Engineering Summer School

An introductory session welcoming students to the subject of Engineering at Imperial. Learn about the various engineering departments across the university and what to expect on your two-week programme.

Teaching staff

• Staff member to be confirmed. 

The Department of Aeronautics at Imperial has achieved an outstanding reputation for its research in the aeronautical engineering field. You will be introduced to Aeronautical Engineering, meet a student panel and have the opportunity to learn about aeronautics (incl. aerospace aspects) from staff who lead research groups in experimental high-speed aerodynamics and computational design for advanced manufacturing. Exposure to state-of-the-art labs e.g. supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels, technology suite, and flight simulator will form part of your experience.

Teaching staff

• Dr Ajit Panesar
  Reader in Computational Design for Advanced Manufacturing , Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics
• Dr Paul Bruce
  Reader in High-Speed Aerodynamics, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics

Get ready to learn what chemical engineering is all about – they are the ones designing, operating, and continuously improving the manufacturing processes to make all kinds of things from green hydrogen to COVID-19 vaccines. They do so while also helping to manage the world’s resources and protecting the environment. In this session you will be introduced to some key principles of how chemical processes are modelled and operated and how chemical engineers combine physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer simulations for this purpose.

You will:

• Learn about the challenges of operating chemical processes and how chemical engineers are helping to automate tedious tasks while also ensuring safety of operations

• Carry out hands on simulations to see how to control a process yourself and what difference automation tools can make to help make your job easier

• Get to explore the Carbon Capture Pilot Plant of the Chemical Engineering Department – which is the most sophisticated of its kind in the world at a university

• Get to see a how a hydrogen cannon can fire a ping-pong ball up into the air and learn all about hydrogen and how this new green fuel can change our world

Teaching staff

• Dr Mehmet Mercangöz
  ABB Reader in Autonomous Industrial Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering

• Geometric constraints
• Geology of the site
• Risk of flooding
• Environmental and social constraints

• Bridge typology
• Construction materials
• Construction methods
• Estimated costs

• Dr Sunday Popo-Ola
  Research and Teaching Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Dr Alalea Kia
  
  Advanced Research Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 

Design engineering turns ideas into feasible, functional, user-centric, and market-ready solutions. Design engineers conceptualise, prototype, and create innovative products or improve existing ones. They use design tools, modelling software, systems thinking, and both conventional and emerging technologies, such as electronics and computing. Their goal is to solve real-world problems tailored to user and industry needs.

Attendees will:

• discover the dynamic world of design engineering and experience what it’s like to study at Imperial College London.
• dive into key principles of creative design, ideation, and rapid prototyping while exploring vital topics such as human factors and sustainability.
• collaborate in teams to tackle a real-world design engineering challenge and bring innovative solutions to life.

Teaching staff

• Dr Samuel Cooper 
  Senior Lecturer, Dyson School of Design Engineering

This information session will cover what it's like to study Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial. You will learn about the various benefits of the course and get a true taste of the student experience at the university. This will only take place in the August programme. 

Teaching staff

Dr Valentin Laurent
Senior Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

• Dr Eleonora D'Elia
  Senior Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials

Please note, this session will only take place during the July 2025 programme.

After an introduction to Mechanical Engineering at Imperial, you will take part in a ‘Design, Make and Test’ challenge in teams. Your design will be tested to failure as you compete for the ‘heaviest lifter’ and ‘best design features’ awards.

You will:

• Gain an appreciation of what Mechanical Engineering is.
• Get to know other students better by working in a group.
• Test your creativity, design and manufacturing skills.

Teaching staff

• Dr Linda Stringer
  Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Dr Idris Mohammed
  
  Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering 

Full Academic Timetable

There are two different timetables for the Engineering Programme, please make sure you access the correct one below. These sample timetables will show you when your lessons will be taking place, as well as the social activities. These timetables are subject to change. 

Global Summer School Engineering July 2025

Global Summer School Engineering August 2025