Personal Flashcards
Why do you want to be a professor?
Independence & freedom to investigate interesting problems
Rewarding feeling I get knowing that I’m helping to shape the next gen
Desire to change the world for the better through the outcomes of my research
What support would you expect from the department?
Computational resources
student support
Travel grants for conferences
FBG sensor equipments
Why study eng. after studying business?
Growing up, I’ve always liked math & science, solving probs, building things
However, I did not choose to study engineering the first time round as I have studied science my whole life and I wanted to try something non-science for a change
But after some time, I actually missed studying math and science and so I decided to go back and study civil engineering and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I am very happy with where engineering has brought me to and I very much look forward to seeing where engineering will lead me to next.
Questions to ask
Could you tell me more about the research culture here at the dept?
What is the biggest challenge facing the department today?
How do the department and university support the improvement of teaching?
How is performance measured and reviewed?
If you were assigned to be in charge of promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity, what would you do?
Publicity campaign, with posters on campus, email campaign, talks etc. to raise awareness of EDI.
Appoint student ambassadors to carry out glassroots campaign to further promote EDI
If you are to present your research to 12 years old, what would you do
I would make it interactive
I will talk about wind turbines, and how I focus of supporting the turbine from falling over.
Then, I will get them to be actively involved by building a sphaghetti tower support structure of a wind turbine, where a marshmallow is used for the turbine
If you were to target a new group for public outreach, who would it be and how?
Policy maker
Blog such as theconversation
