Science, Engineering and Technology Board (SETB) membership

Chair of SETB

  • Jane Nicholson, EPSRC Director, Research Base

Current members

  • Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, The University of Sheffield
  • Dr Avinash Aithal, Energy Networks Association
  • Professor Barbara Shollock, King’s College London
  • Professor Chris Pearce, University of Glasgow
  • Professor David Leigh, The University of Manchester
  • Professor John Collomosse, University of Surrey
  • Professor Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova, University of Exeter
  • Professor Miles Elsden
  • Professor Paul Beasley
  • Professor Peter Smowton, Cardiff University
  • Mr Richard Price, Pragmatic
  • Professor Sara Lombardo, Heriot-Watt University

Declarations of interest

Members are required to declare any personal, private or commercial interests that might conflict with the interests of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and must withdraw from any discussion of topics in which they have such an interest.

Last updated: 4 June 2026

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