01 Feb 2017 | 5pm | Engineering Exchange | Sarah Bell

In 2014 University College London launched the Engineering Exchange (EngEx). The purpose of the EngEx is to build stronger partnerships between engineering researchers and local communities. EngEx activities include providing pro bono engineering support for community groups, continuing professional development in community engagement for engineers, and initiating engineering research projects based on community needs and interests. In the first two years of the EngEx projects have been completed on topics include the demolition and refurbishment of social housing, designs for barges and lifting equipment to revive London's canals for freight transport, improving community air pollution monitoring, and developing technologies to assist with healthy aging. The EngEx has also supported research projects to develop new engineering design methods for bottom-up, community based infrastructure. This seminar will outline the main objectives and activities of the EngEx and discuss opportunities for engaging with CASA research and teaching.

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Sarah Bell is Director of the Engineering Exchange and Senior Lecturer in environmental engineering at UCL. Her research investigates the sustainability of urban water systems, particularly social and policy factors as they relate to engineering. Her work also addresses community engagement with engineering and infrastructure provision. She has supervised research in Australia, the UK, Mexico, Iran, Kenya and Peru, and works in collaboration with engineering, community and policy partners. She is an EPSRC Living With Environmental Change Research Fellow.