Next steps [in the Grand Challenges agenda]

Session
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
00:13 - 00:13
Duration: 53 mins
Publication date: 13 Mar 2013
Location: IETTV_Room, IETTV_Venue, London, United Kingdom
Part of event Global Grand Challenges Summit

About the session

This discussion, led by a panel of rising stars in engineering and intersecting fields, looks at how the global Grand Challenges agenda can be used to drive change in the future.

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Speakers

Eleanor Stride

University of Oxford, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Reader in Biomedical Engineering

Eleanor Stride obtained her BEng and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UCL. Following the completion of her PhD in 2005, she was appointed to a lectureship and a Royal Academy of Engineering and EPSRC Research Fellowship. In addition to over 90 academic papers, her work has led to new patented technologies for agents for ultrasound imaging and therapy, and she has recently set up a spin-out company in this area. In 2011, she moved to the University of Oxford, where she continues her research in encapsulation, ultrasound therapy and medical imaging.
Prof. Jim Al-Khalili

University of Surrey, Professor of Physics

Jim Al-Khalili is a professor of physics, author and broadcaster based at the University of Surrey where he currently teaches and also holds a chair in public engagement in science. He received his PhD in nuclear physics in 1989 and remains active in research in theoretical physics. He is active as a science communicator and has written a number of popular science and history of science books, between them translated into over twenty languages. His latest is Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics. Jim is a regular presenter of TV science documentaries, including the Bafta nominated Chemistry: A Volatile History and, most recently, Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity and Order and Disorder, both for BBC4. He also presents the weekly BBC Radio 4 programme, The Life Scientific. He provides expert advice for bodies such as the Royal Society, the British Council and the Department for Education. He is also active in public life and is a strong advocate for rationalism and secularism and has recently taken over as president of the British Humanist Association. He is a recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday medal and the Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2008.
Yewande Akinola

ARUP, Engineer

Yewande is an engineer with engineering consultancy, ARUP. She holds engineering and innovation degrees from the University of Warwick and Cranfield University. Her innovation expertise informs her interests in the development of appropriate technologies for developing countries and emerging markets. She enjoys media work and has presented engineering programmes for TV. She is currently the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year. In her spare time she enjoys building house models, reading and exploring new places.
Jared Dunnmon

Oxford University, MBA candidate

Jared Dunnmon is a current MBA candidate at Oxford University who is particularly interested in developing holistic solutions to energy and infrastructure problems. After studying mechanical engineering and economics at Duke University as an undergraduate, Jared has spent the last two years as a Rhodes Scholar focusing his activities on creating mathematical models of complex energy generation systems and developing concrete implementation strategies for emerging technologies of high social value. Jared will begin his doctoral work in Mechanical Engineering this coming September with an intended focus on both modeling and design of flexible-fuel large scale combustion systems.

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