• Question: What is your favourite project that you have worked on as an engineer?

    Asked by KatiePage to Dominic, Maedeh, Matthew, Matt, Monica on 8 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Matthew Oldfield

      Matthew Oldfield answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      Honestly, I love the project I work on now – a steerable needle for brain surgery. It’s great to see something so unusual working and to be part of a team that has one from a simple trial years ago to something that one day may be used in surgery. There are so many interesting aspects like the control and linking the needle’s path in the brain to images taken using MRI and X-ray machines. I like my part of the project as it has improved the shape and material of the needle to take it from being very large to something that would be reasonable for use in humans.

    • Photo: Monica Rozeik

      Monica Rozeik answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      I really like the project I’m working on now even though it’s got a long way to go. I’m working on developing a new heart valve for children. That’s been my most challenging project so far because there’s a lot more things that need to be considered in a child such as the fact they can outgrow their valve quickly.

    • Photo: Dominic Eggbeer

      Dominic Eggbeer answered on 18 Mar 2016:

      The most fun from a personal perspective has been helping a mate design an exoskeleton arm brace for his paralysed arm. He’s a mountain biker like me, but crashed and was left without the use of one arm. He’s been developing a brace that allows him to ride again and I’ve helped him use 3D printing and other technologies to make it.

      I also love my work in surgery making bits for peoples’ heads!

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