Series 2 Episode 7: From evil genius to diversity champion with Ollie Folayan

Although his love of chemical engineering was initially inspired by the work of an evil genius, Ollie Folayan’s values have certainly changed since. Ollie is a chemical engineer and Head of Process at Optimus Plus in Aberdeen. Not only does he tell us just how impactful the work of a chemical engineer is, he also discusses his role as the founder of the Association for Black Engineers.

Ollie gave 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 she describes watch the interview below.

Patricia Ashman, associate head of future transport engineering at Coventry University, tells us about a prototype she worked on for the If You Were An Engineer competition called the self-stirring coffee mug.

Thanks to Ellie and Isabella from Victoria Junior School in Cumbria for sharing their engineering ideas with us.

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This week it comes from Keith Scobie-Youngs from The Cumbria Clock Company: How can we make a mechanical clock that doesn’t need lubrication, so it never wears out?

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