Profile – Sports Science Zone

Education:

Awali primary, Hordle House, Wentworth Milton Mount
Qualifications:

UCL Maths (1995), University of Bristol BSc Anatomical Science (’96-’99), University of Oxford PhD Orthopaedic Engineering (’99-’02)
Work History:

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, St George’s Hospital Medical School, Visual Effects Consultancy, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire d’Alfort Paris
Current Job:

William Leech Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering

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I lead a research group which examines how our movement affects our bone and tissue structure, and how this then affects our movement. Our research applies to sports but also helps us to understand ageing, injury and pathology and is used in a range of things including performance optimisation, clinical assessment and visual effects.
My Typical Day:

I’m based in a University but I also consult in the film industry and forensics.
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Most often I walk into work or catch a lift and once there I’ll normally stop into the lab to chat to the post-grads (doctoral students) in my group and catch up with what they’re doing before settling into my own office for emailing, and computer based work. I may be lecturing for an hour or meeting with students during the day, and generally there’s a lot of meetings and travelling. If we’re filming off-site then it can also be all hands on deck to move kit!
What I'd do with the prize money:

Take a group of school students on a tour of a special effects studio and our own labs; to learn about what engineering can involve.

Sian Lawson