
Food Zone
The Food Zone is funded by the Wellcome Trust.
The Engineers:
| Zoe George University of Birmingham |
Formulating food to increase the health benefits without compromising the taste |
| Nicola Gale Perry of Oakley Ltd |
Trainee engineer working in the bulk handling sector helping farmers worldwide produce the best grain possible for the food industry |
| Henry Porter University of Warwick |
Engineering of microbial communities to generate methane from food waste |
| Danielle Epstein Coca Cola Enterprises |
I am a graduate Chemical Engineer on a Supply Chain graduate scheme. My first job rotation is as an asset care systems supervisor, working in the engineering department in the largest soft drinks factory in Europe- our factory at Wakefield. |
| Charlie Atwell University of Newcastle |
Engineering Doctorate student researching process improvements to save money and improve quality for Heineken at breweries and cider making factories. |
The Schools:
- Avanti House, London
- Gresham’s School, Holt
- Irchester Community Primary School, Irchester
- St. Joseph’s College, Dumfries
- The Petersfield School, Petersfield
- Trinity CE High School, Manchester
- St Mark’s Catholic School, Hounslow
Health Zone
The Health Zone is funded by the Wellcome Trust.
The Engineers:
| Neil Dhir University of Oxford |
I invent and design robotic systems that help handicapped people move normally again |
| Marcus Johns University of Bath |
I create bandages from plants that could be used to help repair damaged hearts |
| Kate Niehaus University of Oxford |
I combine genetic information, other health information, and math to predict who will respond well to certain medicines and who will not. |
| Claire Brockett University of Leeds |
I’m a medical engineer who’s researching how to make longer lasting (and better performing) joint replacements for your ankles! |
| Alex Lyness Loughborough University |
I design new medical devices that inject human cells (that have been collected from donors or grown in a lab) into patients to cure illnesses that normal medicines cannot treat. |
The Schools:
- Fitzmaurice Primary School, Wiltshire
- Gresham’s School, Holt
- Jamiatul Ummah School, London
- Northampton High School, Northampton
- Royal High School, Bath
Thanks to the Royal Academy of Engineering for funding the Cities Zone, the Wellcome Trust for funding the Food & Health Zones, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for funding the Apprentice Zone.