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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Young Engineer of the year 2021

May 20, 2022 • The University of Queensland • Season 2 • Episode 5

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Growing up in the small Queensland town of Roma, Zoe Eather knew that she wanted a career that would allow her to travel overseas and make a difference in developing countries. Engineering took her from rural Australia to international smart communities consultant — and even saw her named the 2021 Queensland Young Professional Engineer of the Year!

Zoe is an experienced engineer, consultant and Churchill Fellow who specialises in Smart Communities. The combination of Zoe’s engineering background and her ability to engage and explain complex topics in a friendly and informative way, allows her to offer future-thinking, useful and realistic strategic advice.

Zoe keeps up-to-date with the latest trends and shares her learnings through hosting The Smart Community Podcast. Through her boutique consultancy 'My Smart Community', she offers strategic advisory on dealing with disruption, leveraging infrastructure spend and major projects, smart technology in regional communities and facilitating genuine collaboration.

This episode is hosted by two of The University of Queensland's Women in Engineering student leaders; Christie Patterson and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Pumpa.

Connect with Zoe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoemayeather/

Follow 'My Smart Community': https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartcommhq/

Connect with Christie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christie-patterson-6431ba16b/

Connect with Elizabeth (Lizzy) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-pumpa-560649172/