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Fellowships provide a chance to dream
Two pioneering engineers aim to switch people onto technology through developing innovative ways of using sound in exhibitions and an exciting system of teaching electricity.
Two pioneering engineers aim to switch people onto technology through developing innovative ways of using sound in exhibitions and an exciting system of teaching electricity, thanks to Dream Time Fellowships from NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), the organisation that invests in UK creativity and innovation Sarah Angliss is an acoustic engineer and composer based in Brighton who is obsessive about sound
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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She is struck by poor quality of sound in exhibitions and is determined to do something about it.
Her Dream Time award of GBP 40,000 will enable her to prototype new sonic exhibits.
She hopes her experiments will act as a beacon for exhibit creators, encouraging them to innovate with sound.
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Suffolk engineer Tim Hunkin wants to show the world how creative technology can be.
His experience as a cartoonist and a writer and presenter on television has revealed to him the entertaining side of technology and the engineering behind it.
He has received an award of GBP 33,500 to show people how exciting, frightening and creative even the basics of electricity are when looked at away from traditional learning environments.
These awards are two of ten new Dream Time Fellowships of up to GBP 40,000 that have been made to leading individuals working in any area of technology/engineering, science or the arts.
The awards are designed to give exceptional achievers, with at least ten years experience in their field, structured time away from their work to pursue ideas and activities that will benefit both themselves and their sector.
Dream Time is an open application award, developed out of NESTA's existing Fellowship Programme, which has helped over 100 talented individuals to innovate and explore new ideas emerging through periods of personal development.
Funding can be used on a full or part-time basis for up to one year, either in tandem with professional careers or temporarily away from the constraints of employment.
Dream Time was originally piloted in 2002.
Previous Dream Time Fellows include artificial intelligence pioneer Steve Grand OBE, who used his award to develop Lucy, an intelligent living machine that he hopes will grow like a human baby.
Grand's account of how he is working to achieve this - "Growing up with Lucy: how to build an android in 20 easy steps" - has just been published by Wiedenfeld and Nicolson.
Venu Dhupa, NESTA Fellowship Director, said: "Dream Time Fellowships are tailor-made for individuals at the top end of their respective sectors - for high achievers with at least ten years experience in the arts, science or technology.
With such high standards we were delighted with the range and quality of the applications we received and I am proud to welcome ten new outstanding creative talents onto the programme this year".
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