But Seriously, What is Engineering?

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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 career in engineering can lead you to fascinating corners of the medical industry that you never thought possible. From developing orthopaedic implants, to working on tech than can diagnose respiratory disease from the sound of a cough, to her current role at Vaxxas; a med-tech company developing a novel needle-free vaccine delivery system. Cait has lived an admirable career so far! 
 
This episode is hosted by two of The University of Queensland's Women in Engineering student leaders; Laura Musgrave and Esandi Kalugalage. 

Connect with Cait on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cait-thomas/

Connect with Laura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-musgrave-ab02821a6/

Connect with Esandi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esandi-kalugalage-9b39401a0/ 

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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 into a career. Originally eyeing off prosthetics for sport, his attention turned to brain protection after experiencing first-hand the pain points of brain protection in action sports. Rob teamed up with his co-founder Brodie to change the way we protect brains across all categories, starting in the unlikely market of Snowsports – and thus, Anti Ordinary was born. 

This episode is hosted by two of The University of Queensland's Women in Engineering student leaders; Jessica Rock and Kathleen Cox. 

For more information about Anti Ordinary, follow this link: https://antiordinary.co/ 

Connect with Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robjosephanti/

Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-rock-447223165/

Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-cox-142286184/

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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 UQ researcher Professor CM Wang.

His vision for a more sustainable future will leave you inspired.

"[In the future,] we will be much richer in terms of new energies available, living will be clean, and farming could change in ways we never thought possible,” he said.

Hear more about his work and how engineers can help to make a better world in the final episode of But Seriously, What is Engineering? Season One.

To learn more about studying engineering at The University of Queensland, visit the Future Students website.

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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 degrees in the area of mechanical and chemical engineering respectively.

Carolyn completed her PhD in a ‘cotutelle’ program, which was a dual enrolment at The University of Queensland and École Centrale Paris as part of UQ’s Centre for Hypersonics.

Katarzyna completed her undergraduate studies in Poland, followed by a Master’s Degree in Denmark, before finally landing in Australia to complete a PhD in nanotechnology at The University of Queensland.

Who knew a career in academia could take you around the world!

To learn more about studying engineering at The University of Queensland, visit the Future Students website.

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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 engineering was for her. Jess found the more traditional engineering disciplines like civil or mechanical engineering didn’t spark her interest. It was only when she studied her first software engineering courses that she discovered the joys of coding and grew to love the discipline.

For Jess, the ability to solve problems, see immediate results, and use software as a means for positive change are the ingredients to a rewarding career in coding.

To learn more about studying engineering at The University of Queensland, visit the Future Students website.

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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 people to experience the exciting reality of the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) field first-hand. And so, her business Dream Big Australia was born.

Now a civil engineer herself, Jessica is inspiring a new generation of future engineers to consider a career in STEAM while driving gender balance in the engineering industry and championing innovation.

Her engineering journey will leave you inspired.

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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 live.

Join us as we learn more about humanitarian engineering – an area where you can build on your existing engineering knowledge to solve problems and address global issues such as climate change and poverty or help to develop interventions for clean, modern and reliable forms of energy or water sanitation.

To learn more about studying engineering at UQ visit the Future Students website.

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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-existent. He has seen significant changes in his time and is a true champion of change as an active member of the UQ Women in Engineering Advisory Board.

Negin was motivated to follow in her father's footsteps when she chose mining engineering. She's able to apply her aptitude for problem solving to an industry that is integral to our every day lives, and is excited by the positive impact she can have on the sector's social, economic and environmental footprint.

Together they share insights into a day in the life of an operational mine, the challenges they have overcome in their careers, and the value of support networks and mentors in this global, yet small, industry.

With technological advances and scope for further innovation to create even safer and more efficient operations, the future of mining is exciting for prospective engineers looking to consider a career in the resources sector.

Get set to explore the possibilities available through a career in mining engineering.

To learn more about studying engineering at UQ visit the Future Students website.

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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 engineering.

Jo-Anne is a mining engineer with 26 years’ experience in the engineering sector and her daughter, Darcy is studying civil and environmental engineering at UQ. Together they share and compare their experiences studying and working in the engineering industry, including starting out in the workplace, raising a family as a fly-in fly-out worker, and the piece of advice Darcy values most from her mum.

If you are considering taking the leap into engineering, this episode is essential listening.

To learn more about studying engineering at The University of Queensland, visit the Future Students website.

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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 engineers who have paved their own way in engineering, and whose careers look nothing like they expected.

Hear how through their exciting careers they are working with the community and empowering their sector to excel in every way, not just technically.

To learn more about studying engineering at The University of Queensland, visit the Future Students website.