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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| Professor Andrew McBride | Professor | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 27/08/2026 |
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| Professor Alasdair Clark | Professor | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 27/08/2026 |
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| Dr Giorgos Georgiou | Senior Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 27/08/2026 |
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| Dr Anthony Centeno | Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 27/08/2026 |
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| Dr Matteo Ceriotti | Senior Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 27/08/2026 |
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| Dr Hasan Abbas | Senior Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 27/08/2026 |
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| Dr Chico Camargo | Senior Lecturer | University of Exeter | Department of Computer Science | United Kingdom | 27/08/2026 |
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| Professor Matthew Griffin | Emeritus Professor | Cardiff University | School of Physics and Astronomy | United Kingdom | 27/08/2026 |
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| Dr Lawrence Bull | Centre for Data Science and AI Fellow | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 01/09/2026 |
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| Professor Sean Mcginty | Professor | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 01/09/2026 |
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| Dr Julien Mouli-Castillo | Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 01/09/2026 |
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| Dr Iain Moore | Research Associate | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 01/09/2026 |
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| Professor David Moran | Professor | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 02/09/2026 |
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| Dr Paul Prentice | Reader | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 02/09/2026 |
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| Dr Arianna Gea Pagano | Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 02/09/2026 |
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| Dr Oscar Rodriguez De Rivera Ortega | Lecturer | University of Exeter | Department of Mathematics and Statistics | United Kingdom | 03/09/2026 |
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| Dr Mark Scullion | Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 03/09/2026 |
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| Dr Yusuf Sambo | Reader | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr Justin Sperling | Research Associate | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Professor Cindy Smith | Professor | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Professor Andy Buckley | Professor | University of Glasgow | School of Physics and Astronomy | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr Manlio Tassieri | Reader | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Professor Steven Neale | Professor | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr Lina Mohjazi | Senior Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr Laura Bastianini | Research Associate | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr Kendall Ackley | Research Associate | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr James Blake | Research Associate | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr David Armstrong | Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr Julian Londono Monsalve | Senior Lecturer | University of Exeter | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 08/09/2026 |
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| Dr Masood Ur Rehman | Reader | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Professor Shanmugam Kumar | Professor | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Dr Johannes Courtial | Senior Lecturer | University of Glasgow | School of Physics and Astronomy | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Dr RóisÃn Buckley | Senior Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Dr Litesh Sulbhewar | Research Associate | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Dr Claire Marie Cisowski | Research Fellow | University of Glasgow | School of Physics and Astronomy | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Professor Richard Dendy | Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Professor Sandra Chapman | Professor | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Dr Richard Gray | Research Fellow | University of Glasgow | School of Physics and Astronomy | United Kingdom | 09/09/2026 |
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| Dr Jagan Selvaraj | Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 10/09/2026 |
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| Dr Daniel Mitchell | Research Associate | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 10/09/2026 |
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| Professor Eduard Kontar | Professor | University of Glasgow | School of Physics and Astronomy | United Kingdom | 10/09/2026 |
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| Dr Benjamin Cooke | Research Associate | University of Warwick | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 15/09/2026 |
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| Dr Albert S.J. van Heerden | Lecturer | University of Glasgow | James Watt School of Engineering | United Kingdom | 15/09/2026 |
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| Professor Jörg Götte | Professor | University of Glasgow | School of Physics and Astronomy | United Kingdom | 15/09/2026 |
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