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Aisling Lee is the winner of the Kelvin Zone, after receiving the most votes from students! They win €500 to spend on more science engagement activities. Here’s what they have to say about their victory… Hi Again everyone, I want to first say a HUGE thank you to all the students who voted for me as their winner!!! It really means a lot to me to know that you found value in what I had to share with you all. Also a thank you to all the other phenomenal engineers in the Kelvin zone, I enjoyed reading over your answers learning about your respective areas. There were some stellar questions from lots of the students and plenty of head scratchers that I had to think quick on my feet in the chats for. In particular one question that stood out to me was during a chat, one student asked if … Continue reading →

Thanks to all the students, engineers and teachers that have taken part in the Kelvin Zone! It has been a fab 4 weeks. We hope you’ve enjoyed it – and we hope you’ve learnt something about what it’s like being a engineer. There have been some excellent questions asked by students. Here are some of my favourites – click to read the answers! If you wanted to be a pilot when you left school, how did you end up an engineer?  would you perfer a different job why/why not how do you know what to do with out a manual. Throughout the Zone students have been voting for their favourite engineer. That engineer will win €500 to spend on more STEM engagement. We are pleased to announce that the winner is… 🏆 Aisling Lee 🥇 🎊 Congratulations! 🥳 Though the Zone has come to an end, you can view it at … Continue reading →

This week’s winning engineer in the Kelvin Zone is… 🥁 🥇🛠🌟 Aisling Lee, the Jack of all trades, dog obsessed, Neurodiverse engineer 🥇🛠🌟 Aisling has received the most votes from students this week. 🎉 Congratulations! 🥳   Who do you think should win? Head to the Kelvin Zone. Look through the engineers’ profiles. Use Ask to send them your questions, then Vote for your favourite!   Who will be the winner? Students get a new vote every week. The scientist with the most votes at the end of the Zone wins a €500 prize for more science engagement activities. Choose wisely! Modhannah and the Kelvin Zone team   Did you know…? Students can log in Thursday evenings, 7pm to 8pm to Chat again with the scientists in the Zone! On the final day of the Zone there will be a live Chat open to all students, from 2pm to 3pm. … Continue reading →

This week’s winning engineer in the Kelvin Zone is… 🥁 🥇🛠🌟 Kyriakos Kourousis, simply an engineer and a researcher 🥇🛠🌟 Kyriakos has received the most votes from students this week. 🎉 Congratulations! 🥳   Who do you think should win? Head to the Kelvin Zone. Look through the engineers’ profiles. Use Ask to send them your questions, then Vote for your favourite!   Who will be the winner? Students get a new vote every week. The engineer with the most votes at the end of the Zone wins a €500 prize for more science engagement activities. Choose wisely! Modhannah and the Kelvin Zone team   Did you know…? Students can log in Thursday evenings, 7pm to 8pm to Chat again with the engineers in the Zone! On the final day of the Zone there will be a live Chat open to all students, from 2pm to 3pm. We’ll announce the … Continue reading →

“The students at my school don’t often get ‘real world’ opportunities. Taking part has been a real eye-opener for some of my kids, and made them think differently about how relevant STEM is.”

The Kilogram Zone ran for 4 weeks in March 2021 and was funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). The Zone featured 30 engineers working across a broad range of fields. Over the month, students voted for their favourite engineer. At the end of the Zone, the engineer with the most votes was Mike Hinchey. As winner, Mike gets €500 to spend on further public outreach projects. Here’s what he had to say about being crowned the Kilogram Zone winner… “I’m really delighted – and extremely surprised – to be chosen as the winner.I hope I’m an Engineer has convinced some students that a career in engineering could be right for them. Even if it didn’t, hopefully it gave a better awareness and appreciation of engineering and how it’s used in so many areas: in everything from entertainment and games, to medical devices and healthcare, through to robotics and space exploration. … Continue reading →

As winner of the Kilogram Zone, with the most votes from students, Mike Hinchey wins a €500 prize to spend on more engineering engagement activities! I’m really delighted – and extremely surprised – to be chosen as the winner. Thanks to all of you who voted for me! Even if you didn’t vote for me, thanks for joining in a really interesting process and a really interesting few weeks. We can’t all be engineers (what a boring world it would be if we all did the same thing!) but I hope I’m an Engineer has convinced some of you that a career in engineering could be right for you. Even if it didn’t, hopefully it gave you a better awareness and appreciation of engineering and how it’s used in so many areas: in everything from entertainment and games, to medical devices and healthcare, through to robotics and space exploration. But, … Continue reading →

