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Roma Agrawal

Roma Agrawal: The amazing engineer who designed the Shard's spire

24 July 2019

Structural engineer Roma Agrawal was part of the team that designed the spire topping London's tallest building. She also loves the Pantheon of Rome – and dancing
Zoe Laughlin

Expert maker Zoe Laughlin talks back-garden Olympics and Dolly Parton

5 June 2019

When she's not organising homemade Olympics, materials engineer Zoe Laughlin can be found in her dream workshop at the Institute of Making

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