My name is Cathal Brennan i'm an Electronic
and Computer Engineering student.
My name is Sean O'Riordain, I'm a third year Electronic and Computer Engineering
student in NUI Galway. I'm on work
placement here for eight months in
Aerogen, under the research and
development department. Aerogen is a
medical devices company, We make
nebulizer products. All the nebulizers
use vibrating mesh technology that's
fully silent in operation.They are used
extensively in emergency departments and
in intensive care units all around the world.
On my placement I definitely feel
like I'm a valuable member of the team.
I'm working on testing of existing
products and development of new products
that might be released in the coming
years. Placement has been a valuable
insight into what it's like in industry
compared to what it's like in university.
It's a  different environment, while we're
using some of the same skills that we've
learned in university. It's a very good
eye-opener into what's actually out
there after  University. It gives
us a good idea of whether we would like
to continue in exactly the same field or
whether we should think about doing
something slightly differently. The
placement has definitely kind of put
some focus on the material we were
learning in college. It's definitely
really given me a new kind of
perspective on engineering.
 
