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Leela Kempton has had a varied engineering career. And with the current challenges facing society Leela thought it would great to speak to Engineering Heroes about the need for resilient engineers.I think being able to be resilient and adaptive
Harry Hubbert always knew he wanted to build boats. But he never expected the journey to take him so close to the cutting edge of innovation, and one of the key truths he has learned along the way so far is that he isn’t in this alone. Collabor
When Helen Forster decided to become an engineer, she wanted to travel the world... but she never expected to end up in the Middle East. She presents us with some of her insights, challenges and enthusiasm in working on some of the largest engi
Felicity Furey and Meg Panozzo are both engineers who a travelling the Unexpected Journey in their engineering careers. They joined together in March 2020 to present at a Fireside event to discuss and inspire people to understand that an engine
This is the final episode of our WFEO mini-series. As always, the goal of our podcast has been to present to the world the wonderful and important work engineers are doing. And with the support from WFEO, we’ve achieved this!Today’s final episo
The final episode in our mini-series is about the UN SDG which ensures the success of all the other goals. Gong Ke spoke to Engineering Heroes about how important partnerships are in ensuring engineers are able to achieve their various goals.“A
Marlene Kanga joins our podcast once again to speak to us on the vital importance UNSDG16 has on the world. This is a foundational goal which can “enable individuals to flourish and to progress their goals” Without this goal, countries could no
Martin Van Veelen discusses the needs of the cities and the risks which are present when development is not considered in a sustainable way. He has prepared a report for WFEO – the Global Infrastructure Report – which cuts across all SDG’s in i
Ania Lopez is an engineer committed to promoting the need for improvements in energy. And change is going to be pushed by numerous segments of society “The first step is by the people, the community and the government”This episode is on UN SDG
Mustafa Shehu believes that everyone has the ability and responsibility to move the world towards no poverty and he explains to Engineering Heroes the steps he is taking. “As an engineer.. it is our responsibility to make sure that this poverty
Yetunde Holloway “realised that I didn't necessarily have a voice to speak up for me when I was younger”, and when she became an engineer she decided to focus in on Gender Diversity because “the growth of any human grouping depends on diversity
Raidi Al Alawi has a dream of using ICT and the engineering skillset to create an online global interactive cyber teaching platform for the K to 12 grades. She speaks to us about UN SDG 4 – Quality Education, which is about “being inclusive, eq
Shankar Krishnan started out as an electrical engineer but moved into biomedical because “when you apply engineering to medicine, then this is solving problems and improving the care and the quality of life”.He speaks to us about how engineers
Fethi Thabet speaks to us about how engineers can work towards the UN SDG of Zero Hunger. And he tells us that the main area is around water and water misuse. He explains to us about cold chain and how this could be the key to zero hunger in th
Never before have we had two guests on our podcast at once... but UN SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production really called for it. Joining us from Canada is Annette Bergeron and Jeff Card. They speak about how they are making changes i
Valerie Agberagba explains how “being an engineer, you're actually able to make the world a better place for people”, and says that the key to reducing inequalities in society, female engineers “play a very vital role”. Valerie presents a numbe
Stacey DelVecchio is working on the cutting edge of Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by working on 3D printing. “Innovation can happen and does happen every day in manufacturing”.Stacey speaks to us about how engineers can align with UN
How do engineers contribute to UN SDG 8 – Decent work and economic growth? Firas Bou Diab joins us and explains how this goal “is to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth full of productive employment and decent work for
Dr Jing Peng is a Hydraulic engineer who is speaking to us about UN SDG 15 – Life on land. She has worked on the massive hydro-electric Three Gorges Dam and understands to connection between humanity and all life on land.
Raj Prayag is a Civil and Environmental engineer who has seen the great power engineering has to offer society. As the Minister for Environment in Mauritius, Raj has dedicated his career to ensuring humanity practices sustainable environmental
“Transformation to move away from fossil fuel economy will involve lots of engineering”Davide Stronati is an Environmental Engineer who spoke to us about his work and how important it is for engineers to align their work to UN SDG 13
Without water, life is not possible. And Tomas Sancho is an engineer who is dedicating his career to ensuring humanity has access to safe water, in a sustainable way. Tomas speaks to Engineering Heroes about UN SDG6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
On the 4th of March, the world will celebrate the first World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development. Engineering Heroes was asked by WFEO to create a mini-series to promote engineers working on the UN SDG's.
Gavin Blakey talks to us about the 3 pillars (or the 3 legged stool as he calls it!) every engineer should know.He discusses that when you have true gender diversity in engineering, suddenly those soft skills aren’t so hard. And he is an engine
Meagan Olive has learned that the technical skills you learn as an engineer will only take you so far. To be a better engineer, you must get your boots on the ground, talk to the trades, learn from mentors and just... get out there and see it f
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