The Face of Engineering Episode 6

Welcome to series two of our podcast. The face of engineering is forever changing and evolving, but who are the faces behind it and more specifically, the women? Let us take you on a journey exploring careers within the engineering sector. Join our host Ngunan Adamu as we bring you, The Face of Engineering podcast series. ‘What makes me an artist, makes me into a better engineer and what makes me into an engineer, makes me into a better artist’ In this episode, Ngunan chats to Shrouk El-Attar, electronic engineer by day, belly dancer by night. Shrouk identifies as queer, part of the LGBTQ+ community and a refugee (asylum seeker). In this episode Shrouk gives an insight into coming to the UK as a child asylum seeker and her journey through the education and university system. Throughout this episode Shrouk talks about their engineering achievements which include being in the top six young female engineers in the country (IET award 2020), how they developed a machine that detects cancer, their work on electron quantum spin and making robots for a living. * Please note, this podcast contains content that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised, recommended listener age 18+.