A team from Swansea University’s College of Engineering has completed a hugely successful tour of South East Asia as part of a Swansea University – BLOODHOUND World Tour. Here’s how they got on.
Adam Jones and David Naumann from Swansea University’s College of Engineering recently travelled to six cities across Malaysia and Indonesia to visit schools, colleges and universities where they delivered educational talks and BLOODHOUND activity sessions to around 1,000 students aged 16 to 22 years old.
At INTI International College Penang in Malaysia, more than 200 high school and undergraduate students attended two sessions delivered on the eve of their Malaysia Day national celebrations.
And more than 150 students packed out the sports hall at INTI International College Subang in Kuala Lumpur.
In all the sessions, students learned about the history of the World Land Speed Record and previous attempts to beat it (including Thrust SSC). They also learned about the aerodynamics of supersonic cars – a vital aspect in which Swansea University’s world-leading research in computational fluid dynamics has informed the design of BLOODHOUND SSC – and discussed the considerations and difficulties of designing and building such a car. Finally, they put themselves in the shoes of Andy Green to experience what it looks like from the cockpit of a supersonic car.
In Jakarta, Indonesia, more than 200 students welcomed Adam and David at Krida Wacana Christian University for a very enjoyable BLOODHOUND educational seminar and lunch with leading staff from the University.
At the event in UGM, Yogyakarta, students and visitors had the opportunity to pose for photos with a giant Bloodhound SSC poster, following an educational seminar delivered to over 100 students.
The Tour finished with an excellent event at ITS Surabaya in Indonesia, where 250 crammed into the seminar room for a very enjoyable and excitable educational session.
Adam Jones, from Swansea University’s College of Engineering, said
“We came to South East Asia to spread the word about the BLOODHOUND Project and how it represents everything that’s great about British engineering – and to hopefully inspire the next generation of engineers from the region. The welcome that we received was overwhelming, and the enthusiasm and excitement shown by young students at each event was a pleasure to see.
“The global reach and impact that BLOODHOUND and Swansea University has is something that we work very hard for, and to see young men and women engaged and enjoying learning about engineering reinforced that it is certainly worth it.”
Swansea University – BLOODHOUND Founder Sponsor
Swansea University is one of the Founder Sponsors of the BLOODHOUND Project:
