#42 | Meet Your Lecturer 2 - James Norman and Dominika Malkowska

Manas and Saif talk to James Norman and Dominika Malkowska, about the future of sustainable civil engineering. James is an award-winning engineer and teacher, he has designed landmark buildings and developed innovative teaching that combines practice with learning. He’s written several books for engineers and students making sustainable building a reality. Dominika is a PhD student, under James' supervision, researching the use of Bamboo as a sustainable building material. We talk to James and Dominika about the role civil engineers play in solving the climate crisis, focussing on the materials that are used in sustainable building. They also share their experiences working in industry and the challenges they overcame progressing to academic research and teaching. For more on regenerative design, James recommends the following book and podcast: https://www.flourish-book.com/ Dominika's papers on Bamboo connections are available here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061822016415, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061822030148 You can watch James's inaugural lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hXVVbMVR2k ---- Engenius is produced by a team of engineering students at the University of Bristol. To ask a question, submit an idea, or just say hi, email us at [email protected]. Intro/outro music kindly provided by @yemzo. Engenius is brought to you by Engineers Without Borders Bristol. Find out more about our work on our social channels: Instagram: @EWB_Bristol Facebook: fb.com/engineerswithoutbordersbristol