{"id":138,"date":"2016-03-23T14:37:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T14:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/ceasblog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2018-06-14T16:01:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T15:01:40","slug":"chemengcatchup-episode-3-adil-farooq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk\/ceasblog\/2016\/03\/23\/chemengcatchup-episode-3-adil-farooq\/","title":{"rendered":"#ChemEngCatchUp Episode 5 – Adil Farooq"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adil during a Singapore trip with Costain, visiting the Marina Sands Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Can you believe that we\u2019re already 5 episodes into #ChemEngCatchUp<\/a>? I know I can\u2019t. This month, we make a bit of a departure from the norm. For the first time, my interview is not with one of the School\u2019s researchers; instead, we\u2019re with recent alum Adil Farooq.<\/p>\n

I was introduced to Adil by Dr James Winterburn<\/a>, the star of the very first episode of this series<\/a>. James informed me that Adil had been a fantastic student, and one that went on to do some very exciting things when he graduated. He wasn\u2019t wrong. Find out more below:<\/p>\n

Hi Adil. Can you start by telling us what you studied here at the School? And what was your favourite part of the course?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I studied a BEng in Chemical Engineering<\/a> and graduated in 2011 and then went onto the study the Advanced Chemical Engineering MSc<\/a>, finishing in 2012. The best parts of the course for me were the more interactive, practical, and group-based subjects.<\/p>\n

One example was the design project. That was one that I really enjoyed. And the lab project. And the Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) sessions, where you got to interact with different people and share ideas.<\/p>\n

How did the School help you get through your studies?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I think the School<\/a> has excellent teaching within Chemical Engineering. There\u2019s a lot of professors and a lot of brilliant, brilliant teachers. Also, I really thought the EBL sessions helped a lot \u2013 where the demonstrators, such as PhD students, were on hand to help out with any questions we had as part of our studies.<\/p>\n

The lecturers, most of them, operated an open door policy. So you could always go in and ask them questions and it was always fairly informal.<\/p>\n

So yeah \u2013 all in all, you had a great deal of help from a variety of different people.<\/p>\n

And what was your best memory from your time here in Manchester?<\/strong><\/h3>\n