Thanks to all the students, engineers, and teachers that have taken part in the Kilogram Zone! It has been a fab 4 weeks. We hope you’ve enjoyed it – and we hope you’ve learnt something about what it’s like being an engineer. There have been some excellent questions asked by students. Here are a few of my favourites: what was the most challenging code you had to write? How is an AI build (such as Siri or Alexa) to know how to do stuff like turn you’re lights green? what is the hardest thing about your gob Throughout the Zone students have been voting for their favourite engineer. That engineer will win a €500 prize to spend on more engineering engagement. We are pleased to announce that the winner is… 🏆 Mike Hinchey 🥇 🎊 Congratulations Mike! 🥳 Though the Zone has come to an end, you can view it … Continue reading →

This week’s winning engineer in the Kilogram Zone is… 🥇 Mike Hinchey, a “comedy-loving software nerd” 🖥 Mike has received the most votes from students this week. 🎉 Congratulations! 🥳   Who do you think should win? Head to the Kilogram Zone. Look through the engineers’ profiles. Use Ask to send them your questions, then Vote for your favourite!   Who will be the winner? Students get a new vote every week. The engineer with the most votes at the end of the Zone wins a €500 prize for more outreach activities. Choose wisely! ModTom and the Kilogram Zone team

This week’s winning engineer in the Kilogram Zone is 🥇 Peter Megyesi, engineer and aspiring underwater hockey player 🏑 Peter has received the most votes from students so far. 🎉 Congratulations! 🥳 Who do you think should win? Head to the Kilogram Zone. Look through the engineers’ profiles. Use Ask to send them your questions, then vote for your favourite! Who will be the Kilogram Zone winner? Students get a new vote every week. The scientist with the most votes at the end of the Zone wins a €500 prize for more science outreach activities. Choose wisely! modtom and the Kilogram Zone team

This week’s winning engineer in the Kilogram Zone is 🥇 Beth Macaulay, a chemist-engineer and frog-enthusiast 🐸 This engineer has received the most votes from students so far. 🎉 Congratulations! 🥳 Who do you think should win? Head to the Kilogram Zone. Look through the engineers’ profiles. Use Ask to send them your questions, then vote for your favourite!   Who will be the Kilogram Zone winner? You get a new vote every week. The scientist with the most votes at the end of the Zone wins a £500 prize for more science outreach activities. Choose wisely! modtom and the Kilogram Zone team

Welcome to the Kilogram Zone Throughout March, students can connect with engineers in the Kilogram Zone. Students can Ask questions, Chat to them, and Vote for their favourite to win £500 to do more engineering outreach activities. The engineers are working on lots of different exciting things. Here are just a few that are taking part: Sita Karki, a life-long learner 📚 Sergii Kushch, an enthusiastic, inquisitive optimist 🧐 Rizwan Gill, a biryani loving technologist 👨🏽‍💻   Take a look at all the engineers in the Kilogram Zone Teachers: Book your live Chat today from your Dashboard. See where the engineers are from on the map below. We look forward to you joining us in the Kilogram Zone! ModTom and the Kilogram Zone Team

Read the report: Health Zone Report – March 2020 [PDF] The Health Zone was a themed zone supported by SFI. It featured six engineers: Tom Hodgkinson is researching new ways to help bone and cartilage heal itself after injury or in old age using stem cells. Sanjeev Kumar is designing a compact on-body device that can be used for patients’ wireless health monitoring in hospitals. Orla McGee is designing devices to help children who have problems with their heart. Fiona Malone, winner of the Health Zone, makes bio simulators for medical research and medical design testing. Eimear O’Hara uses 3D printing to make new shoulder bones for people when their bones don’t work as well. Cillian Thompson is researching how to 3D print a biodegradable screw that heals broken bones.

Read the report: Environment Zone Report – March 2020 [PDF] The Environment Zone was a themed zone supported by SFI. It featured six engineers: Olga Ormond is working on projects in the digitalisation of industry, which will lead to more environmentally friendly and efficient factories and farms. Madhumidha Murugan is a PhD student at the Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis, working on creating a portable environmental sensor. Connor McGookin, the winner of the Environment Zone, is studying how changes to our energy system will reduce the amount of CO₂ emissions Canice Coogan is a civil engineering project manager at Focus Plus Ltd. Aruna Chandrasekar is a PhD student investigating how to make our energy sources and uses cleaner and greener. Anthony Newell helps people use 3D-printing to lower our environmental impact.

