Series 1 Episode 7: Luke Bisby; Rollover Bench; Mechanical Bird
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Series 1 of the podcast was supported by The Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851
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‘The Chair of Fire and Structures’, a title straight out of Lord of the Rings! Luke Bisby is probably the only person in the world with that title – he’s an academic engineer, working at the University at Edinburgh. Luke explains why his days are mostly spent in the lab with various building materials, either getting them hot or setting them on fire, exploring the critical nature of his work in avoiding catastrophic building fires.
Luke has given an online interviews as part of the If you were an engineer what would you do? Leaders Award competition so if you would also like to see some of the things he describes watch the interview below
We hear from Owen Howard, an entrant to this year’s Leaders Award competition, who’s hoping for a win with his electric car themed design.
Gemma Houston tells us how she and her team at the University of Strathclyde brought Grace’s ‘Rollover Bench’ to life. And Amelia and Martha from James Allen’s Girls’ School share their ideas to combat air pollution and protect the environment.
‘The Chair of Fire and Structures’, a title straight out of Lord of the Rings! Luke Bisby is probably the only person in the world with that title – he’s an academic engineer, working at the University at Edinburgh. Luke explains why his days are mostly spent in the lab with various building materials, either getting them hot or setting them on fire, exploring the critical nature of his work in avoiding catastrophic building fires.
Luke has given an online interviews as part of the If you were an engineer what would you do? Leaders Award competition so if you would also like to see some of the things he describes watch the interview below
We hear from Owen Howard, an entrant to this year’s Leaders Award competition, who’s hoping for a win with his electric car themed design.
Gemma Houston tells us how she and her team at the University of Strathclyde brought Grace’s ‘Rollover Bench’ to life. And Amelia and Martha from James Allen’s Girls’ School share their ideas to combat air pollution and protect the environment.
And if you have an answer to any of our problems from the series send your thoughts to [email protected] or comment on Twitter @Leadersaward.
You can also head over to our Primary Engineer YouTube Channel and be inspired!
We’d like to hear what you thought of the series so please help us and complete our survey.
Series 1 of the podcast is supported by The Royal Commission Exhibition of 1851
A permanent body ‘to increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry’.
And if you have an answer to any of our problems from the series send your thoughts to [email protected] or comment on Twitter @Leadersaward.
You can also head over to our Primary Engineer YouTube Channel and be inspired!
We’d like to hear what you thought of the series so please help us and complete our survey.
Series 1 of the podcast is supported by The Royal Commission Exhibition of 1851
A permanent body ‘to increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry’.