Pedro Garcia

Group design project in completion of the 4th year MEng.

- Participated in the How to Change the World programme part of the IEP course at UCL
- Assigned project manager and co-ordinated team's final pitch and presentation showcase, working along 5 other members
- Project Division: Shell - Smart Cities Challenge
- Broke down major problems set by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 11) to help make cities smarter
- Focused on improving efficiency, waste management and inclusiveness of the problems set
- Tailored briefing to… Mostrar más

- Participated in the How to Change the World programme part of the IEP course at UCL
- Assigned project manager and co-ordinated team's final pitch and presentation showcase, working along 5 other members
- Project Division: Shell - Smart Cities Challenge
- Broke down major problems set by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 11) to help make cities smarter
- Focused on improving efficiency, waste management and inclusiveness of the problems set
- Tailored briefing to London and adapted to other cities around the globe, including developing nations
- Broke down the problem to unsustainable urban planning
- Devised a solution: "MapIt", a data cpmbining platform consisting of a hybrid system which combines real-time with historical data, subjective with objective inputs and via a correlation matrix of different variables produces map outputs highlighting areas in which the variables chosen have a potential impact upon that area's quality of life
- Enables data visualization, understanding of information and enhances city-citizen interaction
- Platform available to private (corporate) and public (council) clients, but closed and not open to public Mostrar menos

Individual Design Report Grade: First Class Honors
Project involving the sustainability and holistic life-cycle assessment in the engineering and financial context of an impeller for the company Pratt&Whittney Canada (PWC)
Focused case-study on their PW-100 Turboprop Engine

Undergraduate dissertation consisting of an individual research-led project instructed by Dr. Amir Farzad Forughi and Dr. Boris Stoeber from the faculty of mechanical engineering in the field of micro-fluids. Specialized in water transport in paper, researching the mechanisms governing fluid transport in porous media and the factors which affect water transport rates in paper. Analyzed paper samples under different wetting experiments, improved testing system and methodology and identified four… Mostrar más

Undergraduate dissertation consisting of an individual research-led project instructed by Dr. Amir Farzad Forughi and Dr. Boris Stoeber from the faculty of mechanical engineering in the field of micro-fluids. Specialized in water transport in paper, researching the mechanisms governing fluid transport in porous media and the factors which affect water transport rates in paper. Analyzed paper samples under different wetting experiments, improved testing system and methodology and identified four relationships between initial moisture and transport rates. Attempted to solve the diffusion equation with a steady state experiment. Mostrar menos

Produced a device constrained to certain specifications working with a team of 5 members to be able to lift a chain attached to its end by climbing a copper pipe.
Designed using CATIA CAD software, mathematically modeled using Mat Lab programming and spreadsheet analysis and manufactured in engineering workshios

Liaison Engineer for Global Health Challenge demonstrating proficient communication in meetings and presentations
Devised a solution for a water-related health issue in Uganda to develop a biochemical plant which produces vaccines and medicine curing water-borne diseases
Partnered with a team of 15 civil & mechanical engineering students to research, design and conclude on a water power plant design to provide clean water and electrical power to the biochemical division
Liaised and… Mostrar más

Liaison Engineer for Global Health Challenge demonstrating proficient communication in meetings and presentations
Devised a solution for a water-related health issue in Uganda to develop a biochemical plant which produces vaccines and medicine curing water-borne diseases
Partnered with a team of 15 civil & mechanical engineering students to research, design and conclude on a water power plant design to provide clean water and electrical power to the biochemical division
Liaised and linked with other 2 student team sections for control & operation (computer science & electrical engineering) and bio-reactor (chemical & biochemical engineers) Mostrar menos

Team Leader for Sustainable Planet Challenge applying adaptive leadership approach, part of the Integrated Engineering module and programme in the faculty working with a team of 7 other students across all engineering disciplines
Aiming to link different analytical approaches to provide a solution for a context challenge
Surveyed, designed and modeled including a deep cost-benefit analysis for a case study in Illinois state, USA to construct a renewable energy solution as a wind turbine… Mostrar más

Team Leader for Sustainable Planet Challenge applying adaptive leadership approach, part of the Integrated Engineering module and programme in the faculty working with a team of 7 other students across all engineering disciplines
Aiming to link different analytical approaches to provide a solution for a context challenge
Surveyed, designed and modeled including a deep cost-benefit analysis for a case study in Illinois state, USA to construct a renewable energy solution as a wind turbine power plant to contribute up to 25% of the Chicago grid power connection from a renewable source Mostrar menos