Memberships

Each of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s (EPSRC) themes is allocated a dedicated team and theme leader.

Resilience and Security

Chair

Professor Pete Burnap, Cardiff University

Members

Dr Tooska Dargahi, Manchester Metropolitan University

Ahana Datta, Privacy International and UCL

Peter Davies, Thales

Dr Sara Diegoli, Anchored In

Professor Alastair Hibbins, University of Exeter

Dr Duncan Hodges, Leonardo UK

Professor Visakan Kadirkamanathan, The University of Sheffield

Professor Konstantinos Markantonakis, Royal Holloway, University of London

Mr Adam Ogilvie-Smith, CGI

Professor Dimitrios Pezaros, University of Glasgow

Professor Jason Ralph, University of Liverpool

Professor Nishanth Sastry, University of Surrey

Professor Laura Smith, University of Bath

Dr Poonam Yadav, University of York

Clean Energy

Chair

Professor Marcelle McManus, University of Bath

Members

Professor Alona Armstrong, Lancaster University

Dr Iason Iraklis Avramidis, National Grid

Dr Mike Bainbridge, Johnson Matthey

Dr Rebecca Ford, REGEN

Professor Laura Herz, University of Oxford

Professor Rebecca Lunn, University of Strathclyde

Professor James Marco, WMG, The University of Warwick

Professor Hervé Morvan, Rolls-Royce

Dr Sivapriya Mothilal Bhagavathy, University of Strathclyde

Dr Hannah Mullings, University of Manchester

Dr Sonya Pemberton, X-Energy

Professor Peter Taylor, University of Leeds

Professor Patricia Thornley, Aston University

Professor Jacopo Torriti, University of Reading

Dr Elena Tsalaporta, Munster Technical University

Professor James Yu, Scottish Power Energy

Engineering

Chair

Professor John Bridgeman, University of Liverpool

Members

Dr Matt Ball, Thales UK

Dr Shima Barakat, University of Cambridge

Professor Andrew Bayly, University of Leeds

Professor Jiamei Deng, Leeds Beckett University

Professor Mike Jennings, Swansea University

Mr Ben Kidd, Arup

Dr Ayse Kucukyilmaz, University of Nottingham

Dr Leila Moura, Queen’s University of Belfast

Professor Gareth Pierce, University of Strathclyde

Dr Leon Pybus, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

Professor Iain Todd, University of Sheffield

Professor Christopher Truman, University of Bristol

Professor Pankaj Vadgama, Queen Mary University London

Professor Christina Vanderwel, University of Southampton

Healthcare Technologies

Chair

Professor Rory O’Connor, University of Leeds

Members

Professor Ke Chen, University of Strathclyde

Professor Vanessa Diaz, University College London

Dr William Goundry, AstraZeneca

Professor Julian Jones, Imperial College London

Professor Matt Keeling, University of Warwick

Professor Margaret Lucas, University of Glasgow

Professor Paula Mendes, University of Birmingham

Dr Roberta Piroddi, University of Liverpool

Professor Robin Purshouse, University of Sheffield

Professor Neil Reeves, Manchester Metropolitan University

Professor Christopher Scott, Queen’s University Belfast

Dr Fedra Zaribaf, Invibio Biomaterials (Victrex plc)

Information and Communication Technologies

Chair

Professor Prudence Wong, University of Liverpool

Members

Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen, University of Exeter

Professor Marina Antoniou, University of Warwick

Professor Lee Chapman, University of Birmingham

Professor James Hetherington, University College London

Professor Eiman Kanjo, Nottingham Trent University

Dr Andrea Kells, ARM Ltd

Professor Michael Luck, University of Sussex

Professor Julie McCann, Imperial School of Convergent Science in Space, Security and Telecoms

Professor Douglas Paul, University of Glasgow

Professor Dimitrios Pezaros, University of Glasgow

Mr Ben Pritchard, Thales

Professor Karen Rafferty, Queen’s University Belfast

Dr Mark Taylor, University of Sheffield

Professor Peter Triantafillou, University of Warwick

Professor Moi Hoon Yap, Manchester Metropolitan University

Professor Andrea Zisman, The Open University

Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen, University of Exeter

Professor Marina Antoniou, University of Warwick

Professor Lee Chapman, University of Birmingham

Professor James Hetherington, University College London

Professor Eiman Kanjo, Nottingham Trent University

Dr Andrea Kells, ARM Ltd

Professor Michael Luck, University of Sussex

Professor Julie McCann, Imperial School of Convergent Science in Space, Security and Telecoms

