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