Read the report: Automation Zone Report – March 2020 [PDF] The Automation Zone was a themed zone supported by SFI. It featured six engineers: Tiziana Margaria is Professor of Software Systems at the University of Limerick. Ruairi Williamson uses sensors and software to predict breakdowns for an electrical and electronic engineering company Ollie Otter, the winner of the Automation Zone, is a PhD researcher testing a replica of a floating wind turbine to see how it will perform at sea. Nessan Harpur is a Customer Manager for the consulting company Trek10. Mahnaz Rashedi is an Electrical Engineer at Finning UK & Ireland – Power Systems Anna Zakrzewska works to better automate communication networks at Nokia Bell Labs

During March’s activity, we asked the engineers and moderators to select the students who stood out for them: the students they thought asked the best questions, or engaged most in the live chats.

Well done to all of the student winners, and everyone who took part. There were so many interesting questions, and comments, but there is only one voucher to be won in each zone. So, for fantastic engagement during the event, for posting brilliant questions and comments, the student winners below will each receive a certificate and a gift voucher. Continue reading →

After every event we ask the winning engineers to write a short post to be sent to all the students who took part in the zone. It’s the perfect way for the engineers to reflect on the previous two weeks, thank all the students for voting for them, and talk about how they plan to use their €500 prize money.

If you’re an engineer keen to experience the ‘best crash course in scicomm’, apply now for the next event, at imanengineer.ie/engineer-apply Continue reading →

I am thrilled that the students chose me as their winner. Thank you all so much! It’s been a lot of fun interacting with everyone over the last few weeks and we’ve had loads of interesting conversations. I’d like to thank all the students who took part, and their teachers for signing up their classes to this incredible initiative. The level of curious questions from the students in the “Ask” section made me really think about everything from my school days to my current job and I thoroughly enjoyed our engaging and often quite funny live chats. It was so lovely to see everyone’s personality shine through. From all the students whom I’ve met over the last few weeks, I have no doubt that there are some amazing future scientists and engineers among them and that our world is in safe hands. I first heard about I’m an Engineer, Get me … Continue reading →

I’m delighted to have been chosen as my zone’s winner! Thanks to all the students for their interesting and often challenging questions, thanks to my fellow engineers for making it an enjoyable competition and last but not least, special thanks to the I’m an Engineer team whose work makes the event possible. As someone who is concerned about climate change and knows how critical it is that we have energy engineers to implement the solutions, I enjoy giving quite a bit of my time to outreach activities. This is hugely beneficial to me personally as it is a great test of my knowledge and expertise, while also keeping me grounded. Firstly, if you want to be an expert in a topic then you should be able to explain it in a simple manner to any audience. Secondly, interacting with people from outside the university who don’t work in energy or … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, I was very pleasantly surprised to see that I won, wasn’t expecting it but am thrilled that I did! Thanks a million to all the students who voted for me and to my fellow engineers who made it such an excellent competition! This event has been a lot of fun and I very much enjoyed answering all the questions and chatting with you all. Some of the questions were very cheeky, some hilarious and a lot of them were absolutely brilliant! I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have, and if I managed to inspire some of you to pursue a degree in a STEM discipline than I am extremely proud! Of course, I think engineering and science are a lot of fun, but whatever you choose as your future career it should be something YOU will enjoy. Stay safe and be good to the … Continue reading →

Log in between 12 and 3pm today, for another chance to talk to the Engineers in the Environment Zone. The open live chat is a chance for you to ask your final questions! To take part, just log in and head to the CHAT page from 12pm. How to join the open live chat Log in to the Environment Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you this afternoon! ModJen and the Environment Zone team

Log in between 12 and 3pm today, for another chance to talk to the engineers in the Health Zone. The open live chat is a chance for you to ask your final questions! To take part, just log in and head to the CHAT page from 12pm. How to join the open live chat Log in to the Health Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you this afternoon! ModJen and the Health Zone team

Log in between 12 and 3pm today, for another chance to talk to the Engineers in the Automation Zone. The open live chat is a chance for you to ask your final questions! To take part, just log in and head to the CHAT page from 12pm. How to join the open live chat Log in to the Automation Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you this afternoon! ModJen and the Automation Zone team

Fiona Malone Congratulations! The students chose Fiona as the Health Zone winner! It’s been a fantastic two weeks and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to all engineers who took part.

