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Sophie Robinson
Profile of aerospace engineer, eVTOL pioneer and swimmer, featured in Inventive Podcast episode 3.

Shrouk El-Attar
Profile of electronic design engineer and campaigner, featured in the Inventive Podcast.

Jack Haworth

Greg Bowie
Biomedical materials engineer Greg is featured in the Inventive Podcast. Join him to find out how the structures he designs help injuries heal.

Wakil Shazad
Wakil creates sustainable water and cooling systems, spanning research and commercial work.

Alana Godfrey
Monitors flights at one of the world's busiest airports, to ensure environment disruption is minimised. Read her full profile and career path.

Sian Cleaver

Milly Kelly
Foundation course physics student, patching her missing maths A-level before going on to a full Physics degree at Kent.

Jane Entwistle
Profile of Jane Entwistle, Professor of environmental geochemistry at Northumbria University, Newcastle.

Paul Mann

Christopher Robinson
Meet Christopher, an electronics technician at ISIS with STFC

Maria Box
Postgraduate Researcher in Geology who is really interested in caves!

Mika Shearwood
Meet Mika, a software engineering apprentice with the STFC.

Jens Dopke
Meet Jens, a senior detector scientist at STFC.

Juna Sathian
Photonics Physicist researching light and the technologies that create it.

Stewart Franks

Enass Abo-Hamed

Elise Walters
Elise is an electrician. She did Level 1 and 2 qualifications at college, then an apprenticeship. She enjoys the practical work and working as part of a team.

Josslynne Masters

Talib Butt

James Rowland
James went from climbing for fun to climbing for a living and now looks after trees and the environment.

Emma Meehan
Meet Emma, the senior science technician working on experiments in the deepest mine in the UK!

Manjot Chana

Harri Beatie

Melinda Baptista

Sammie Buzzard
Using data from satellites to monitor how ice is responding to climate change.

Angus MacGregor
Meet Angus, a geotechnical engineer that provides advice and guidance to his colleagues.

Kirsty Lindsay
From aircraft technician, to physiotherapy, to improving the health of astronauts: Kirsty's gone from an apprenticeship to a research career, and found her way to a job linked to her childhood love of space.

XinRan Liu
Meet XinRan Liu, a research associate at Edinburgh University

Linzi Dodd

Emmanuel Olaiya
Meet Emmanuel Olaiya, a Particle Physicist with the STFC.

Renee McGregor
Leading Sports Dietitian working in clinical and performance nutrition.

Ashley Davenport
After a successful technician apprenticeship, Ashley looks after teaching labs at a university, ensuring they run smoothly and safely.

Carolina Costa

Ronja Reece
Using Maths and Physics to predict climate change.

Larissa Suzuki

Roma Agrawal
Structural engineer and author Roma Agrawal describes her life and motivations: how did she become an engineer?

Steph Hills
Meet Steph, a European Communications Manager for the STFC

Tristan Canfer
Using electronics to control extreme environments.

Askwar Hilonga
Profile of chemical engineer and clean water entrepreneur and campaigner, Askwar Hilonga. Featured in the Inventive Podcast, episode 4.

Clara Howcroft Ferreira
Clara is fascinated with the behaviours and the brains of insects.

Ruth Amos
Engineer, inventor and YouTuber Ruth Amos - her story, challenges, and motivations.
Joshua Macabuag

Vikash Kumar

Katy Ellis
Meet Katy, a computing liaison working at CERN

Paula McMahon

William Pilcher
Meet William, the deputy IT service delivery manager with the STFC.

Rory Harris
Meet Rory, a Science Communicator placement student with the STFC

Kate Winter
Kate takes measurements of ice flow and ice thickness in Antarctica.

