I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here is back! In June students at over 70 schools will be interacting with 25 engineers across 5 different zones.

Between 13th – 24th June school students will put the scientists through their paces in fast-paced live chats and probing questions on everything from health and the environment, to aerospace and water.

For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter, @iaegmooh, and follow the hashtag, #IAEUK.

Let’s meet the engineers and schools taking part…

Aerospace Zone

This zone is funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

The Engineers

John Allport | Professor, University of Huddersfield

I use aerospace technology to develop turbochargers and related components which make cars more efficient and economical, as well as more powerful and faster.

Michael Carley | Senior Lecturer, University of Bath

I work out how much noise aeroplanes make so that we can make them quieter.

Chris Hackett | Airbus Defence and Space

I work on an exciting project, sending a robot to Mars to search for alien life.

Kirstin Rouse | General Dynamics UK

I imagine, design, create and test software that is used on the jets and helicopters of today and the future.

Agata Suwala | The Manufacturing Technology Centre

I build aeroplane wings.

The Schools

• Brighton College Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
• Cheam High School, Surrey
• Dumbarton Academy, Dunbartonshire
• Holyhead School, West Midlands
• Howell’s School, Cardiff
• King Henry VIII School, West Midlands
• Northampton High School, Northamptonshire
• Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, West Midlands
• Poole Grammar School, Dorset
• Silverstone UTC, Northamptonshire
• St Bartholomew’s School, Berkshire
• St Wilfrid’s RC College, Tyne and Wear
• The Commonweal School, Wiltshire
• The Holy Cross School, Surrey
• The John Henry Newman Catholic School, Hertfordshire
• Wellfield High School, Lancashire

Environment Zone

This zone is funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

The Engineers

Mark Gowan | Colas Ltd

I am tasked with bringing and developing new ideas and inventions into workable solutions – I am currently working on a project which involves installing solar panels as the road surface.

Stephen Richardson | Sainsbury’s Supermarkets and University of Reading

Every year supermarkets open enough new stores to fill about 60 football pitches; I’m helping Sainsbury’s to make theirs more environmentally friendly.

Jeni Spragg | PhD Student, University of Leeds

I look at the energy systems of the future, in particular how we can use biological sources in creative ways to make sustainable power and products.

Ashwanth Vijay | Technip UK

I am a Hydrographic Survey Engineer who looks into the ocean to see what the sea floor looks like, and to ensure all underwater construction is taking place where it is supposed to and to the correct specifications.

Natalie Wride | PhD Student, University of Warwick

I’m researching how the ground behaves when high speed trains pass over it, to make sure trains can run at speeds of over 200 miles per hour safely.

The Schools

• Baltasound Junior High School, Shetland
• Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School, Derbyshire
• Hagley Catholic High School, Worcestershire
• Ivanhoe College, Leicestershire
• Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School, Tyne and Wear
• North Stainley Church of England Primary School, North Yorkshire
• Parklands High School, Lancashire
• Reepham High School and College, Norfolk
• Richmond School, North Yorkshire
• Seymour Park Community Primary School, Old Trafford
• St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees
• Standish Community High School, Lancashire
• The Oxford Academy, Oxfordshire
• The Rochester Grammar School, Kent

Health Zone

This zone is funded by the Wellcome Trust.

The Engineers

Julia Faerber | PhD Student, Heriot Watt University

I am taking a live video of the gut with a tiny pill to uncover diseases before it’s too late.

Krishnaa Mahbubani | Postdoctoral, University of Cambridge

I freeze blood – and now I am trying to dry blood, so you can store it without a refrigerator.

Laura O’Shea | Canterbury of New Zealand (Pentland Group Plc)

I find ways to help athletes boost their performance by developing new sports equipment that might allow them to run faster, jump higher or be stronger.

Rebecca Pullon | PhD Student, University of Oxford

I provide doctors with mobile phones and tablets to help them monitor patients, particularly during pregnancy when several things could go wrong!

Simon Willocks | MedImmune

I am Head of Engineering for a Biotech Manufacturing site, leading a team of Engineers who proactively support both the facility services and process manufacturing equipment, ensuring safety, compliance and value.

The Schools

• Arbroath Academy, Angus
• Brayton High School, North Yorkshire
• Dixons City Academy, West Yorkshire
• Gunton Community Primary School, Suffolk
• Holme Valley Primary School, Lincolnshire
• Holyhead School, West Midlands
• Kingsbury High School, London
• Overton Grange School, Surrey
• Saint Gregory’s Catholic College, Somerset
• St Margaret’s CofE Junior School, Warwickshire
• The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Middlesex
• Wath Comprehensive School : A Language College, South Yorkshire
• Woodside Primary School, Hertfordshire

Water Zone

This zone is funded by the Wellcome Trust.

The Engineers

Tamsin Dobrowolska | MOD

I work at sea as we sail around the world on a tall ship (like the old pirate sailing ships) where I maintain and fix all the on-board equipment including the engines, electricity generators, oven and even the toilets!!

Matthew Hobbs | PhD Student, Cranfield University

Pesticides are for plants, not for people.  I study a chemical reaction designed to destroy pesticides found in water so that it’s safe for people to drink.

Vinita Khiroya | MAATS Tech

I create virtual simulations of equipment on huge construction vessels to see if it will survive real world conditions like stormy seas and try and strengthen them if they fail.

Joe Shuttleworth | PhD Student, University of Exeter

I use computers to create an imaginary world where I can look at how water moves around, in this world I can look at how we can best protect ourselves from floods.

Maurice Stokes | MWH Treatment Ltd

I am a civil engineer responsible for building water tanks you could fit the school hall in, pipes you could ride a bike down with equipment that could move or lift a house – to ensure every drop of our water is clean and safe!

The Schools

• Barnsley Academy, South Yorkshire
• Brayton High School, North Yorkshire
• Crookfur Primary School, Glasgow
• Francis Holland School, London
• Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre, East Sussex
• Ladybridge High School, Lancashire
• Seymour Park Community Primary School, Old Trafford
• The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Middlesex
• The Cooper School, Oxfordshire
• The Dell Primary School, Monmouthshire
• Townhill Junior School, Hampshire
• Woodrush Community High School, Worcestershire

Kilogram (A General Engineering Zone)

This zone is funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

The Engineers

Adam Drake | Babcock Integrated Technology

I make gadgets for Royal Navy submarines!

Jarrod Hart | Imerys

Everything around you, a brick, window, spoon or iPhone screen – was invented and made by engineers just like me!

Man Hang Yip | Amazon

Turning a forecasted sales number into a schedule of trucks to transport tens of thousands of items across the UK to customers like you.

Iona Strawson | Buhler Sortex

Mechanical design combining optics and pneumatics to produce machinery that helps provide safe food worldwide.

Eloise Taysom | PhD Student, University of Cambridge

I try to help people understand how to build big systems, like cities, that survive when unexpected things happen.

The Schools

• All Hallows Catholic High School, Lancashire
• Chosen Hill School, Gloucestershire
• Doonfoot Primary School, South Ayrshire
• Fowey River Academy, Cornwall
• Gordon’s School, Surrey
• Horbury Academy, West Yorkshire
• Markland Hill Primary School, Lancashire
• Matravers School, Wiltshire
• Prendergast School, Adelaide Avenue
• Prince Henry’s High School, Worcestershire
• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College, Cheshire
• St James CofE VA Middle School, Suffolk
• St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Morecambe, Lancashire
• Warrington Collegiate, Cheshire
• Wath Comprehensive School, South Yorkshire