Dr Megan Russell is using her engineering knowledge to find practical solutions to the problems of healthcare in poorer countries by helping develop medical technology appropriate for more primitive conditions.
This young South African's enthusiasm for engineering earned her a place on this year's Mail & Guardian newspaper list of 200 remarkable young South Africans, an annual campaign recognising people under the age of 35 who are doing extraordinary things.
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Russell, an engineer, lectures in the faculty of engineering and the built environment at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Here she has an opportunity to do what she enjoys most - rekindle a love for science through teaching and show how useful science can be.
Engineering GraduationThroughout her studies Russell has dipped into various forms of engineering. She studied electrical engineering and then she did an MSc in biomedical engineering at the University of Cape Town (UCT). In 2007 she moved her studies to Wits University, and last year completed her PhD, specialising in biomedical engineering.Moving beyond theoryRussell's interest extends beyond pure science to how it can be applied to help people. Now she's found her niche. She hopes that her work will create more interest in biomedical engineering, which applies engineering principles to medicine and biology.
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