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*** *** THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 *** *** | VII The Daily Telegraph INNOVATION CAREERS IN ENGINEERING Royal Academy of Engineering. This enables students to have contact with engineers who are established entrepreneurs or those who are developing their own ideas. Attendees are also assigned mentors who can help them identify problems, create short-term goals and then work out ways to meet them over the next year. In its first year, the programme has proved popular. For the 10 places offered on the NCGE website, there were 70 applicants. Ten more places were given to the Royal Academy’s Engineering Leadership Award students. “Engineers were very excited about this opportunity,” says Read. “They came from all disciplines.” One student has already been awarded a fellowship to study in the US, and several others who met on the programme have set up a business on the back of the networking they did during it. “We’re bringing together the Royal Academy of Engineering with the NCGE to support engineers,” says Read. “We understand engineers and the NCGE knows what a business start-up takes.” knocking out their entrepreneurial talent while they work in technical jobs, so that after training they still have the drive to go it alone.” The NCGE residential programme involves workshops and lectures, as well as formal dinners with members of the THE LOW-COST WIND TURBINE ENGINEER Max Robson is a fledgling engineer who is just starting out, but his entrepreneurial career began before he even completed his degree. Graduating this summer with a BSc in Product Design and Modern Materials, he sought his tutor’s advice when developing his idea for a lowcost tool which locates the centre line of an object. His tutor directed him to the NCGE Flying Start Engineering Programme, and despite his late application, he won a place. Now Robson is in the process of setting up his own business — something he hadn’t even considered before the Programme. “For someone who has a practical business idea, it’s really good,” he says. Through networking during the Flying Start residential days and his mentor’s contacts, Robson already has an investor interested in his product. “Before the meeting, my mentor prepped me for an hour.” Other ideas include a low-cost wind turbine to meet the energy needs of developing countries. A prototype stands in his garden, and a company is looking to fund it. It’s something of a personal crusade. “I want my business to improve the environment, which is a passion of mine,” he says. “I want to use recyclable materials and designs and make products to improve the environment.” Systems Engineers: Let your career take off with AeroMobile... AeroMobile is an award winning provider of technology and services that allow the safe and managed use of mobile phones and PDA’s in-flight. Having entered commercial service in April 2007, over 60,000 airline passengers have already used our service. Due to continued business growth, we are now looking to recruit systems engineers with a strong background in data communications (e.g. IP networking, cellular networks, and satellite-based systems). Experience of complex systems integration together with excellent troubleshooting skills would be highly beneficial. We are also looking to recruit systems engineers with at least 3 years experience in avionics systems design, development, integration and certification. Experience of DO178B, DO254 and ARP4754 would be highly beneficial, as would a working knowledge of on-aircraft SATCOM systems. If you feel that you have the required experience to join our company, and have what it takes to succeed in a dynamic and pioneering engineering environment, then we would like to hear from you. Our benefits package is highly competitive, and the opportunities for career progression are excellent! ‘‘ Cleaning the earth at Am soil washing plant in Ore ec’s gon ‘‘ or five years of working in the industry to hone their skills before they are ready to set up on their own. The important thing is not You need to be able to turn a great concept into a practical reality. It is easier if someone helps show you how The STFC Cloud Radar in operation The m at the icro sensor Micro core of healthvisk’s rapid -testin g kit lkington’s Manufacturing Pi s aning glas self-cle Analysing capsule composition at LiteThru PICKING UP THE PIECES AND MAKINGTHEM FIT FROM HEALTHCARE DILEMMAS TO AIR-TRAVEL ISSUES, ENGINEERS ARE FINDING SOLUTIONS TO TRICKY PROBLEMS. LISA SEWARDS LOOKS AT SOME OF THEM THE PROBLEM: hard-to-clean glass THE SOLUTION: self-cleaning glass Engineers at Pilkington have designed a double-coated glass that combines self-cleaning properties with solar control. Not only does it greatly reduce the amount of heat let into a room, and so providing a cooling solution for hot conservatories in summer, the surface of the glass has a coating that reacts with UV rays to loosen organic dirt such as bird droppings and pollen. This makes rainwater “sheet” rather than run down glass, thereby washing away dirt particles. “The glass increases comfort while reducing cleaning chores — it’s the ideal lifestyle solution,” says Pilkington technologist Darren Fitzgerald. THE PROBLEM: lengthy waits for health-test results THE SOLUTION: rapid testing kits Engineers have a major role to play in healthcare because they help design the high-tech gadgets used by medics to monitor patients’ health. Now, people who require frequent blood testing could benefit from rapid-result home-testing kits created by Microvisk Technologies Limited. Patients who take anti-coagulants such as Warfarin need frequent blood testing as clots that occur inside blood vessels can block the flow of blood to major organs, causing heart attacks and strokes. However, because anti-coagulants reduce the blood’s ability to clot, they can increase patients’ risk of external or internal bleeding or blood loss. It is essential, then, that the blood is accurately monitored so that the correct dosage of medication can be calculated. Microvisk’s breakthrough, available from 2011, will allow doctors to perform the test by measuring patients’ blood thickness from their own surgeries with a micro sensor. John Curtis, Chief Executive at Microvisk says: “We are moving away from traditional processes of sampling at a doctor’s surgery and having to wait for weeks to get results from the lab.” THE PROBLEM: non-accurate weather prediction THE SOLUTION: The Cloud Radar The weather is the single topic of conversation that unites Britain. And now scientists have developed a system that measures the individual layers of cloud which will make answering all-important weather questions much more accurate in future. The