Gemma Rowe-Jones is recipient of a Brodey Scholarship from Banbury Rotary to encourage young people into high-quality engineering courses.
She is studying Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Bath.
After two years she took a one year placement with ACOM in St. Albans who are an international firm of structural consultants. Among other things the firm
were working on the Thames Tideway Tunnel which is being designed to divert surface water from the Thames.
Gemma told us that she is also involved in the Northern Estate Programme to revitalise large circa 1900 blocks of residential houses.
After returning to Bath University to complete her three year degree she will stay on for an extra year to obtain a MEng.