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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| Mr James Kidner | Director | Department of Business | United Kingdom | 24/07/2024 |
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| Dr Marcos Millan-Agorio | Reader | Imperial College London | Department of Chemical Engineering | United Kingdom | 25/07/2024 |
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| Dr Frederik Philippi | PDRA | ENS Lyon | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 26/07/2024 |
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| Dr Claudia Contini | Lecturer | Imperial College London | Department of Bioengineering | United Kingdom | 01/08/2024 |
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| Professor Oliver Buchmueller | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 07/08/2024 |
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| Dr Thierry Ferrus | Associate Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 08/08/2024 |
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| Professor David Wales | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 08/08/2024 |
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| Professor Silvia Vignolini | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 09/08/2024 |
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| Mr Nigel (Frankie) Vaughan | Senior Advisor | Ministry of Defence | United Kingdom | 14/08/2024 |
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| Professor Clive Siviour | Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 15/08/2024 |
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| Dr Anna Barnard | Associate Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 19/08/2024 |
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| Dr Laura Barter | Reader | Imperial College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 27/08/2024 |
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| Professor Simon Bland | Professor | University College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 27/08/2024 |
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| Professor Mikela Chatzimichailidou | Professor | University College London | Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering | United Kingdom | 29/08/2024 |
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| Mr Eddie Alleyn | Advisor | UKI2S | United Kingdom | 30/08/2024 |
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| Professor Michael Bearpark | Director of Research Computing Engagement | Imperial College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 04/09/2024 |
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| General Seumas Kerr CBE | Managing Director | The D-Group | United Kingdom | 05/09/2024 |
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| Wing Commander Mike Page | University of Cambridge | Department of Politics and International Studies | United Kingdom | 16/09/2024 |
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| Captain Adrian Pierce | Director | Morek Consulting Ltd | United Kingdom | 16/09/2024 |
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| Professor Franklin Aigbirhio | Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 20/09/2024 |
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| Professor James Wilton-Ely | Professor | Imperial College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 24/09/2024 |
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| Professor James Kwan | Associate Professor | University of Oxford | Department of Engineering Science | United Kingdom | 27/09/2024 |
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| Professor Andy Cobley | Professor | Coventry University | Manufacturing and Materials | United Kingdom | 03/10/2024 |
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| Professor David Ellery | Professor | Durham University | School of Government & International Affairs | United Kingdom | 04/10/2024 |
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| Dr Sean Holden | Associate Professor | University of Cambridge | Department of Computer Science and Technology | United Kingdom | 07/10/2024 |
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| Dr Stefan Szyniszewski | Associate Professor | Durham University | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 17/10/2024 |
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| Commander Tim Forer | Consultant | Blake Morgan | United Kingdom | 25/10/2024 |
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| Dr Mark Ainslie | Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 28/10/2024 |
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| Professor Peter McBurney | Professor | King’s College London | Department of Informatics | United Kingdom | 29/10/2024 |
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| Dr Adam Sedgwick | Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Chemistry | United Kingdom | 30/10/2024 |
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| Mr Matt Frank | Chief AI and Innovation Officer | Ancoris | United Kingdom | 30/10/2024 |
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| Dr David Marsh | Proleptic Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Physics | United Kingdom | 01/11/2024 |
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| Dr David Watson | Lecturer | King’s College London | Department of Informatics | United Kingdom | 04/11/2024 |
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| Professor Harris Makatsoris | Professor | King’s College London | Department of Engineering | United Kingdom | 05/11/2024 |
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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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| Professor Martin Albrecht | Professor | King’s College London | Department of Informatics | United Kingdom | 14/11/2024 |
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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 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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