This unique annual competition for primary and secondary pupils brings schools and engineers together asking pupils ‘If you were an engineer what would you do?’ The pupils, as young as three, then identify problems to solve, drawing and annotating their solutions and writing to engineers explaining why their invention should be built. The competition sees pupils’ ingenious designs displayed in public exhibitions around the country and some pupil inventions being selected to be made and become a reality!
The programme is supported by engineering firms, professional engineering institutions and universities across the country. Engineers are interviewed by pupils, help in the grading process of the entries and university teams build prototypes, blogging and sharing the process.
To help, Primary Engineer have an extraordinary line up of engineers you can interview online over the coming weeks! Book a seat! Ask questions, find problems and solve them!
In the spotlight over the next couple of weeks, there are different engineering professionals from across the sectors that will allow you to explore the world of engineering further:
After getting good GCSE grades in Science and Maths, a 16-year-old Chris Aplin had no idea what he wanted to do as a career, but after delving in to the world of engineering, he saw the fascinating sides to what this career path could offer. He graduated in July 2018 and just two months later landed a role with Network Rail as a Graduate Civil Engineer working in geotechnics. Join Chris on Monday 4 May at 1:30pm and hear how he creates computer visual models and uses his knowledge of materials of the earth to help design solutions that ensure railway tracks are suitable for trains to run as they should.
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Meet the real-life Iron Man on Wednesday 6 May at 10.30am. Richard Browning, Founder & Chief Test Pilot at Gravity Industries, decided he wanted to fly. Human-powered flight was, he knew, “a very eccentric realm.” Nonetheless, it fascinated him and many design sketches and even more test flights later, his flying jet suit was born. Reaching a blistering world record speed of 85.06mph, tune in to Richard’s online interview to hear how his idea became a reality.
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Make sure you secure your place on the live Q&A sessions and get your questions ready for these fascinating engineering experts!
Engineers that have already taken part include:
• Ellie Davies – Chartered Structural Engineer from BuroHappold Engineering
• Nick Valentine – Roboticist from the University of Salford
• Oliver Joris, Automotive Engineer at Ford Motor Company
• Iulia Motic, Robotics Engineer at Leyton Tech UK
• Kerrine Bryan, Founder of Butterfly Books & Chartered Electrical Engineer