Professor Douglas Paul, University of Glasgow

Professor Dimitrios Pezaros, University of Glasgow

Mr Ben Pritchard, Thales

Professor Karen Rafferty, Queen’s University Belfast

Dr Mark Taylor, University of Sheffield

Professor Peter Triantafillou, University of Warwick

Professor Moi Hoon Yap, Manchester Metropolitan University

Professor Andrea Zisman, The Open University

Sustainable Manufacturing and Mobility

Chair

Dr Katherine Milne, HMV Catapult

Members

Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, The University of Sheffield

Mrs Catherine Battaloglu, Mondelez International

Professor Fiona Charnley, University of Exeter

Professor Paul Dalby, University College London

Mr Stephen Fitzpatrick, University of Strathclyde

Dr Gilda Gasparini, Lucideon

Professor Cinzia Giannetti, Swansea University

Professor Kate Goldsworthy, University of the Arts London

Professor Louise Horsfall, The University of Edinburgh

Professor Tanvir Hussain, University of Nottingham

Dr Niels Lohse, Loughborough University

Dr Sundar Marimuthu, The Manufacturing Technology Centre

Professor Dr Ir Frans Muller, University of Leeds

Professor Phil Purnell, University of Leeds

Professor Michael Shaver, The University of Manchester

Professor Peter Smowton, Cardiff University

Mathematical Sciences

Chair

Professor Mark Kambites, The University of Manchester

Members

Professor Rachel Bearon, King’s College London

Dr Natasha Blitvic, Queen Mary University of London

Professor Veronica Bowman, Paebbl

Dr Ruth Bowness, University of Bath

Professor Andrea Brini, The University of Sheffield

Professor Jon Gillard, Cardiff University

Professor Christopher Howls, University of Southampton

Dr Joanna Jordan, independent

Dr Alexander Kasprzyk, University of Nottingham

Professor Tom Montenegro-Johnson, University of Warwick

Professor Alain Zemkoho, University of Southampton

Dr Vadim Zverovich, University of the West of England, Bristol

Physical Sciences and Advanced Materials

Chair

Professor Raechelle D’Sa, University of Liverpool

Members

Dr Eloisa Bentivegna, IBM

Dr Anthony Bristow, University of York

Professor Steven Brown, The University of Warwick

Dr Thomas Elliott, University of Manchester

Dr Andrea Folli, Cardiff University

Professor Elizabeth Gibson, Newcastle University

Professor Marty Gregg, Queen’s University Belfast

Professor Stephen Hayden, University of Bristol

Professor Olga Kazakova, NPL

Dr Oleksandr Kyriienko, University of Sheffield

Professor Jan Mol, Queen Mary University of London

Professor Kelly Morrison, Loughborough University

Dr Danielle Pizzey, Durham University

Professor Anatoly Zayats, King’s College London

Research Infrastructure

Chairs

Professor Nicole Metje, University of Birmingham

Professor Iain Styles, Queen’s University Belfast (Deputy)

Members

Dr Jessica Boland, The University of Manchester

Dr Nick Brown, The University of Edinburgh

Professor Nilanjan Chakraborty, Newcastle University

Professor Finn Giuliani, Imperial College London

Professor Simon Hettrick, University of Southampton

Professor Blair Johnston, University of Strathclyde

Professor Richard Johnston, Swansea University

Dr Dong (Lilly) Liu, University of Oxford

Dr Barbara Montanari, STFC Computing

Dr Sophoclis Patsias, Rolls-Royce

Professor Steve Rothberg, Manchester Metropolitan University

Professor Malgorzata Swadba-Kwasny, Queen’s University of Belfast

Dr David Walker, University of Warwick

Professor Noa Zilberman, University of Oxford

Last updated: 1 April 2026

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