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Bike Auckland is calling for a trial to let cyclists use a lane of the Auckland Harbour Bridge for three months over summer. (File photo) “Waka Kotahi [has] the money to build something, but [doesn’t] seem to be able to announce to the public what [it] will build.”
Bike Auckland is planning a rally near the bridge on May 30, calling for a lane to be reallocated to cyclists as a three-month trial over summer, when traffic is at its quietest. The trial would be within the spirit of Waka Kotahi’s Innovating Streets for People programme, which includes the aim of creating more space for people, Cuthbert said.
Engineering Extremes: Spreading magical moments with rollercoaster design 06 May 2021
Alex Eliseev
Michelle Hicks realised her childhood dream and now runs her own company creating rides for theme parks (Credit: This Is Engineering) Michelle Hicks calls it her magical moment.
It’s 2005 and her dad, a mechanical engineer, has convinced her to attend a lecture at the University of Reading. She’s only 14 but is already thinking about a career in engineering. She loves maths and physics. And this lecture is all about designing rollercoasters, her other great passion. Michelle feels like the youngest person in the room. The presenter is explaining how rollercoaster trains are configured and controlled.
A shake-up at the top of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), an incoming Transport for the North (TfN) boss and a new role for an ex-Crossrail chief are among April s high-profile appointments.
A round-up of the biggest moves and appointments during April is below.
To feature on next month’s appointments roundup, please email catherine.kennedy@emap.com
Hannah Vickers to leave ACE for role with Mace
Vickers joined the ACE in September 2018 from the Institution of Civil Engineers. Prior to this she worked for Infrastructure UK, part of HM Treasury and the Environment Agency.
TfN appoints new chief
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Dr. Philippe Bouillard CEng FICE
Philippe holds an MSc in Civil Engineering (Université Libre de Bruxelles ULB, Belgium, 1990), a PhD in Engineering (ULB, 1997) and a Habilitation diploma (Paris VI, France, 2004). He began his career as a work manager for French major construction contractors, before starting an academic career by a teaching and research assistant position at the Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles (ULB) where he was promoted full professor in 2005.
Philippe has occupied many senior management positions at ULB from Head of Department of Civil, Architectural and Urban Engineering (ongoing) to Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. During a sabbatical, he was Vice-Dean for the School of Engineering at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan (2014-2015). He is a recognised expert in Higher Education with an emphasis on Quality Assurance and Bologna process. He regularly acts as external reviewer for many national agencies and for EACEA (Erasmus Mundus Joint Degr