Niamh Shaw is a freelance science communicator and performer. She combines her science expertise with improvisation and story-telling skills. Niamh Shaw What do you do for a living? I’m a communicator and a performer. I’m passionate about bringing all that is interesting in science, engineering
Michael Keogh tells Smart Futures about working as a Ryanair aircraft engineer. Describe your typical day? I am a B2 avionics maintenance engineer so I work on electrical, instruments and radio systems. B1 engineers work on airframe and engine systems. We work 12-hour days, working two days then two
Imagine if we could re-grow healthy new bone tissue to replace old or non-functioning tissue? In the lab, researchers have already done this, growing bone to naturally fit the ‘hole’ left by the surgical removal of old or non-functioning bone. This ‘regenerative medicine&rsquo
Ronan Byrne talks to Smart Futures about being a project engineer in new Irish start-up Exergyn, which employs 12 people. What does Exergyn do? Our engine, the Exergyn Drive, works where there is waste hot water. We’re researching how to convert waste heat from engines and biogas
Paolo Fiorini is the Vice President of Operations at Enbio. He talks to Smart Futures about his career path so far. What are your main tasks? As the Vice President of Operations in Enbio my duties are to take a process that has been developed by the Research and Development
What were the main ‘career decision’ milestones in your life so far? I guess I always wanted to be an engineer. I was always taking apart the VCR and remote control cars etc. My Mam used to go mad. Now any time something breaks she is straight on
What do you do? I work in the research and development lab looking for new coatings we could create. Because we have a unique process for applying coatings, this involves testing different materials to find out whether they will work with the process. Sometimes customers ask for a specific coating