Create the Future Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

What happens after we flush? Sanitary engineers might just be the unsung heroes of civilisation, ensuring the safe disposal of waste water and assuring a supply of safe drinking water.
Host Guru Madhavan gets his hands dirty, discussing sanitation systems with:
Pam Elardo, former Deputy Commissioner for New York's Bureau of Wastewater Treatment
Andrew Russell, science historian and Provost at Sony Poly
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Graphene is the world's thinnest, super-strong, super-flexible material. It could have dramatic applications in everything from engineering tissue to making new technological devices.
George Imafidon discusses the possibilities - and the possible drawbacks - of this wonder material with James Baker, CEO of the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at the University of Manchester.
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In February, the 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was awarded to Andrew Garrad CBE and Henrik Stiesdal for their achievements in advancing the design, manufacture and deployment of high-performance wind turbines.
Host Roma Agrawal talks to them about the political barriers they've faced, and the future of wind energy in the face of the climate crisis.
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In the future, virtual models of our organs could aid the development of personalised medicine.⁠ These digital twins can be experimented on to identify the best possible treatment, without you having to go near a pill or surgeon’s knife.
Host Roma Agrawal gets to the heart of the matter with:
Roger Highfield, Science Director at the Science Museum, and author of Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionize Medicine and Change Your Life.
Dr Jazmín Aguado Sierra, the first engineer to model their own heart. See Jazmin's complex and beautiful large-scale virtual model at the Science Museum now.
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What does the UK national anthem have to do with fire safety? And who is responsible for preventing fires of the future?
Guru Madhavan - senior director of programs of the US National Academy of Engineering - chairs his first edition of Create The Future. His red hot guests are structural fire engineering expert Professor Luke Bisby, and fire safety engineer Professor Jose Torero Cullen.
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Have you ever paused to think about the maths, physics, and engineering behind your favourite piece of sporting equipment? Be it BMX, football boot, shuttlecock, or snowboard?
Could engineers be the driving force behind the new sports of the future? What is Sports Engineering anyway?!
George Imafidon - Extreme E race engineer - kicks-off a conversation with:
Godfather of Sports Engineering Steve Haake, and Editor of Sports Engineering journal Thomas Allen.
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