Dr Declan Carolan
PhD

 

News

June 2026

Students building drones in the Makerspace workshop

Students take flight in drone-building event in the Makerspace

17 June 2026

Over the course of two lively and hands-on days, the Makerspace played host to a collaborative event co-created by the Materials Science and Engineering Society and Engineers Without Borders, bringing together over 30 enthusiastic students to design, assemble, and fly quadcopter drones. The event provided an opportunity for students from across … [more]

March 2026

QMSEDS team, A-T Cabourne, Andreas Poimenidis, Isabella Jimenez Schwarz, Brandon Rutagamirwa, Joshua Amar, Emmanuel Airiofolo displaying a prototype of their satellite at the National Student Space Conference.

Queen Mary students win ESA testing slot for high‑altitude space biology mission

31 March 2026

A student team from the Queen Mary Society for the Exploration and Development of Space (QMSEDS) has been selected for a prestigious testing opportunity with the European Space Agency (ESA) through the Fly Your Satellite! educational programme. Their project, EXCALIBUR (Extremophile Cyanobacteria: Atmospheric Life Investigation for Biological UV Resistance), is … [more]

February 2026

QMES Sumo Robots

Sumo robot competition - Queen Mary's Electronics Society in action

5 February 2026

The Queen Mary Electronics Society (QMES) recently hosted an exciting and highly successful Sumo Robot Competition, showcasing the creativity, technical skill, and enthusiasm of our engineering students. In this hands-on challenge, students were tasked with designing, building, and programming their own robots, which then faced off against one another in … [more]