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Asked by 704enec49 to Hilly, Lee, Liz, Tadhg, Yasmin on 15 Jun 2015.
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Tadhg O'Donovan answered on 15 Jun 2015:
I really like applied and experimental research! This is where we try to understand why something behaves one way or another. The application is where we can use that “something” to design a product or process for the betterment of society.
As an example, I have an interest in how blood flows in the body – we do experiments to see how people’s cardiovascular system behaves when stresses (in very hot or very cold conditions). If we can understand that, then we can use it to develop devices to diagnose diabetes or peripheral vascular disease.
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Lee Margetts answered on 15 Jun 2015:
Hi @704enec49 – Don’t tell them, but the people I work with and the students I teach are the parts of my current job that I find most interesting. “What motivates them?” “What can I do to make engineering more interesting in my leasons?” “How can I make my research group more productive?” “What do my students need from me to help them get the best possible job when they finish their studies?”
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Yasmin Ali answered on 15 Jun 2015:
At the moment I’m really interested in 3D printing. I am looking at how we can use it in energy and oil and gas. It’s a manufacturing technique that lets us make shapes that are impossible to make in any other way… we can also make things much lighter but with the same strength! I think it’s epic, and has lots of really useful applications that we haven’t thought of yet.
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