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[April 2006]
Career you wanted when you were at school?
Driver of steam locomotives. Then Engineer of some sort.
University education
BSc in Mechanical Engineering (1949)
PhD in Mechanical Engineering/Biomechanics (1967)
When did you decide you wanted to work in Medical Engineering?
1960
Current job, including a brief description of duties
Professor Emeritus in Bioengineering. Adviser, Occasional Lecturer and Internal Examiner to Post Graduate students, Reviewer for Grant Applications and Journal Articles, Member of British, European and International Standards Committees on Surgical Implants, Artificial Limbs and Braces.
Previous jobs
Research Assistant, Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mechanics, Senior Lecturer, Reader in Bioengineering
How do you see the future of Medical Engineering in the next 10 years?
There will be a range of opportunities in specialist fields such as tissue and cell culture, neuro-electronics and organ replacements.
Advice for any young members that want a career in Medical Engineering
Do not specialise too soon. Take a good degree in Mechanical, Electronic or Chemical Engineering, Physics or Applied Physics and get “hands-on” experience in that discipline, you won’t get the chance later! Then take an MSc in a good broad ranging course. When you are in the Master’s Course decide what aspect of Bioengineering you prefer and explore employment opportunities. You may decide that you want to go back to “non-bio engineering! You could always change later, but beware- technologies tend to change more rapidly in Bioengineering and you might miss the boat!
You might wonder about my advice to take a non-Bioengineering course first. I have met too many 'Bioengineering' students who are weak in the fundamentals of Engineering (or Physics) because they took a Bioengineering Bachelors degree. Back to top
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