Lucy Rogers


Lucy Rogers FIMechE, FBIS is a science author, inventor, and a judge on the BBC2 show Robot Wars. She is currently the Visiting Professor of Engineering: Creativity and Communication at Brunel University London.

Education

After obtaining a BEng in mechanical engineering at Lancaster University she completed a PhD – studying how bubbles are formed in equipment used to fight petrochemical fires.
She attended NASA's Singularity University Graduate Studies Program in 2011, where she co-authored a report on orbital debris.
In 2019, she received an alumni award for "high-flying" Lancaster University graduates.

Public engagement with science

Rogers is an active science communicator, giving public talks and media interviews.
In 2008 she published - a plain English guide to the mechanics of space flight.
In 2013, she was shortlisted for the WISE Award.
The Rooke Award committee highly commended Rogers for her innovative promotion of engineering to the public
In 2018, she founded the Guild of Makers to bring together makers from all disciplines and skill levels.