Dr Lucy Rogers MBE is an award-winning engineer, inventor, author and science communicator who enjoys finding practical solutions to unusual problems. Her career has included designing animatronic dinosaurs, developing technologies to tackle space debris and serving as a judge on the BBC's ‘Robot Wars’. She is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Honorary President of the Institution of Engineering Designers, and was awarded an MBE in 2024 for services to engineering. Her first book, It's ONLY Rocket Science, makes aerospace engineering accessible to non-specialists. Her most recent book, UP takes readers on a journey through our extraordinary skies. In 2026, Lucy was appointed Sharman Outreach Fellow at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge. She is also an experienced international speaker and host of the SpaceBase podcast. Lucy is particularly interested in engineering in extreme environments, from Antarctica to space and the deep ocean, and finding unexpected applications for existing technologies. She is now based in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she is exploring practical engineering projects, including humanitarian and conservation work.
A natural history of the skies: engineer and bubble scientist Dr Lucy Rogers invites us to explore the wonders of the air, sky and space, understand the science, and appreciate the insights this offers about life on Earth.
