Dr Lucy Rogers MBE FREng
Engineer
Author
Speaker
extreme environments
inventive engineering
public communication
About
Dr Lucy Rogers MBE FREng is an engineer, author and speaker working across inventive engineering, extreme environments and public communication.
Her work spans practical engineering, advisory roles and exploratory projects, alongside writing, talks and media that make complex ideas accessible to broad audiences.
She is currently developing the Extreme Environments Engineering Hub (ExEEH), connecting engineering in Antarctica, the deep ocean and space with real-world applications and collaboration.
Her work focuses on environments where pressure, temperature, isolation and logistics define what is possible — and where engineering is proven under real constraint.
Featured Work
writing
Lucy is the author of books on engineering and the natural world, including It’s ONLY Rocket Science and Up – A Scientist’s Guide to the Magic Above Us. Her work combines technical insight with storytelling to make complex ideas accessible, engaging and relevant to broad audiences.
Projects & Prototypes
Lucy develops experimental engineering projects, building prototypes and systems to test ideas in practice. This work explores inventive approaches to real-world challenges, including those shaped by extreme environments and constraint.
Speaking
She specialises in explaining science and engineering clearly for both technical and non-specialist audiences, from industry leaders to public events, making complex ideas understandable without oversimplifying them.
latest highlights
Lucy was the keynote speaker at the International Women’s Day Conference at the University of Chester. Lucy’s talk about her career in Science and Engineering was totally inspiring. Students and members of the public at Lucy’s evening talk, (including myself), went away with a feeling of renewed confidence in their own abilities
Angela Lupton
Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Chester
CEO Vectis Ventures and owner of Blackgang Chine.
Organiser, Topconf, Linz