Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change

The Climate Challenge is an Engineering Challenge - Ep171: Dr. Rosemary Barnes

Jul 17, 2024

Dr. Rosemary Barnes discusses the role of engineering in tackling climate change, focusing on wind turbine design, hydrogen debate, and nuclear power in Australia. She emphasizes the importance of engineers' voices in the climate conversation and offers advice for women in STEM fields.

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Engineering plays a critical role in tackling climate change via developing clean energy technologies.

Addressing biases and challenges in assessing engineering solutions objectively is crucial.

Building confidence, gaining diverse experience, and pursuing unique projects can ease challenges for women in engineering.

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Climate Change is a Fundamental Engineering Challenge

Addressing climate change revolves around rebuilding energy, transport systems, infrastructure, agriculture, and cities to function without burning fossil fuels, posing a significant engineering challenge.

Intro

2min

Evolution and Challenges in Wind Energy Technologies

12min

Exploring the Use of Blimps for Wind Turbine Installation and Comparing Hydrogen vs. Wind Energy Episodes

2min

Debating Nuclear vs Renewable Energy Costs and the Engineering Aspect

4min

Debating the Ban on Nuclear Power in Australia

21min

The Importance of Recognizing Engineering in Society

16min

Exploring Engineering and Career Choices with Dr. Rosemary Barnes

2min

This week on Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich sits down with mechanical engineer and YouTube creator Dr Rosemary "Rosie" Barnes to discuss the critical role of engineering in addressing climate change. Rosie shares insights from her work developing clean energy technologies and her popular channel "Engineering with Rosie," where she tackles topics like wind turbine design, the hydrogen debate, and the nuclear power discussion in Australia through the lens of engineering. Rosie and Michael dive into the engineering challenges and solutions driving the energy transition, from optimising wind turbine size to navigating the politics around nuclear power. They also explore why engineers' voices are often overlooked in the climate conversation, and Rosie offers practical advice for the next generation of women in STEM fields.

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Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change

The Climate Challenge is an Engineering Challenge - Ep171: Dr. Rosemary Barnes

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Climate Change is a Fundamental Engineering Challenge

Dr. Rosemary Barnes' Background and Expertise

Engineering with Rosie: A Unique YouTube Channel

Navigating Energy Solutions without Bias

Women in Engineering: Overcoming Challenges and Building Careers

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