Student profiles

Every student has a different story to tell as to why they chose to study Electronics and Electrical Engineering at Sheffield and their experiences during their time here. Read the profiles below to find out more.

Photograph of student Kacper

Kacper's Sheffield journey - from exciting beginnings to an industrial placement year with ZF Group

Kacper Sikorski MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Kacper is a third year MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering student at the University of Sheffield. He is currently undertaking an industrial placement year as an Associate Electronics Engineer with ZF Group, a global technology company supplying systems for all kinds of vehicles and technologies!

EEE student Boon Kean stands outside the Diamond building

We won the competition as we worked well as a team

Boon Kean Electronics and Computer Engineering

Boon Kean is from Malaysia and has been awarded an undergraduate merit scholarship for the duration of his studies at EEE. He was also part of the winning team which competed in the Siemens SustainaCity Racer Competition. He shares his experiences of studying in Sheffield and why he thinks his team won.
Jacob who was awarded the Thomas Daisy Walker Scholarship

I realised the future of engineering is going to be electric

Jacob Electrical and Electronic Engineering

After doing an apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering, Jacob decided he wanted his future to be in Electronic and Electrical Engineering. As a mature student (over 21 years of age) he was eligible to apply for, and was successful in his application for, the Thomas and Daisy Walker Scholarship which provides £3,000 a year for each year of the degree programme. He very kindly agreed to share his individual pathway to university and how the scholarship will help him make the most of his time with us.

Photograph of female student Ellie

Becoming President of EEE Soc allowed me to put my ideas into action.

Ellie MEng Electronic Engineering

Ellie chose to study with EEE due to her interest in how electronics in computer systems work and in her third year was elected as President of the department's student society EEE Soc.
Photo showing student Rishi soldering a circuit board in the Electronics lab in the Diamond.

Programming modules really piqued my interest

Rishi MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Rishi shares his favourite parts of his MEng Electrical and Electronic degree so far.
Headshot of final year EEE student Mark

Meet Mark - the creator of 'Scalextron'

Mark MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry

In the third year of his MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry Mark created a video of his creation of 'Scalextron'. Read more about Mark's experiences at EEE and watch his video here.
Tom 3rd Year EEE student and star of a year in the life of video

A day in the life of a EEE Student

Tom A Day In The Life of a EEE Student video participant

Tom was a third Year doing MEng Electronic Engineering with a Year in Industry degree and a member of the Skateboarding Society when he took part in filming the 'A Day In The Life of a EEE Student' video which you can watch in his profile. He shares his experience of EEE so far and explains how he got involved with the video.
Photograph of David who was in the winning team for the Siemens Challenge 2019

David - 2019 Sir William Siemens Challenge winner

David MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

David was part of the winning team for the 2019 Sir William Siemens Challenge and describes the event as a 'tiring but enlightening experience'.

Photograph of Anouschka who was in the winning team for the 2019 Siemens Challenge

Anouschka - 2019 Sir William Siemens Challenge winner

Anouschka MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Third year student Anouschka was in the winning team in the Sir William Siemens Challenge 48 hour Hackathon and has won a 12 month placement with Siemens. She describes her role in the team and why she would recommend taking part in events like this.
Aditi Reddy sat outside The Diamond Building

Aditi - Vice President of the EEE Society 2019/2020

Aditi BEng Electronic and Communications Engineering with a Year in Industry

Due to her love of maths Aditi chose to study a BEng in Electronic and Communications Engineering with a Year in Industry and has also been elected as Vice-President for the EEE Society which is the department's student society.

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