Spring into STEM 2.0: Making a difference through engineering
Spring into STEM is back! From November 2024 we're hosting another unmissable series of ground breaking lectures exploring hot topics in STEM, live at our UCL East campus!
From manufacturing to medicine, STEM (science technology, engineering and mathematics) is fundamental to understanding and exploring the world around us.
At UCL, our STEM research uncovers the complexities of how we live and how we shape what the future might look like.
Following the popularity of Spring into STEM over the past four years, this relaunch will continue to bring our series to live audiences at our UCL East Campus. Each evening of Spring Into STEM 2.0 will feature two TED-style talks by experts, offering interdisciplinary perspectives on the hottest topics in STEM. Our academic hosts will highlight and share their cutting-edge knowledge in inspirational formats, perfect for inquisitive young minds and those interested in STEM research.
Whether you're a school teacher or supervisor wanting to fan the flame of curiosity in your class or community group by booking them in, a young scientist aged 15 to 25 or a just science enthusiast on the hunt for deeper insight and to share your passion with others, seize your chance and head to the booking form. Sessions take place once per month from November 2024 to July 2025 — we're looking forward to meeting you there!
What ways can nano-research make a difference each day? How small does nano-research go?
Join us for the first of the 2024-25 Spring into STEM sessions to hear how UCL engineers are working with the very smallest of particles to make a big difference to people's everyday lives.
You'll hear talks from two specialists who take very different approaches to nano research: Adnan Mehonic, who applies nanoelectronics to Artificial Intelligence; and Morgan Barnes, how uses nanoparticles to develop smart materials.
Speakers: Dr Adnan Mehonic, Associate Professor, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Dr Morgan Barnes, Lecturer in Soft Manufacturing, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Chair: James Ford, Associate Professor, Centre for Engineering Education
Materials science is of huge importance to our world - from space to healthcare, power to food, a whole range of industries are playing with innovative new materials to improve our lives.
At this Spring into STEM event, you'll hear talks from two specialists who are looking at materials engineering from different perspectives. Farhaneen Mazlan is looking at future food, and Enrique Galindo-Nava is our resident expert in sustainable solutions to air travel!
Speakers: Farhaneen Mazlan PhD student, Department of Biochemical Engineering. Dr Enrique Galindo-Nava, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
How is research shaping the future of healthcare?
Engineers save lives, by transplanting transformative technologies into urgently needed clinical and healthcare applications. At this Spring into STEM session, you'll hear about how we're looking at day-to-day challenges that affect us, and working on research that shapes the future of healthcare.
You'll hear two talks from Rana Khalife, a specialist in stem cell and gene therapies; and Alissa Parmenter, who uses the latest advances in X-rays to investigate the structure and mechanics of the spine!
Speakers: Dr Rana Khalife, Lecturer, Department of Biochemical Engineering. Alissa Parmenter, Final year PhD student, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
How can engineering research inform advances in public health?
In our fourth session of Spring into STEM 2024/25, we're continuing to explore how engineering and health intersect! This is a big priority for UCL researchers - in fact, Global Health and Human Wellbeing are two of UCL's 'Grand Challenges' themes!
You'll join two talks by Emma Hailwood, who is researching the link between fuel emissions and lung health; and Lucy Todd, whose research on biomedical scaffolding takes inspiration from nature.
Speakers: Emma Hailwood, Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Lucy Todd, PhD Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering
How is technology shaping the future?
Join us online or in-person for this session of Spring into STEM 2024/25, where we'll shine a spotlight on how technology is reshaping our lives in surprising and creative ways!
You'll hear two talks by Vir Morjaria, a former student in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, whose interest lies in the intersection of engineering and fashion design, and Vijay Pawar, an expert in robotic systems and their application in sustainable buildings!
Speakers: Dr Vijay Pawar, Lecturer in Digital Construction Technologies, The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment. Vir Morjaria, Electronic and Electrical Engineering graduate.
What can we use to tackle the problems of waste? How is social media involved in the sale of drugs?
Here at UCL Engineering, we are committed to teaching and research that changes the world. At this Spring into STEM session, we'll be exploring two very different angles to this challenge.
You'll hear talks from two experts from very different backgrounds, but with a shared commitment to transforming something harmful to people or the planet into something positive. Ashely Fuller will present her research on preventing the sale of drugs on social media; followed by Jack Jefferies, who looks at how enzymes can be also be used to deal with the global plastic problem.
Speakers: Ashly Fuller, PhD Researcher in Online Safety, Department of Security and Crime Science. Dr Jack Jeffries, Lecturer in Biocatalysis and Biocatalyst Engineering, Department of Biochemical Engineering
The details of this event will be shared soon! Watch this space.Booking to be confirmed soon!
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