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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| Mr Edward Preece | Director of Governance and Performance | Cabinet Office | United Kingdom | 13/05/2024 |
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| Professor Karishma Jain | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 13/05/2024 |
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| Professor Dario Farina | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Bioengineering | United Kingdom | 13/05/2024 |
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| Professor Marc Deisenroth | Professor | University College London | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 13/05/2024 |
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| Dr Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro | Reader | Imperial College London | Department of Bioengineering | United Kingdom | 13/05/2024 |
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| Dr Fay Probert | Research Fellow | University of Oxford | Department of Biochemicalengineering | United Kingdom | 14/05/2024 |
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| Dr Periklis (Laki) Pantazis | Reader | Imperial College London | Department of Bioengineering | United Kingdom | 14/05/2024 |
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| Dr David Ward | Senior Research Associate | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 15/05/2024 |
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| Dr Elaine Pimental | Associate Professor | University College London | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 15/05/2024 |
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| Professor Chiara Ciccarelli | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 17/05/2024 |
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| Professor Ulrich Keyser | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 17/05/2024 |
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| Professor Paul Hewett | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 17/05/2024 |
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| Professor Susie Speller | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Materials Science | United Kingdom | 20/05/2024 |
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| Dr Christoph Schran | Assistant Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 20/05/2024 |
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| Dr Fermin Moscoso del Prado Martin | Associate Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 20/05/2024 |
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| Dr Dimitrios Kanoulas | Associate Professor | University College London | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 21/05/2024 |
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| Dr Bart de Nijs | Research Fellow | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 21/05/2024 |
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| Professor Mark Sephton | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Organic Geochemistry | United Kingdom | 21/05/2024 |
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| Dr Jon Sterling | Associate Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 22/05/2024 |
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| Dr Agnieszka (Aga) Iwasiewicz-Wabnig | Director of Partnership Development | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 22/05/2024 |
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| Dr Marios Kogias | Assistant Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 22/05/2024 |
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| Dr Elena Dieckmann | Lecturer | Imperial College London | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 22/05/2024 |
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| Dr George Mertzios | Associate Professor | Durham University | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 23/05/2024 |
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| Professor Neil Alford | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Materials Science | United Kingdom | 23/05/2024 |
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| Professor Peter King | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 23/05/2024 |
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| Dr Johannes Noller | Associate Professor | University College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 24/05/2024 |
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| Professor Ryan Nichol | Professor | University College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 28/05/2024 |
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| Dr Juan Alvaro Gallego | Associate Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Bioengineering | United Kingdom | 28/05/2024 |
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| Dr Helena Knowles | Assistant Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 28/05/2024 |
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| Dr Dorian Gangloff | Associate Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 28/05/2024 |
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| Professor Matthew Langton | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Biochemistry | United Kingdom | 29/05/2024 |
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| Dr Nuria Tapia-Ruiz | Senior Lecturer | Imperial College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 30/05/2024 |
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| Dr Pelin Demirel | Senior Lecturer | Imperial College London | Dyson School of Design Engineering | United Kingdom | 30/05/2024 |
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| Professor Ferdinando Rodriquez y Baena | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Mechanical Engineering | United Kingdom | 31/05/2024 |
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| Dr William James | Research Fellow | King’s College London | Centre for Grand Strategy | United Kingdom | 31/05/2024 |
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| Dr Richard D’Arcy | Associate Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 31/05/2024 |
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| Professor Mike Hobson | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 03/06/2024 |
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| Professor Fernando Bresme | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 03/06/2024 |
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| Dr Alex Ganose | Lecturer | Imperial College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 03/06/2024 |
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| Mr Marc Lee | Chairman | Cityforum | United Kingdom | 03/06/2024 |
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| Dr Marina Galano | Associate Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Materials Science | United Kingdom | 04/06/2024 |
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| Dr Antonis Sergis | Lecturer | Imperial College London | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 04/06/2024 |
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| Professor Cathie Rae | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Materials Science | United Kingdom | 05/06/2024 |
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| Dr Don Porcelli | Associate Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Earth Sciences | United Kingdom | 05/06/2024 |
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| Professor Gianluca Gregori | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 06/06/2024 |
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| Dr Eva Kalyvianaki | Associate Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 06/06/2024 |
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| Professor Howard Stone | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Materials Science | United Kingdom | 06/06/2024 |
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| Professor Adrian Kent | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Mathematics | United Kingdom | 07/06/2024 |
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| Professor Rachel Evans | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Materials Science | United Kingdom | 07/06/2024 |
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| Dr Sebastian Bonilla | Associate Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Materials Science | United Kingdom | 07/06/2024 |
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