Cloud Radar will not only allow forecasters to predict the weather more precisely, but the information it gathers will also enable aircraft pilots to judge more accurately whether it is safe to take off and land in diverse weather conditions. Developed over 10 years by researchers and engineers at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in collaboration with the Met Office, the Cloud Radar can take a complete and accurate profile of cloud or fog up to five miles overhead. Brian Moyna, senior systems engineer at STFC explains: “Compared to conventional pulsed radar instruments, this radar has increased reliability as it takes a slice of cloud and provides a profile that gives more accurate weather forecasting. It has the potential to make our skies safer.” The Met Office has just purchased a Cloud Radar which is being tested at sites around Britain. THE PROBLEM: contaminated earth THE SOLUTION: a soil cleansing machine Diamond Head Crater is one of Hawaii’s most memorable landmarks, but it was badly contaminated with lead after decades of use as a firing range by the Hawaii Army National Guard. Engineers were responsible for returning it to a pristine state. As part of a major clean-up project, Amec, the international engineering and project management company, and subcontractor Brice Environmental Services, combined a revolutionary technology known as soil washing with an innovative dry screening process to remove more than 14 tons of lead from the disused rifle and pistol ranges. Nearly 21,000 tons of soil were excavated and washed before being returned to the ranges and re-seeded. Not only is the machine powerful enough to thoroughly wash the soil with just one pass through the system, but it also recycles water. Amec, which received a Technology Leadership award for developing the innovative process, has also used soil washing on ranges at Fort Dix in New Jersey and the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod. It is currently removing 240 tons of lead from Oregon’s Camp Withycombe. “Soil washing is just one of the innovative engineering technologies Amec is using to address the world’s environmental challenges,” says company spokesman Brad Christensen. THE PROBLEM: accurate testing of packaged medicine THE SOLUTION: a non-invasive probe Production and quality control of medicines could soon be quicker, more accurate and cost-effective as a result of an engineering breakthrough with LiteThru. This probe enables experts to peer inside a capsule or tablet to analyse its exact composition while still in the packaging. Monitoring production and checking the quality of manufactured medicinal drugs can be a slow and expensive process using techniques such as liquid chromatography or X-ray analysis. During manufacture it is often difficult to monitor the process to ensure the correct formulation is produced. After manufacture it can take several weeks for a batch of drugs to be tested and released to market. Both methods have a huge impact on the costs of drugs. LiteThru, which has been shortlisted for an Institute of Engineering and Technology award enables medicines such as capsules and tablets in blister packs, or bottles, to be probed without opening them. Dr Darren Andrews, chief executive at LiteThru Ltd says: “This is a superb example of how cutting edge science can provide direct solutions for key industrial and engineering problems.” THE PROBLEM: not being able to use mobile phones on aircraft THE SOLUTION: the AeroMobile data services support system Although mobile phones have been around for decades, it has not been possible to use them on aircraft — until now. They were banned because, theoretically, active radio transmitters could interfere with electronic equipment on the aircraft, as well as causing mayhem with the ground communication network. Now, engineers at the UK-based company AeroMobile have got around the problem by making use of existing satellite communications systems already installed on 2,000 commercial aircraft. As well as chat, AeroMobile can support data services such as email and internet browsing over GPRS and Wi-Fi when the aircraft has higher bandwidth communications systems such as Inmarsat’s Swift64, SwiftBroadband, or Ku-band satellite services. AeroMobile chief executive BjornTaale Sandberg says: “Customers wishing to send or receive an SMS will require only a GSM phone and a global roaming account, while those wanting to send or receive emails will need a GPRS-enabled device like a BlackBerry or an appropriately equipped laptop.” The technology is now available to Emirates customers and is being trialled by Qantas. “With our launch customer Emirates we have helped to create aviation history in 2008 in bringing truly personal, mobile communications to airline passengers who wish to stay in touch when they fly,” says Sandberg. @ JOBS ONLINE: jobs.telegraph.co.uk/ careers-insider For more information visit us at www.aeromobile.net *** *** THE DAILY TELEGRAPH *** *** Tunnels of love THE BRITISH ENGINEERS WHO ARE ADORED THE WORLD OVER page 2 From snowboards to iPods THE CAREER THAT MAKES YOUR WORLD WORK page 5 Champions’ league BUILDING THE WORLD’S SPORTS STADIA page 8 PHOTOLIBRARY Engineering CAREERS IN THURSDAY, O *** II *** *** THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH | *** CAREERS IN ENGINEERING GOING UNDERGROUND The Daily Telegraph INTO THE DEEP N early 200 years ago, Marc Brunel (father of Isambard Kingdom) revolutionised tunnel construction when building the Thames Tunnel — the first to use *** *** THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 *** *** | III The Daily Telegraph GRADUATES CAREERS IN ENGINEERING WATERAID/MARCO BETTI MAKING A DIFFERENCE: ENGINEERING SOCIAL CHANGE IF WORKING ON ETHICAL PROJECTS IS TOP OF YOUR AGENDA, THERE ARE SOME EXCELLENT GRADUATE SCHEMES OFFERING Y *** IV *** *** THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH | *** *** *** THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 *** *** | V The Daily Telegraph INDUSTRY OVERVIEW CAREERS IN ENGINEERING FROM CREATING HI-TECH SPORTS EQUIPMENT TO DEVELOPING SPACE SATELLITES, AN ENGINEERING DEGREE CAN EQUIP YOU FOR A VARIETY OF CAREER PATHS, SAYS THEA JOURDAN MAKING THE *** VI *** *** THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH | *** CAREERS IN ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURS The Daily Telegraph THE B SHOW STEALING THERE ARE GOOD SUPPORT NETWORKS FOR SMART-THINKING ENGINEERS WHO ARE KEEN TO MAKE THEIR IDEAS CENTRE STAGE, SAYS PENELOPE RANCE ritish engineering h *** *** THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 *** *** | VII The Daily Telegraph INNOVATION CAREERS IN ENGINEERING Royal Academy of Engineering. 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