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But Seriously, What is Engineering?

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But Seriously, What is Engineering?

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Riley O'Donnell graduated from The University of Queensland with the University medal, studying a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) specialising in chemical engineering  and a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in finance. After graduating, Riley co
For our final episode of 'But seriously, what is Engineering?' for Season 2, we invited four of The University of Queensland's Women in Engineering Student Leaders to answer your questions about studying engineering, choosing your specialisatio
Today, we’ll be talking to Dr Terese Milford. Dr Terese is a Senior Engineer working in the Intelligent Grid New Technology team at Energex and Ergon Energy. Energex and Ergon Energy are Queensland’s distribution networks with a team that devel
Professor Kate O’Brien will be joining us as our guest for today’s podcast. Kate is the Director of Teaching and Learning for the School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, Australia. She studied Maths and
Felicity Furey was named Boss Magazine’s Young Executive of The Year and one of AFR’s 100 Women of Influence at just 26 years of age. Need we say more? Felicity has led multimillion dollar engineering projects, founded several successful busine
Shivani Gupta moved from India to Australia with her family at the age of 11, a decision her family made to ensure that she would have the same opportunities as her brothers. Shivani didn't take this opportunity lightly, working hard and gradua
Growing up in the small Queensland town of Roma, Zoe Eather knew that she wanted a career that would allow her to travel overseas and make a difference in developing countries. Engineering took her from rural Australia to international smart co
Dr Denys Villa-Gomez will be joining us for today’s podcast. Dr Denys Villa-Gomez is a Lecturer at The University of Queensland's School of Civil Engineering. Dr Denys Villa-Gomez obtained her PhD at the world-leading institute UNESCO-IHE and W
Cait Thomas has a resume of experience and wisdom that will, quite simply, blow your mind. Cait has already accomplished so much during her career as a biomedical engineer working across a number of fields. Cait is the perfect example of how a
Often people visualise buildings or bridges when they think of engineering, however there are endless specialisations within engineering, and countless career pathways within each of these specialisations! As one of these specialisations, civil
This episode is a perfect example of how engineering can bring about a freedom in your career that you didn’t know possible. The freedom to choose from an endless list of disciplines and roles, and the freedom to ‘pivot’ your career outside you
Rob Joseph is a co-founder of Anti Ordinary, a startup that have developed a beanie that is as safe as a helmet. Intrigued? So were we! Rob studied an undergrad of Medical Engineering, with the hope to combine his love for sport and engineering
Imagine an entire city floating peacefully and sustainably on water, its energy comes from waves and wind, food is fish that grows in specially-designed ocean-based structures…this is the life work of globally renowned structural engineer and U
Would you like to learn a new language? Or do work that makes a difference in society? Research might be the right path for you.In this episode we meet two UQ researchers, Dr Carolyn Jacobs and Katarzyna Hourigan, who completed their PhD degree
Engineering has many diverse disciplines, so finding your niche can take some time.Today we speak to UQ software engineering student, Jessica Rock, and hear how she found her calling in software engineering.Jess wasn’t always convinced engineer
What's it really like to study engineering? And how can your university experience help to shape your career?In this week’s episode of But Seriously, What is Engineering? we hear from two recent University of Queensland graduates and best frien
We're kicking off our new podcast series But Seriously, What is Engineering? with the incredible journey of mechanical engineering student Isabelle Fleming.Isabelle has followed her passion for problem solving and people, making the most of eve
Engineers may be the world's problem solvers, but they rarely work alone. Team work and collaboration are fundamental to engineering.But what makes a great team?In this episode, we’re unpacking what it means to work effectively as a team. We he
Research indicates that most people know what they want to be when they grow up by age 10.In this episode of the But Seriously, What is Engineering? podcast, we ask, why choose engineering?Hear from Caitlin Grant, a third-year chemical and envi
It was the declining number of women enrolled in Jessica Kahl’s university engineering courses that sparked her big business idea.Jessica saw the impact she could make on school students and was inspired to create more opportunities for young p
When you think of engineering it’s often the technical side that comes to mind – building and designing, maths and science. But a career in engineering can take many paths.In this week’s episode, we meet Trang Pham and Rebecca Pickering, two en
Our guests today, Vigya Sharma and Aira Fabello, are willing to go the extra mile to help the world through their passion working as humanitarian engineers. Engineers are passionate about helping people and making the world a better place to li
A lot in the engineering industry has changed in the past 30 years, but, according to mother-daughter engineering duo, Jo-Anne Dudley and Darcy Beer, hard work, resilience, and passion are still the key ingredients to a fulfilling career in eng
Guests Martyn Robotham and Negin Beaton share their engineering journeys and dig deep into their rewarding careers in the resources industry.Martyn started out in the mining industry 35 years ago, when gender diversity in the sector was non-exi
Imagine an entire city floating peacefully and sustainably on water, its energy comes from waves and wind, food is fish that grows in specially-designed ocean-based structures…this is the life work of globally renowned structural engineer and U
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