Inspirational tech wizard brings expertise to pupils

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Campion School, had a visit from,Dr Stephen Bold, managing director at Sharp Industries, Oxford,Demonstrating LCD display Monitor in 3D to the year eleven pupils and deputy head Mr Jassa Panesar as part of National Engineering Week. — MHLC-14-03-13 Stephen Bold Mar58 Campion School, had a visit from,Dr Stephen Bold, managing director at Sharp Industries, Oxford,Demonstrating LCD display Monitor in 3D to the year eleven pupils and deputy head Mr Jassa Panesar as part of National Engineering Week.

Dr Stephen Bold, managing director of the Oxford-based Sharp Laboratories of Europe, gave a talk to year ten pupils at the Sydenham school and led a workshop for those taking their GCSEs and A-levels.

Keen to show the youngsters the impact modern technology has on everyone’s daily lives, Dr Bold encouraged them to use their own mobile phones to understand the science behind the glass electronics used in mobile phone crystal displays and laser discs for CD and DVD players.

By looking through hand-held mini microscopes, the pupils viewed the crystals that form text messages on their phone screens.

Dr Bold also brought a prototype 3-D laptop, with which pupils were given the chance to experiment.

His visit was arranged through Speakers for Schools, a charity founded by Robert Peston, as part of National Science and Engineering Week, which ends on Sunday.

Campion’s deputy headteacher Jassa Panesar said: “Steve Bold was excellent. His talk and demonstration will influence and inspire our pupils for years to come.

“It could be a turning point for some.”

Year 13 pupil Jo Gilfillan, who plans to study engineering at university, said: “It was brilliant. It was amazing to see the incredible impact micro technology has had.”