Leading Lights
Ranna Patel
Bioprocess Engineer
Ambassador fact file
What is a STEM Ambassador?
STEM Ambassadors are volunteers of all ages working in a range of STEMrelated roles from apprentice engineers to geologists and nuclear physicists to zoologists. Not only do they have a lot of fun, but they get an opportunity to contribute to their local community and boost their skills and confidence.
What is a STEM Ambassador?
STEM Ambassadors are volunteers of all ages working in a range of STEMrelated roles from apprentice engineers to geologists and nuclear physicists to zoologists. Not only do they have a lot of fun, but they get an opportunity to contribute to their local community and boost their skills and confidence.
What do they do?
There are lots of ways that STEMAmbassadors can get involved; givingcareers talks, helping out with STEMClubs, running workshops in localschools, and much, much more. You cando as little or as much as you want, comeup with your own ideas or choose anactivity from our regular e-mail updates.
There are lots of ways that STEMAmbassadors can get involved; givingcareers talks, helping out with STEMClubs, running workshops in localschools, and much, much more. You cando as little or as much as you want, comeup with your own ideas or choose anactivity from our regular e-mail updates.
Will I get any training?
After they have completed their CRBcheck, all STEM Ambassadors receivean induction into working in theclassroom and, of course, our regionalrepresentative will make sure that youget the help and support you need.
After they have completed their CRBcheck, all STEM Ambassadors receivean induction into working in theclassroom and, of course, our regionalrepresentative will make sure that youget the help and support you need.
Ranna Patel did a doctorate in Biochemical Engineering at UCL which broke new ground in the development of processes to make antibiotics, vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Monoclonal antibodies are similar to the antibodies created by our own body's immune system, and are providing the latest breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer and other debilitating diseases.
Rannas research contributed to making these life-saving treatments faster, safer and cheaper. Ranna says of her job: "It's challenging and I get to use my knowledge of science and technology to make a direct difference to society. Meeting an engineer at my school was enough to make me realise it was the career I wanted to pursue - I want to do that for the next generation."
Ranna is pictured here inside a giant bubble her career as a process engineer has included making washing-up liquid and glycerine, both of which are ingredients of bubble solutions.