Career Case Studies
A set of STEMNET case studies profiling the careers of a selection of STEM Ambassadors. The case studies illustrate the ways different jobs require an understanding of science and also the routes into a range of careers. The case studies cover a wide area of work including:
- Research Engineer
- Maintenance Engineer
- Control Systems Engineer
- Construction Project Engineer
- Avionics Technician
- Electrical Engineer
- Risk Management Coordinator
- Mechanical Engineer
- Medical Physics
- Instrumentation Engineer
- Tunnel Design Engineer
- Piping Stress Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Transportation Planner
- Nuclear Power Design Engineer
These case studies accompany a set of activity case studies which describe how the Amabassdors worked with students to enhance and enrich their learning experience.
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Transportation Planner: Dan Cornelius
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of transportation planner, and STEM Ambassador, Dan Cornelius.
Dan's role is to assess road schemes and their impacts on local and regional areas. He develops graphic models of the situation and location. This allows him to manipulate elements, such...
Piping Stress Engineer: Danny Finn
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Danny Finn, a piping stress engineer.
Danny works for a company that build facilities to liquify natural gas before its transportation. His specialism is in determining whether pipe work will survive its required operating lifetime...
Nuclear Power Design Engineer: David Bennett
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador David Bennett, a design engineer at a nuclear power station.
David's role is to ensure that any modifications made to the nuclear power plant improve safety and efficiency. He started work after gaining a degree in Mechanical...
Career Case Study 11: Dr Emma Welsh
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Emma Welsh. She works as a reviewer, analysing data from clinical trials of treatments for chronic respiratory diseases.
Emma analyses information which is then used by doctors, health authorities and others to decide on which...
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| Subject(s) | Careers, Design and technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Science |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx4yw |
