OUR PEOPLE

Daniel Dobrowolski MPhys
Director of the Durham Institute of Research, Development, and Invention

daniel.dobrowolski@dirdi.org

Prof. Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBE 
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 Goldsack 
Director General’s Private Office, Strategy and Analysis
jack.goldsack@dirdi.org 

Luciana Garstang
Director General’s Private Office

luciana.garstang@dirdi.org

Our Founding Fellows

Professor Paula Chadwick
Advisory Board Member & Founding Fellow
Head of Physics, Durham University

p.m.chadwick@durham.ac.uk

Professor Douglas Halliday 
Advisory Board Member & Founding Fellow, 
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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Brigadier John Ridge Ministry of Defence DE&S United Kingdom 01/03/2024
Dr Helen Meese Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence Durham University Business School United Kingdom 08/03/2024
Professor Herb Kim Visiting Professor Thinking Digital Department of Innovation & Enterprise United Kingdom 13/03/2024
Dr Stuart James Assistant Professor Durham University Department of Computer Sciences United Kingdom 14/03/2024
Professor Martin Graves Professor University of Cambridge Department of Radiology United Kingdom 19/03/2024
Professor Graham Machin Professor National Physical Laboratory Department of Physics United Kingdom 22/03/2024
Ms Viktorija Starych-Samuoliene Director of Strategy Council of Geostrategy United Kingdom 25/03/2024
Professor Peter Heslin Professor Durham University Department of Digital Humanities United Kingdom 02/04/2024
Professor Glen Jeffery Professor University College London Institute of Ophthalmology United Kingdom 05/04/2024
Professor Jason Davis Professor University of Oxford Department of Chemistry United Kingdom 05/04/2024
Dr Paul Stafford Postgraduate Enterprise Manager Durham University United Kingdom 08/04/2024
Professor Ferruccio Renzoni Professor University College London Department of Physics United Kingdom 08/04/2024
Professor Jonathan Tennyson Professor University College London Department of Physics United Kingdom 08/04/2024
Professor Phil Torr Professor University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science United Kingdom 09/04/2024
Dr Joe Butler Senior Lecturer University of Sunderland Department of Psychology United Kingdom 11/04/2024
Professor Andreas Korn Professor University College London Department of Physics United Kingdom 11/04/2024
Professor Alan Lowdon Professor Durham University Department of Engineering United Kingdom 17/04/2024
Professor Alexandra Olayo-Cortes Professor University College London Department of Physics United Kingdom 17/04/2024
Professor Alexander Shluger Professor University College London Department of Physics United Kingdom 19/04/2024
Dr Sandro Tacchella Assistant Professor University of Cambridge Department of Physics United Kingdom 25/04/2024
Dr Hayriye Cagnan Associate Professor Imperial College London Department of Engineering United Kingdom 25/04/2024
Dr Gareth Conduit Research Fellow University of Cambridge Department of Physics United Kingdom 25/04/2024
Professor Guido Germano Professor University College London Department of Computer Science United Kingdom 25/04/2024
Professor Dirk Aarts Professor University of Oxford Department of Chemistry United Kingdom 26/04/2024
Professor Alex Porter Professor Imperial College London Department of Engineering United Kingdom 26/04/2024
Professor Nedunchezhian (Swami) Swaminathan Professor University of Cambridge Department of Engineering United Kingdom 29/04/2024
Professor Stephen Skinner Professor Imperial College London Department of Engineering United Kingdom 29/04/2024
Dr Chris Vogel Senior Research Associate University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science United Kingdom 29/04/2024
Professor Michael Bonsall Professor University of Oxford Department of Biosciences United Kingdom 29/04/2024
Professor Sir Michael Pepper Emeritus Professor University of Cambridge Department of Physics United Kingdom 29/04/2024
Professor Ioannis Brilakis Professor University of Cambridge Department of Engineering United Kingdom 30/04/2024
Dr Nicolas Gold Associate Professor University College London Department of Computer Science United Kingdom 30/04/2024
Professor Mauricio Villarroel Professor University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science United Kingdom 01/05/2024
Dr Stefano Angioletti-Uberti Senior Lecturer Imperial College London Department of Materials Science United Kingdom 01/05/2024
Professor Paul Luckham Professor Imperial College London Department of Chemistry United Kingdom 01/05/2024
Professor Xavier Moya Professor University of Cambridge Department of Materials Physics United Kingdom 02/05/2024
Dr Chris Rowlands Senior Lecturer Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering United Kingdom 02/05/2024
Professor Daniel J Field Professor University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences United Kingdom 02/05/2024
Dr Richard Palin Associate Professor University of Oxford Department of Earth Sciences United Kingdom 03/05/2024
Professor Bartomeu Monserrat Professor University of Cambridge Department of Materials Physics United Kingdom 07/05/2024
Dr Munawar Chaudhri Emeritus Reader University of Cambridge Department of Physics United Kingdom 07/05/2024
Professor Benny Chain Professor University College London Department of Immunology United Kingdom 07/05/2024
Professor Mick Brown Emeritus Professor University of Cambridge Department of Physics United Kingdom 08/05/2024
Dr Paolo Barucca Associate Professor University College London Department of Computer Science United Kingdom 08/05/2024
Professor Paolo Radaelli Professor University of Oxford Department of Physics United Kingdom 08/05/2024
Professor John Kilner Professor Imperial College London Department of Materials Science United Kingdom 08/05/2024
Professor Tim Coombs Professor University of Cambridge Department of Engineering United Kingdom 09/05/2024
Mr Toby Stone Honorary Research Fellow Imperial College London Institute for Security Science and Technology United Kingdom 09/05/2024
Dr Keith Andrews Assistant Professor Durham University Department of Chemistry United Kingdom 10/05/2024
Professor John Gregg Professor University of Oxford Department of Physics United Kingdom 10/05/2024