Connor McGookin Congratulations! The students chose Connor as the Environment Zone winner! It’s been a fantastic two weeks and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to all engineers who took part.

Ollie Otter Congratulations! The students chose Ollie as the Automation Zone winner! It’s been a fantastic two weeks and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to all engineers who took part.

In light of the announcement to close schools from 6pm this evening we are bringing forward the end of the I’m an Engineer event to 3pm this afternoon when we will announce the winner. Students – make sure you VOTE for your favourite to win before 3pm! You can still join us in the live CHAT tonight at 7-8pm, and tomorrow afternoon between 12 noon and 3pm, as planned. See you there! ModJen and the I’m an Engineer team

In light of the announcement to close schools from 6pm this evening we are bringing forward the end of the I’m an Engineer event to 3pm this afternoon when we will announce the winner. Students – make sure you VOTE for your favourite to win before 3pm! You can still join us in the live CHAT tonight at 7-8pm, and tomorrow afternoon between 12 noon and 3pm, as planned. See you there! ModJen and the I’m an Engineer team

In light of the announcement to close schools from 6pm this evening we are bringing forward the end of the I’m an Engineer event to 3pm this afternoon when we will announce the winner. Students – make sure you VOTE for your favourite to win before 3pm! You can still join us in the live CHAT tonight at 7-8pm, and tomorrow afternoon between 12 noon and 3pm, as planned. See you there! ModJen and the I’m an Engineer team

Log in between 7 and 8pm for another chance to talk to the Engineers in the Environment Zone! Continue asking your brilliant questions in this special after-school live chat. Just log in and head to the CHAT page from 7pm! Why not introduce your friends and family to the Engineers you’ve been talking with in school? You can even ask them to pose their own question about the Engineers’ work and interests, or about science and engineering… How to join the evening chat Log in to the Environment Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you tonight! ModJen and the Environment team

Log in between 7 and 8pm for another chance to talk to the Engineers in the Automation Zone! Continue asking your brilliant questions in this special after-school live chat. Just log in and head to the CHAT page from 7pm! Why not introduce your friends and family to the engineers you’ve been talking with in school? You can even ask them to pose their own question about the Engineers’ work and interests, or about science and engineering… How to join the evening chat Log in to the Automation Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you tonight! ModJen and the Automation Zone team

Log in between 7 and 8pm for another chance to talk to the Engineers in the Health Zone! Continue asking your brilliant questions in this special after-school live chat. Just log in and head to the CHAT page from 7pm! Why not introduce your friends and family to the Engineers you’ve been talking with in school? You can even ask them to pose their own question about the Engineers’ work and interests, or about science and engineering… How to join the evening chat Log in to the Health Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you tonight! ModJen and the Health Zone team

No one, it’s a TIE! There were no scientists evicted today! Which means, there will be 3 scientists in the final! There will be another eviction tomorrow, and you get a new vote each day. So make sure to VOTE to keep your favourite in the competition.Join tomorrow’s live CHAT for another chance to ask the engineers your questions!

Olga Sorry Olga, you’re out of the running for the prize! Olga can keep answering questions and joining in the live chats, but they won’t be going home with the €500. Students, you can can comment on this post to leave a message for Olga. Who will be evicted tomorrow? It’s up to you! VOTE every day for your favourite engineer and keep them in the competition to win the prize money.

Tiziana Sorry Tiziana, you’re out of the running for the prize! Tiziana can keep answering questions and joining in the live chats, but they won’t be going home with the €500. Students, you can can comment on this post to leave a message for Tiziana. Who will be evicted tomorrow? It’s up to you! VOTE every day for your favourite engineer and keep them in the competition to win the prize money.

Nessan The students have spoken. Nessan will still be able to answer questions and take part in live chats, but can’t win that prize money of €500. Leave your messages for Nessan in the comments for this post. There will be a new engineer being evicted each day this week, so make sure to VOTE every day for your favourite and keep them in the competition.

Canice The students have spoken. Canice will still be able to answer questions and take part in live chats, but can’t win that prize money of €500. Leave your messages for Canice in the comments for this post. There will be a new engineer being evicted each day this week, so make sure to VOTE every day for your favourite and keep them in the competition.

Eimear The students have spoken. Eimear will still be able to answer questions and take part in live chats, but can’t win that prize money of €500. Leave your messages for Eimear in the comments for this post. There will be a new engineer being evicted each day this week, so make sure to VOTE every day for your favourite and keep them in the competition.

