OUR PEOPLE
Daniel Dobrowolski MPhys
Director of the Durham Institute of Research, Development, and Invention
daniel.dobrowolski@dirdi.org
Prof. Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBEÂ
Director-General of the Durham Institute of Research, Development, and Invention
csphunter@coltraco.co.uk
Adrian Saw MSc
Executive Board member & Senior Fellow
adrian.saw@dirdi.org
Angus Hodgkiss MPhys
Executive Board Member & Senior Fellow,
angus.hodgkiss@dirdi.org
Jack GoldsackÂ
Director General’s Private Office, Strategy and Analysis
jack.goldsack@dirdi.orgÂ
Luciana Garstang
Director General’s Private Office
Our Founding Fellows
Professor Paula Chadwick
Advisory Board Member & Founding Fellow
Head of Physics, Durham University
p.m.chadwick@durham.ac.uk
Professor Douglas HallidayÂ
Advisory Board Member & Founding Fellow,Â
Former Deputy Dean of Science at Durham University
douglas.p.halliday@durham.ac.uk
Advisory Board
- Professor Paula Chadwick, Head of Physics, Durham University
- Professor Douglas Halliday, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Durham University
- Professor Del Atkinson, Professor of Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Durham University
- Professor John Girkin, Director Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, Advanced Photonics, Microscopy and Optics, Durham University
- Dr Oliver Vogt, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, Industrial Partnerships Lead, Durham University
- Dr David Ward, Head of Characterisation, CORDE, the National Physics Facility, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University
- Professor David Wilkinson, Department of Theology & Religion, former Master St John’s College, Durham University
- Dr Shaukat Nazeer, General Practitioner, Mayfair Medical Centre
- Professor James Osborn, Department of Physics, Founding Director Durham University Space Research Centre, Durham University
- Professor Simon Bland, Professor of Plasma Physics; Department of Physics; Imperial College London (commencing April 2026)
- Professor Mikela Chatzimichailidou, Professor of System Safety and Innovation; Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatic Engineering; University College London
- Dr Rob Johnson, Director of the Oxford Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre; Pembroke College, Oxford University
- Dr Stefan Sarkadi, Associate Professor; Centre for Defence and Secure AI; University of Lincoln and Department of Informatics, King’s College London
- Dr Alessandra Vigilante, Head of the Hub for Applied Bioinformatics (HAB); King’s College London
Advisory Board Emeritus Fellow
- Professor Stuart Corbridge, former Vice Chancellor and Professor of Geography, Durham University
Fellows & Senior Members Directory
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| Full Name | Position | Primary Institution | Departmental Affiliation | Country | Date Joined | Photo |
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| Dr Michele Caprio | Assistant Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Dr Arnab Bhattacharyya | Associate Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Professor Theo Damoulas | Professor, Deputy Head of Department (Research) | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Dr James McCormac | Associate Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Dr Eoin Moynihan | Research Fellow | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Dr Khalil Challita | Assistant Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Dr Jessica Marshall | Assistant Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Professor Fabrizio Scarpa | Professor | University of Bristol | School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Professor Nicholas Lieven | Professor | Imperial College London | Engineering and Technology | United Kingdom | 07/10/2026 |
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| Dr Ross Woods | Reader | University of Bristol | School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/10/2026 |
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| Professor Ole Thomsen | Professor | University of Bristol | School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering | United Kingdom | 12/10/2026 |
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| Lord Michael Hintze | Founder and CEO | Deltroit Asset Management | United Kingdom | 12/10/2026 |
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| Dr James Archbold | Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 14/10/2026 |
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| Dr Rachel Kilbride | Research Fellow | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 14/10/2026 |
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| Dr Claire Rocks | Reader, Deputy Head of Department (Teaching) | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 14/10/2026 |
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| Professor Gihan Mudalige | Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 14/10/2026 |
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| Dr Arpan Mukhopadhyay | Associate Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 14/10/2026 |
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| Dr Andrew Jackson | Research Fellow | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 14/10/2026 |
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| Professor Rob Procter | Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 14/10/2026 |
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| Ms Claire Mason | Director – Europe West | BAE Systems | United Kingdom | 15/10/2026 |
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| Professor Harry Pitts | Professor | University of Exeter | Humanities and Social Sciences | United Kingdom | 15/10/2026 |
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| Commander Martin Walker | Naval Adviser | New Zealand High Commission | United Kingdom | 19/10/2026 |
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| Professor Sonia Antoranz Contera | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 20/10/2026 |
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| Dr Ingrid Pelisoli | Assistant Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 21/10/2026 |
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| Dr Ian Saunders | Associate Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 21/10/2026 |
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| Commander Edward Notley | Naval Advisor (Submarine and Underwater Battlespace) | Ministry of Defence | United Kingdom | 23/10/2026 |
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| Mr Marc Brule-Walker | Partner at Reply – Managing Director at RED Scientific Reply | Reply / RED Scientific Reply | United Kingdom | 23/10/2026 |
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| Mrs Karen Jones | Director of Business Development | Coltraco Ultrasonics | United Kingdom | 28/10/2026 |
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| Dr Andrew Buchan | Research Fellow | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 28/10/2026 |
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| Dr Dimitri Veras | Associate Professor – Reader | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 28/10/2026 |
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| Dr Aditya Singh | Research Fellow | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 28/10/2026 |
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| Dr Thomas Wilson | Assistant Professor (Research) | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 28/10/2026 |
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| Professor Matthew Turner | Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 28/10/2026 |
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| Dr Paolo Turrini | Associate Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 28/10/2026 |
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| Professor Raffaele De Risi | Professor | University of Bristol | School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering | United Kingdom | 30/10/2026 |
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| Dr Zaman Lantra | Assistant Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 04/11/2026 |
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| Professor Nick Watkins | Assistant Professor (Research) | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 04/11/2026 |
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| Dr Nicole Skidmore | Assistant Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 04/11/2026 |
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| Dr Colin Kirkbride | E.P.S.R.C Doctoral Prize Research Fellow | University of Glasgow | School of Physics and Astronomy | United Kingdom | 04/11/2026 |
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| Professor Alex Bartel | Professor | University of Glasgow | School of Mathematics & Statistics | United Kingdom | 04/11/2026 |
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| Dr Craig Alexander | Senior Lecturer | University of Glasgow | School of Mathematics & Statistics | United Kingdom | 04/11/2026 |
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| Dr Valentin Aslanyan | Research Associate | University of Glasgow | School of Mathematics & Statistics | United Kingdom | 04/11/2026 |
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| Dr Chris Athorne | Senior Lecturer | University of Glasgow | School of Mathematics & Statistics | United Kingdom | 04/11/2026 |
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