• Question: why did u become a engineer, isn't it boring?

    Asked by DIARRHOEA to Oliver, Lesley, Leah, Hannah, Graeme, Aleks on 7 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Hannah Griffin

      Hannah Griffin answered on 7 Mar 2019:

      I love making things and helping people. The scientists where I work are doing really cool experiments that aren’t being done anywhere else in the world. They are making medicines better, looking at how we can improve batteries and computer chips, they are studying how to make bridges safer and stronger, and lots more. I love playing my part in developing computer systems they need to do their job. Every day is different. I love being able to be creative and scientific at the same time!

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      Graeme Burt answered on 7 Mar 2019: last edited 10 Mar 2019 5:29 pm

      Its never boring. I get to work with several million volt power supplies, liquid helium, lasers, and particle beams. I design new products that help fight cancer, or create new particles that haven’t been seen since the big bang. Every day is different, as engineers always have to create something new. I have travelled the world (I’m off to Botswana after next week). You never know if your new accelerator will work or explode. You always have to solve new problems even when it might seem impossible.

      After a while being a racecar driver will become repetitive, but being an engineer never is.

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      Lesley Colquhoun answered on 12 Mar 2019:

      some days are boring but normally its all go!

      every day is different and i am always learning new things. I am lucky in my position that i am involved with all stages of a project and therfore live a big cycle of around 2-3 years before i have to do the same thing again.

      i became an engineer because i love to understand the how’s and why’s about life.

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      Leah Morgan answered on 13 Mar 2019:

      It can be boring, especially if I have lots of paperwork to finish for a big job. But usually I’m super busy, I can be: working on designs, finalising system requirements, helping the technicians fix something on JET, training (lots of training).
      I became an engineer so I could get involved with fusion. I work on the biggest fusion reactor in the world and I’m very proud of it!

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