Countdown to T-Minus 0: In the Realm of Astronaut Makers with Dr Ravi Margasahayam
Following Pauline’s talk, UQ MARS had the pleasure of collaborating with UQ Biotech, MESS, UQ AIML and UQ Pain as part of an industry seminar with the globally-renowned NASA. Dr Ravi Margasahayam, a systems engineer and launch pad expert, gave an insight into his journey through the aerospace industry.
Dr Margasahayam spoke to the collective societies about his passion for engineering, and his journey from his humble beginnings to become one of the world’s leading experts in System Engineering. As he put it, his career has taken him “from the Gateway of India to the Gateway of the Universe”. It was an eye-opening perspective for the many students in the audience, with a speech that really highlighted that anything is possible if you put passion and effort into your work. A massive takeaway for UQ MARS was the insight Dr Margasahayam gave into higher level engineering design.