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Robert Mair

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Molly Stevens

Carlo Rovelli

David Spiegelhalter

Jane Goodall

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Brian Cox

Brian Greene

Richard Dawkins

Lawrence Krauss

Carlos Frenk

Tim Palmer

Venki Ramakrishnan

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Steve Jones

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Listen to Lord Robert Mair’s views on the role of innovation for UK economic recovery, investors &amp; technology, levelling up, the skills agenda and equality, diversity and inclusion. Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Cambridge University, and Member of the House of Lords, Lord Mair has an accomplished civil engineering career, specialising in underground construction and experience of leading numerous projects in the UK and worldwide. As a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, he recently took part in their inquiry into how Catapults can better contribute to delivering the UK’S R&amp;D roadmap.

Listen to Lord Robert Mair’s views on the role of innovation for UK economic recovery, investors &amp; technology, levelling up, the skills agenda and equality, diversity and inclusion. Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Cambridge University, and Member of the House of Lords, Lord Mair has an accomplished civil engineering career, specialising in underground construction and experience of leading numerous projects in the UK and worldwide. As a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, he recently took part in their inquiry into how Catapults can better contribute to delivering the UK’S R&amp;D roadmap.

Maximising the UK's innovation potential with Lord Robert Mair

Asking someone to send you an “engineer” will conjure up all sorts of people who build and fix things. But today’s show is about civil engineers. Professor Robert Mair of the University of Cambridge Engineering Department will explain what do they do. What’s the difference between a civil engineer and a washing machine engineer? Is it that a civil engineer wears a suit? Maybe not, but you’ll hear about the civil engineering in “Crossrail”, a £15 billion project to a build train route from Reading, tunnel across London and then on to Essex and Kent. Work started five years ago and the first trains will run in 2019.Follow-up link to hear more about engineering in these podcasts: Learn about aerodynamics and the need for bumps on airplane wings from Prof Holger Babinsky at the University of Cambridge. The technology behind the world’s best selling electric vehicle. Steve Groves of Nissan tells about the Nissan LEAF car that drives across town without adding pollution or traffic noise. How materials science is put to use in medicine where there’s a need for replacement tissues. Dr Michelle Oyen from bioengineering at the University of Cambridge explains about measuring the properties of bone and hydrogels. We also discuss the uptake of engineering by girls. The engineering initiative to build the world’s fastest car – called Bloodhound– aims to recruit students to engineering. We speak with the project’s education officer about this unusual car. 17/05/2014Tagged 105science, Chris Creese, civil engineering, engineering, physics, Robert Mair, Roger Frost, science, technology, University of CambridgeThe post scientist 52: the civil engineer – Robert Mair on Crossrail and Westminster (2014) appeared first on Roger Frost: science, sensors and automation.

Asking someone to send you an “engineer” will conjure up all sorts of people who build and fix things. But today’s show is about civil engineers. Professor Robert Mair of the University of Cambridge Engineering Department will explain what do they do. What’s the difference between a civil engineer and a washing machine engineer? Is it that a civil engineer wears a suit? Maybe not, but you’ll hear about the civil engineering in “Crossrail”, a £15 billion project to a build train route from Reading, tunnel across London and then on to Essex and Kent. Work started five years ago and the first trains will run in 2019.<h4>Follow-up link to hear more about engineering in these podcasts:</h4><ul> <li>Learn about aerodynamics and the need for bumps on airplane wings from Prof Holger Babinsky at the University of Cambridge.</li> <li>The technology behind the world’s best selling electric vehicle. Steve Groves of Nissan tells about the Nissan LEAF car that drives across town without adding pollution or traffic noise.</li> <li>How materials science is put to use in medicine where there’s a need for replacement tissues. Dr Michelle Oyen from bioengineering at the University of Cambridge explains about measuring the properties of bone and hydrogels. We also discuss the uptake of engineering by girls.</li> <li>The engineering initiative to build the world’s fastest car – called Bloodhound– aims to recruit students to engineering. We speak with the project’s education officer about this unusual car.</li> </ul>17/05/2014Tagged 105science, Chris Creese, civil engineering, engineering, physics, Robert Mair, Roger Frost, science, technology, University of CambridgeThe post <a href="https://www.rogerfrost.com/scientist-52-the-civil-engineer-robert-mair-on-crossrail-and-westminster-2014/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">scientist 52: the civil engineer – Robert Mair on Crossrail and Westminster (2014)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rogerfrost.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roger Frost: science, sensors and automation</a>.

scientist 52: the civil engineer – Robert Mair on Crossrail and Westminster (2014)

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Robert Mair, professor of Civil engineering at Cambridge University about his life as an engineer in academia and industry and his expertise on finding innovative solutions to the problems of building tunnels under already congested cities.He talks about his innovative technique of 'compensation grouting' which prevented Big Ben from tilting and even cracking and coming away from the Houses of Parliament during Jubilee line extension. Crossrail is one of the biggest engineering projects in Europe and involves constructing 26 miles of new tunnels underneath London's busy streets and under the existing tube network. Robert talks the latest tunnelling technology being used and the huge drilling machines with names like 'Ada' and Phyliss' which use high pressure to minimise ground movements as they drill and even have a kitchen and bathroom facilities on board.He also talks about his latest work on how smart sensors which can harvest their own energy. And when built into buildings, roads, tunnels they could make sure the engineering projects of the future will be able to continuously monitor and report on their own safety.

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Robert Mair, professor of Civil engineering at Cambridge University about his life as an engineer in academia and industry and his expertise on finding innovative solutions to the problems of building tunnels under already congested cities. He talks about his innovative technique of 'compensation grouting' which prevented Big Ben from tilting and even cracking and coming away from the Houses of Parliament during Jubilee line extension. Crossrail is one of the biggest engineering projects in Europe and involves constructing 26 miles of new tunnels underneath London's busy streets and under the existing tube network. Robert talks the latest tunnelling technology being used and the huge drilling machines with names like 'Ada' and Phyliss' which use high pressure to minimise ground movements as they drill and even have a kitchen and bathroom facilities on board. He also talks about his latest work on how smart sensors which can harvest their own energy. And when built into buildings, roads, tunnels they could make sure the engineering projects of the future will be able to continuously monitor and report on their own safety.

Prof Robert Mair