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But Seriously, What is Engineering?

There’s so much more to engineering than hard hats and building bridges. But Seriously, What Is Engineering? is a 12-part podcast series that explores all corners of engineering, from the mine site to the microscope. Season 1 is hosted by Kartikee Gupta, a civil and structural engineer and Women in Engineering advocate for The University of Queensland. Season 2 is hosted by The University of Queensland's Women in Engineering Student Leaders. Throughout this series, you'll hear from incredible industry professionals, current engineering students and inspirational educators from across the engineering sector as we ask them the big questions: What does a career in engineering look like? What makes a great engineer? And what’s in store for the future of engineering? Join us as we find out once and for all…but seriously, what is engineering?

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But Seriously, What is Engineering?

The incredible world of medical engineering

May 20, 2022 • The University of Queensland • Season 2 • Episode 2

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Cait Thomas has a resume of experience and wisdom that will, quite simply, blow your mind. Cait has already accomplished so much during her career as a biomedical engineer working across a number of fields.

Cait is the perfect example of how a career in engineering can lead you to fascinating corners of the medical industry that you never thought possible. From developing orthopaedic implants, to working on tech than can diagnose respiratory disease from the sound of a cough, to her current role at Vaxxas; a med-tech company developing a novel needle-free vaccine delivery system. Cait has lived an admirable career so far!

This episode is hosted by two of The University of Queensland's Women in Engineering student leaders; Laura Musgrave and Esandi Kalugalage.

Connect with Cait on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cait-thomas/

Connect with Laura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-musgrave-ab02821a6/

Connect with Esandi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esandi-kalugalage-9b39401a0/