Emma Meehan
Meet Emma, the senior science technician working on experiments in the deepest mine in the UK!
Christopher Robinson
/0 Comments/in Electronic, Engineering imaginative, patient, self-motivated A-Levels, Apprenticeship/by Bethany WillisMeet Christopher, an electronics technician at ISIS with STFC
Paul Mann
/0 Comments/in Biology, Chemistry, Environment imaginative, open-minded, resilient A-Levels, Degree, PhD/by Antonio PortasTalib Butt
/0 Comments/in Engineering, Environment, Tales of Engineering creative, imaginative, observant PhD/by Antonio PortasSolar Energy Engineer
/0 Comments/in committed, imaginative, organised Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Science (Primary) Electricity Electricity, Primary, Science/by Melanie HoranSolar energy engineers are experts in utilising sunlight to generate electricity. They create solar cells that collect and store the sun’s rays. They work with clients to design, plan and implement solar energy projects for cities, businesses, and homeowners. They manage anything from large-scale municipal projects to home rooftop installations. Solar engineers may need to report on the efficiency, cost and safety of a project. Computer skills are essential for creating designs and testing photo-voltaic systems.
Attributes: committed, imaginative, organised
Useful links:
- The Primary Science Teaching Trust has a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Helen Mason who is a solar scientist. There is also a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Nicole Melzack who is a renewable energy battery researcher It’s part of their resource A Scientist Just Like Me.
Systems Engineer
/0 Comments/in collaborative, imaginative, resilient Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 DT, Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) DT, Electricity, Everyday materials, Forces, Maths - Algebra, Maths - Geometry - Properties of Shapes Algebra, DT, Electricity, Everyday Materials, Forces, Geometry, Maths, Primary, Properties of shapes, Science/by Melanie HoranSystems engineers design and create systems to meet specific needs by combining and integrating people, components and processes into a whole system and ensuring each of those components work correctly. Systems are used in industrial processes to increase output, but a toilet, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, an automatic iron, a car and even the human body are all systems. Larger systems include moveable bridges, manufacturing plants or the International Space Station.
Attributes: collaborative, imaginative, resilient
Evolutionary Biologist
/0 Comments/in imaginative, open-minded, resilient Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Evolution and inheritance, Maths - Ratio and Proportion Evolution and Inheritance, Maths, Primary, Ratio and Proportion, Science/by JonathanEvolutionary biologists are specifically interested in knowing more about the evolution of plants and animals. They seek to discover more about the history of life on earth, how organisms have changed and developed over time and the causes of this evolution. They cover a vast range of work from looking at DNA in the lab to studying how individual species have evolved in a particular ecosystem.
Attributes: imaginative, open-minded, resilient
Useful links:
- The Primary Science Teaching Trust has a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Telma. T. Laurentino and a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Dr Kelsey Byers who are evolutionary biologists. It’s part of their resource A Scientist Just Like Me.
- There is also this video of Dr Kelsey Byers, an evolutionary biologist in her place of work talking about what she does.
Mechatronic Engineer
/0 Comments/in collaborative, curious, imaginative Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 DT, Science (Primary) DT, Forces, Maths - Geometry - Position and Direction DT, Forces, Geometry, Maths, Position and direction, Primary, Science/by JonathanMechatronic engineers combine aspects of both mechanical engineering and robotic engineering into one discipline, called mechatronic engineering. They create smart machines that have an awareness of their surroundings for many different purposes and industries. Mechatronic engineers are involved in the entire development of smart machines, from design and testing to manufacture. Mechatronic engineers may work in a lab, processing plant or engineering office. They may be involved developing in robotics, bio-engineering, nanotechnology or in manufacturing unmanned vehicles or medical machines.
Attributes: imaginative, collaborative, curious
Marine Engineer
/0 Comments/in imaginative, open-minded, passionate Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Forces, Maths - Algebra, Maths - Number Addition and subtraction, Algebra, Forces, Fractions, Maths, Multiplication and division, Number, Number and place value, Primary, Science/by JonathanMarine engineers are involved in the designing, building, testing, maintaining and repairing of boats and ships as well as underwater craft such as submarines. They are responsible for the internal systems of a ship, such as the propulsion, electrical, refrigeration and steering systems. They can be involved in work such as marine surveying, drilling underwater for oil and gas and in the building of offshore platforms.
Attributes: passionate, imaginative, open-minded
Astrophysicist
/0 Comments/in curious, imaginative, observant Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Maths (Primary), Science (Primary) Earth and space, Maths - Number Addition and subtraction, Earth and Space, Fractions, Maths, Multiplication and division, Number, Number and place value, Primary, Science/by JonathanAn astrophysicist is a scientist who researches the principles of light, motion, and natural forces in order to gain an understanding underlying properties of the cosmos. They use theoretical and observational physics and chemistry to study the Sun, stars, galaxies and planets. Most astrophysicists specialise in a particular theory or phenomenon such as the origins and evolution of the solar system, black holes, the origin of cosmic rays or the development and extinction of stars.
Attributes: observant, curious, imaginative
Useful links:
- The Primary Science Teaching Trust has a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Emily Rickman and a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Vanessa Emeka-Okafor who are both astrophysicists. There is also a downloadable slideshow (PDF) about Sheila Kanani who is a planetary physicist. It’s part of their resource A Scientist Just Like Me.
