I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here is back! In February and March students at 35 schools will be interacting with 15 engineers across 3 different zones.

Between 26th February – 9th March school students will put the engineers through their paces in fast-paced live chats and probing questions in the Health, Robotics, and Space Zones.

For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter, @iaegmooh, and follow the hashtag, #IAEIE.

Let’s meet the engineers and schools taking part…

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Health Zone

The Health Zone is funded by Wellcome

The Engineers

Karl Brennan | MSD

I solve interesting and difficult problems every day so that my company can make medicine to improve the lives of healthy and sick patients.

Ivor Geoghegan | NUI Galway

I try to learn more about how bones feel forces like gravity and how this process goes wrong in osteoporosis.

Fiona Freeman | Trinity Centre for Bioengineering

I’m a modern day frankenstein…I use 3D printing to print tissue that can regenerate bone in the lab.

Eoin McEvoy | National University of Ireland Galway

I develop computer models of biological cells and the heart to understand how they produce physical forces.

Pattie Matthieu | Trinity College Dublin

I see what happens when you stretch stem cells found in blood vessels.

The Schools

• Blessington Community College, Wicklow
• Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, Galway
• Gaelscoil Na Cruaiche, Mayo
• Le Cheile Secondary School, Dublin
• Moneytown NS, Wicklow
• Our Lady Queen Of Apostles, Dublin
• Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Kerry
• Robertstown National School, Kildare
• Scoil Mhuire, Galway
• Scoil Nais Bhride, Carlow
• SN Naomh Colmain, Kilkenny
• St Pauls, Galway

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Robotics Zone

The Robotics Zone is funded by Science Foundation Ireland

The Engineers

Patrick Lynch | TCD

I build robots.

Graham Cullen | TechWorks Marine

I am a Mechanical Engineer working in the Marine Science Industry. I design the physical part of systems that collect data about the sea.

Edin Omerdic | University of Limerick

Multi-robot control using VR headsets, hand gestures and voice commands.

Cara O’Brien | Trinity College Dublin

I’m trying to develop a new robot to help children in hospitals.

Aisling Lee | Dublin Institute of Technology

I currently study how computers work and how we create, transport, and translate what they have to say.

The Schools

• Coláiste An Chraoibhin, Cork
• Coola Post Primary School, Sligo
• Dún Na Rí College, Cavan
• Gaelcholáiste Mhuire, Cork
• Kilcurley Mixed National School, Louth
• Naas Community National School, Kildare
• Presentation / De La Salle College, Carlow
• Scoil Cuilm Cille, Donegal
• Scoil Mhuire, Galway
• SN Na Croise Naofa, Donegal
• St Kevin’s Community College, Wicklow
• St Mary’s Convent, Tipperary
• St Molaga Senior NS, Dublin
• The Sacred Heart Primary School, Longford
• Trinity Comprehensive School, Dublin

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Space Zone

The Space Zone is funded by Science Foundation Ireland

The Engineers

William O’Connor | UCD

I study how best to control the movement of spacecraft, satellites, launchers and robots for space, especially when they are big and light, and so quite wobbly.

Lána Salmon | UCD

I am responsible for Communications and Outreach for EIRSAT-1, Ireland’s First satellite, which is being built in UCD.

James Geary | European Space Agency

I ensure that spacecraft designs can be become a reality by ensuring the build technologies are mature and achieved in controlled way.

Jonathan Faull | International Space University

I am a teaching associate in the International Space University

 

The Schools

• Clonkeen College, Dublin
• Coláiste Bhaile Chláir, Galway
• Coláiste Bríde, Dublin
• Coláiste Choilm, Cork
• Gardenfield N.S, Galway
• Heywood Community School, Laois
• Knockraha NS, Cork
• Parteen NS, Clare
• SN Ath Na Lionta, Cork
• SN Muire Na Ngael, Louth
• St Molaga Senior NS, Dublin

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