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 Steve Lester | Reader | King’s College London | Department of Mathematics | United Kingdom | 06/11/2024 |
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| Dr Stefan Sarkadi | Research Fellow | King’s College London | Department of Informatics | United Kingdom | 07/11/2024 |
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| Dr John Moffat | Associate Professor | Durham University | Business School | United Kingdom | 07/11/2024 |
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| Professor Mark Green | Deputy Head of Department (Research) | King’s College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 11/11/2024 |
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| Dr Kim Bouwer | Associate Professor | Durham University | United Kingdom | 13/11/2024 |
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| Professor Martin Albrecht | Professor | King’s College London | Department of Informatics | United Kingdom | 14/11/2024 |
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| Major Francis Roseman | Managing Director | J. Safra Sarasin | United Kingdom | 18/11/2024 |
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| Ms Flavia Popescu | Head of Project Controls | Babcock International | United Kingdom | 18/11/2024 |
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| Professor Andre Cobb | Professor | King’s College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 21/11/2024 |
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| Dr David Ross-Pinnock | Industrial Liaison Senior Officer | Durham University | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 25/11/2024 |
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| Dr Alessandra Vigilante | Head of the Hub for Applied Bioinformatics (HAB) | King’s College London | Department of Genetics | United Kingdom | 26/11/2024 |
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| Professor Hana Chockler | Professor of Computer Science | King’s College London | Department of Computer Science | 28/11/2024 |
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| Professor Mark Cannon | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Engineering Science | United Kingdom | 06/12/2024 |
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| Professor Michael Mainelli | Former Lord Mayor | City of London Corporation | 09/12/2024 |
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| Mr Mark Goldsack | Managing Director | Babcock | 20/12/2024 |
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| Ms Edite Ligere | Barrister | 1 Crown Office Row | Department of Law | 06/01/2025 |
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| EUR ING Gareth Ayre | Chief Engineer | BAE Systems Land (RBSL) | 10/01/2025 |
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| Professor Chander Velu | Professor of Innovation and Economics | Cambridge | Department of Engineering | 13/01/2025 |
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| Dr Nicola Bailey | Senior Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Engineering | 16/01/2025 |
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| Dr Neil Skelland | Director | Atlas Elektronik UK | 20/01/2025 |
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| Professor Carla Molteni | Professor of Physics | King’s College London | Department of Physics | 20/01/2025 |
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| Dr Adriano Cerminara | Senior Lecturer | Sheffield Hallam University | Department of Engineering | 21/01/2025 |
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| Dr Mark Quinn | Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering | Manchester | Department of Engineering | 23/01/2025 |
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| Professor Phil Dyer | Professor | Durham University | Department of Chemistry | 25/01/2025 |
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| Major Bertie Basset | Senior Director | Extrac AI | 07/02/2025 |
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| Dr Claire Copeland | Policy Fellow | Durham University | Department of Engineering | 10/02/2025 |
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| Professor James Bergeron | Political Advisor (POLAD) | NATO | MARCOM | 11/02/2025 |
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| Dr Caitlin Bentley | Senior Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Computer Science | 14/02/2025 |
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| Prof Maarten Van Reeuwijk | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Engineering | 06/03/2025 |
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| Commander Ryan Ramsey | Chief Operating Officer | First Light Fusion | 10/03/2025 |
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| Professor Gareth Stansfield | Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean | University of Exeter | Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies | 10/03/2025 |
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| Professor Reid | Head of Entrepreneurship | Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor for National Security | 10/03/2025 |
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| Dr Christos Skamniotis | Lecturer in Engineering | King’s College London | Department of Engineering | 11/03/2025 |
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| Miss Ines Fraser | Third-Year Undergraduate | Durham University | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 24/03/2025 |
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| Dr Andy Coleman | Research Fellow | St Thomas’ and St Guys’ | Department of Radiology | 14/04/2025 |
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| Professor Anurag Banerjee | Professor of Economics | Durham University | Business School | 16/04/2025 |
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| Dr Sam Danso | Senior Lecturer in Computer Science | University of Sunderland | Department of Computer Science | 17/04/2025 |
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| Professor Spyros Galanis | Director of the DREAM Research Centre & Professor in Economics | Durham University | Business School | 22/04/2025 |
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| Professor Christopher Rauh | Professor of Economics and Data Science | University of Cambridge | Department of Economics | 22/04/2025 |
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| Dr Benjamin Arold | Assistant Professor of Economics | University of Cambridge | Department of Economics | 23/04/2025 |
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| Professor Sriya Iyer | Professor of Economics and Social Science | University of Cambridge | Department of Economics | 25/04/2025 |
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| Dr Michael Nower | Assistant Professor and Programme Director | Durham University | Department of Economics | 28/04/2025 |
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| Dr David Chivers | Associate Professor | Durham University | Department of Economics | 30/04/2025 |
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| Professor Rick Van Der Ploeg | Research Director, Oxford Centre for Analysis of Resource Rich Economies | University of Oxford | Department of Economics | 01/05/2025 |
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| Dr Severine Toussaert | Associate Professor of Economics | University of Oxford | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 01/05/2025 |
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| Captain Adrian Capner | Naval Advisor | Royal Australian Navy | United Kingdom | 09/05/2025 |
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| Colonel Robert Sandford | Assistant Head Effects Middle East and Indo Pacific | Ministry of Defence | Military Strategic Effects | United Kingdom | 09/05/2025 |
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| Mr Nicholas Nelson | Research Fellow | University of Oxford | Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Research Centre | United Kingdom | 13/05/2025 |
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| Professor Martin Pesendorfer | Professor of Economics | London School of Economics | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 14/05/2025 |
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| Professor Philippe Aghion | Professor of Economics | London School of Economics | Department of Economics | United Kingdom | 14/05/2025 |
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