UK young engineer and young technologists of year announced
Summary
My project is to help raise awareness of eco issues to younger people.” Conservationist and TV presenter Megan McCubbin crowned the engineer and technology superstars at The Big Bang Fair at the NEC, Birmingham on 19th June 2024. The Big Bang Junior Engineering Award went to St Aidan’s High School in Lanarkshire, Scotland for their project, a ‘Theme Park for the future’ using kinetic, solar, and wind power. Students Genevieve Brennan, Jamie McShane, Kevin McGuigan, Naimh Clarke, Rosa Hodge, and Sam Brown impressed judges with their project to come up with ways to make a theme park more sustainable. We have been impressed by the level of research you have done in the different areas from the waste, renewable energy and the weather forecast to show the viability of the site.” And The Big Bang Intermediate Engineering Award winner was Year 11 student Keon Robert, from Queen Elizabeth School in Barnet, for his project, ‘Green Pot, growing the future’. The container stores produce and then constantly monitors temperature to adjust a prediction for the time the produce will expire.” The Big Bang Senior Technology Award went to a group of four London students in Year 13 from Kings College London Maths School for their accessible chess design, entitled, ‘AutoMate – the chess board for everyone.’ The AutoMate design aims to create an accessible platform with integrated mechatronic systems, allowing users to play without touching the pieces, inputting moves through inclusive technologies including eye-gaze-tracking and voice commands.