Main Panel B – Physical Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics

Last updated: 4 September 2025

All candidates have been informed of the outcome of their application.  This membership list will be updated in the coming weeks with additional member information.

Main Panel B

Main panel chair

Tom Rodden University of Nottingham, the

Main panel deputy chair

Chris Taylor University of Manchester

Main panel member

Emma Raven University of Bristol
James Scourse University of Exeter
John Clarkson The University of Cambridge
John Greenlees University of Warwick
Qiang Shen Aberystwyth University / Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Tara Shears The University of Liverpool

Main panel international expert

Kendra Sharp Santa Clara University
Petra Szilagyi University of Oslo

Main panel PCE expert

Ian Mabbett Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Natasha Blitvic Queen Mary University of London

Main panel user expert

Anita Asadullah Environment Agency
Evona Teh Jaguar Land Rover

Main panel interdisciplinary expert

Catherine Noakes University of Leeds
Miles Padgett University of Glasgow

Panel advisor

Gillian Fairbairn The University of Surrey
Jane Hallett University of Bath
Kirsty Steed Newcastle University

RDAP representative

Neil Chue Hong University of Edinburgh
Sub-panel 7: Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences

Sub-panel chair

James Scourse University of Exeter

Sub-panel deputy chair

Zoe Davies The University of Kent

Sub-panel member

Caroline Lear Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Gabriele Hegerl University of Edinburgh
Joe Cartwright Oxford University
Philip Donoghue University of Bristol

Panel secretary

Mel Nakisa Cranfield University

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Alex Copley The University of Cambridge
Antony Payne The University of Liverpool
Dan Lunt University of Bristol
John Quinton Lancaster University
Jonathan Bull University of Southampton
Kathryn Arnold University of York
Linda Lawton The Robert Gordon University
Pallavi Anand The Open University
Phil Renforth Heriot-Watt University
Sub-panel 8: Chemistry

Sub-panel chair

Emma Raven University of Bristol

Sub-panel deputy chair

Charlotte Williams Oxford University

Sub-panel member

AnnMarie O'Donoghue Durham University
David Leigh University of Manchester
Neil Champness University of Birmingham
Nicholas Long Imperial College London
Peter Robertson Queen's University Belfast

Panel secretary

Lynn Christie University of St Andrews

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Gregory Challis University of Warwick
Jonathan Hirst University of Nottingham, the
Neil Berry The University of Liverpool
Paul Jenkins Unilever plc
Rebecca Melen Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
William Whittingham Syngenta Ltd
Sub-panel 9: Physics

Sub-panel chair

Tara Shears The University of Liverpool

Sub-panel deputy chair

Glen McHale University of Edinburgh
Simon Port Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Sub-panel member

Alexander Davies University of Leeds
Kristen Coppin University of Hertfordshire
Mark Fromhold University of Nottingham, the
Nigel Clarke University of Sheffield
Patricia Thornley Aston University
Sara Diegoli Anchored In Ltd.
Sean Freeman University of Manchester
Seb Oliver University of Sussex
Wayne Cranton Sheffield Hallam University

Panel secretary

Gemma Fitzsimmons University of Southampton

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Laura Nuttall University of Portsmouth
Mark Sullivan University of Southampton
Tony Doyle University of Glasgow
Sub-panel 10: Mathematical Sciences

Sub-panel chair

John Greenlees University of Warwick

Sub-panel deputy chair

Guy Nason Imperial College London

Sub-panel member

Emmanuel Breuillard Oxford University
Francoise Tisseur University of Manchester
John King University of Nottingham, the
Marika Taylor University of Birmingham
Michael Wemyss University of Glasgow
Paul Fearnhead Lancaster University

Panel secretary

David Jones University of Sheffield

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Adam Letchford Lancaster University
Andreas Kyprianou University of Warwick
Claire Miller University of Glasgow
Desmond Higham University of Edinburgh
James Norris The University of Cambridge
Simon Blackburn Royal Holloway, University of London
Sub-panel 11: Computer Science and Informatics

Sub-panel chair

Qiang Shen Aberystwyth University / Prifysgol Aberystwyth

Sub-panel deputy chair

Maribel Fernandez King's College London

Sub-panel member

Alastair Donaldson Imperial College London
Emma Hart Edinburgh Napier University
Graham Cormode University of Warwick
Hans Vandierendonck Queen's University Belfast
Netta Cohen University of Leeds
Nobuko Yoshida Oxford University
Stephen Brewster University of Glasgow
Xiaohui Liu Brunel University London

Panel secretary

Laura Healy Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Daniel Archambault Newcastle University
Daniel Paulusma Durham University
Dov Stekel University of Nottingham, the
Konstantinos Markantonakis Royal Holloway, University of London
Matt Jones Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Nishanth Sastry The University of Surrey
Richard Wilson University of York
Susmit Sarkar University of St Andrews
Timothy Norman University of Southampton
Uli Sattler University of Manchester
Xujiong Ye University of Exeter
Sub-panel 12: Engineering

Sub-panel chair

John Clarkson The University of Cambridge

Sub-panel deputy chair

Paul Conway Loughborough University
Sarah Sharples University of Manchester

Sub-panel member

Adrian Murphy Queen's University Belfast
Aimee Morgans Imperial College London
Anthony Graham OCEA Shipbuilding UK Ltd
Barbara Shollock King's College London
Chris Grovenor Oxford University
Elena Gaura Coventry University
Jin Wang Liverpool John Moores University
Jonathan Cooper University of Glasgow
Katherine Cashell UCL
Muhammed Basheer Heriot-Watt University
Paul Stevenson Stevenson Process Technology Ltd.
Peter Fryer University of Birmingham
Pilar Fernandez Ibanez University of Ulster
Reyer Zwiggelaar Aberystwyth University / Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Rossitza Setchi Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
S. Ravi P. Silva The University of Surrey
Visakan Kadirkamanathan University of Sheffield
William Sampson University of Manchester

Panel secretary

Linda Ko-Ferrigno University of York

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Ashutosh Tiwari University of Sheffield
Berk Canberk Edinburgh Napier University
Duc Pham University of Birmingham
Hongmei He The University of Salford
Koulis Pericleous University of Greenwich
Krishna Busawon Northumbria University
Mark Biggs Heriot-Watt University
Nico Avdelidis University of Southampton
Richard Buswell Loughborough University
Sarah Hainsworth University of Bath
Seán McLoone Queen's University Belfast
Serena Best The University of Cambridge
Tim Sharpe University of Strathclyde
Veronica Martinez University of Sussex
Xiangqian Jiang University of Huddersfield