Over the last week, students and engineers across Ireland have been engaging online in 3 I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here Zones, funded by Science Foundation Ireland and Wellcome Trust.

Together they’ve talked about:

• What makes a good engineer?
• Knowing what to do with your life
• The future for electric cars
• Being mistaken for Jack Sparrow

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Log in between 7 and 8pm for another chance to talk to the Engineers in the Health Zone! Continue asking your brilliant questions in this special after-school live chat. Just log in and head to the CHAT page from 7pm! Why not introduce your friends and family to the Engineers you’ve been talking with in school? You can even ask them to pose their own question about the Engineers’ work and interests, or about science and engineering… How to join the evening chat Log in to the Health Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you tonight! ModJen and the Health Zone team

Log in between 7 and 8pm for another chance to talk to the Engineers in the Environment Zone! Continue asking your brilliant questions in this special after-school live chat. Just log in and head to the CHAT page from 7pm! Why not introduce your friends and family to the Engineers you’ve been talking with in school? You can even ask them to pose their own question about the Engineers’ work and interests, or about science and engineering… How to join the evening chat Log in to the Environment Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you tonight! ModJen and the Environment team

Log in between 7 and 8pm for another chance to talk to the Engineers in the Automation Zone! Continue asking your brilliant questions in this special after-school live chat. Just log in and head to the CHAT page from 7pm! Why not introduce your friends and family to the engineers you’ve been talking with in school? You can even ask them to pose their own question about the Engineers’ work and interests, or about science and engineering… How to join the evening chat Log in to the Automation Zone as normal Click the CHAT icon Start asking your questions! See you tonight! ModJen and the Automation Zone team

I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here! is back this March. Between Monday 2nd and Friday 13th, students at over 30 schools will be putting their questions to engineers in 3 different themed zones. For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter @IAEGMOOH, and follow the hashtag, #IAEIE. The Health Zone is a themed zone supported by Wellcome. Sanjeev Kumar | PhD Researcher, Tyndall Institute I am working on the development of compact and low battery consumable antennas to enable wireless capability to wristwatches for healthcare applications. Orla McGee | Postdoctoral Researcher, Trinity College Dublin I work with Doctors in Crumlin’s Children’s hospital to look at new ways of designing devices to help children who have problems with their hearts live longer and better lives. Fiona Malone | Lecturer and Biomedical Engineer, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology I build robots that behave like the human … Continue reading →

I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here! is back this March. Between Monday 2nd and Friday 13th, students at over 30 schools will be putting their questions to engineers in 3 different themed zones. For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter @IAEGMOOH, and follow the hashtag, #IAEIE. The Automation Zone is a themed zone supported by SFI. Tiziana Margaria | Professor, University of Limerick I solve problems that companies have in managing complex systems that combine software with equipment and people. Ruairi Williamson | Account Executive, Fluke Corporation I help companies use Laptops, iPhones and Tablets to make their factories and buildings work better, faster and for less money. Ollie Otter | PhD Student, MaREI, University College Cork I am using a drone to test scale models of floating wind turbines in a wave pool to find out how much renewable energy a … Continue reading →

I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here! is back this March. Between Monday 2nd and Friday 13th, students at over 30 schools will be putting their questions to engineers in 3 different themed zones. For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter @IAEGMOOH, and follow the hashtag, #IAEIE. The Environment Zone is a themed zone supported by SFI. Olga Ormond | Stakeholder engagement, AquaTT I work in science communication and stakeholder engagement, currently on a project on the next generation of industry- communicating the many benefits and opportunities, including multiple environmental benefits. Madhumidha Murugan | PhD Student, CAPPA, Tyndall Institute My work is to develop a real time compact optofluidic sensor to continuously monitor the levels of pollutants in real water bodies. Connor McGookin | PhD Student, MaREI, University College Cork I study how changes to our energy system will reduce the amount of … Continue reading →

I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here! is back this March. Between Monday 2nd and Friday 13th, students at over 30 schools will be putting their questions to engineers in 3 different themed zones.

For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter @IAEGMOOH, and follow the hashtag, #IAEIE.

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I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here returns this March, for two weeks from Monday 2nd-Friday 13th.

We’re running three themed zones this March.

Read on to find out about them, or head straight to the application form to take part:

• Teachers apply by 17th January: imanengineer.ie/teachers
• Engineers apply: imanengineer.ie/engineer-apply

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