Ben Foster

Role: Fourth year Masters (MEng) student in Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College London

Subject area: Department of Aeronautics, Faculty of Engineering

Nationality: British

I am from the UK, studying Aeronautical Engineering. As part of my degree course, I have taken a year placement at Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, as a Race Engineering Intern. My role includes software application development for use by the engineers trackside and at the factory, car and driver data analysis to find performance gains. I also do event support where I monitor systems during live events. I am lucky enough to work within the Race Support Room (RSR) at the factory during race weekends, specifically designed to mimic the NASA or ESA Mission Control.

Education

Education

GCSE (or equivalent): Maths, Additional Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Language, English Literature, Geography, History, Spanish, Religious Studies

A-level (or equivalent): Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry 

Degrees
• MEng in Aeronautical Engineering (in progress)

Detail about Emma

Research

My project

In 2020 I was a co-lead for the CubeSat project run through the Imperial College Space Society. The team of undergraduates and postgraduates, supported by professors and external companies, designed a satellite that was inexpensive to build and launch.

My inspiration

My inspiration

A desire to understand the physics and maths behind modern technological innovations.

My STEM hero

Who is your STEM hero?

Chris Hadfield, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut. He uses his position as a role model to educate future generations, and to popularise science using his platform as an engineer/astronaut.

Transistors

Most significant discovery/invention?

The transistor. Thousands of innovations in all scientific fields, require computational power which is only possible due to the invention of the transistor.

An aeroplane on a runway

Career options after study

  • Study for a PhD
  • Formula 1 engineer
  • Work for the European Space Agency (ESA)
  • Aircraft engineer
  • Flying instructor
  • Financial analyst
  • Consultant
A man on a unicycle

My hobbies

I'm currently learning how to juggle while riding a unicycle!

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