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How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future?

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Civil engineering Dr Alice Alipour is a civil engineer, working in the branch of engineering that focuses on the design and construction of infrastructure, such as buildings, roads and bridges. Electrical engineer Professor Rukmi Dutta (right) is improving the efficiency of electric motors © M.

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What Fields Are Included in STEM: A Comprehensive Overview

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As a STEM advocate and researcher, I am excited to present a comprehensive overview of the fields included in STEM. Physics, in particular, focuses on the fundamental principles that govern matter and energy. Biology and Life Sciences You’ll find a wide range of exciting research opportunities in biology and life sciences. (

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

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They conduct complex research projects and may isolate, analyze, and synthesize proteins, enzymes, DNA, and other molecules. Biomedical Engineer The Role: These engineers work at the intersection of engineering, life sciences, and healthcare. Average Annual Salary: $106,650 7. Average Annual Salary: $102,200 8.

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Living in a material world: the importance of materials science and engineering

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“This covers anything you make things out of and is true across a huge range of scales, from the atomic level through to civil engineering structures.”. And, as research advances, we are making new materials that might not fall into these traditional categories, such as graphene.”. APPLICATIONS AND ADVANCES.

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Controlling and engineering systems for the benefit of all

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“Achieving this implies that the well-established field of system science can be applied to address many challenges that cannot be solved by conventional engineering system design approaches.”. Questions and research methods. Field of research: Automatic Control and Systems Engineering.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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Dr Davis Chacon-Hurtado, an engineer at the University of Connecticut, hopes to address these issues in his home country of Peru. By combining engineering and human rights disciplines, he is researching the links between access to transport and the inequalities facing Peruvians today. ABOUT ENGINEERING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.

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How are control engineers improving the sustainability of irrigated agriculture?

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Field of research : Control Engineering. Research project : Automation of open channels for gravity-powered water distribution. Funders : Australian Research Council, Rubicon Water, University of Melbourne. ABOUT CONTROL ENGINEERING. Control engineering is a discipline that has very wide applicability,” says Iven.