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