Our team
We have brought together a Core Team of transdisciplinary experts from the 10 founding UK universities. We apply a systems approach to accelerate, scale up and deploy world-leading laboratory research by linking with Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Economics, and Policy.
Leadership Team
Peter Styring
University of Sheffield Professor of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry
Elizabeth Gibson
Newcastle University Professor of Energy Materials
Mike George
University of Nottingham Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Tom Franklin
University of Sheffield Centre Manager
Deblina Majumder
Newcastle University Partnerships ManagerPolina Ganeva
University of Sheffield Administrative AssistantCore Team
Alberto Roldan-Martinez
Cardiff University Reader in Computational Chemistry and Catalysis
Alex Cowan
University of Liverpool Professor, Department of Chemistry
Arze Karam
Durham University Associate Professor in Finance
Chris Hardacre
University of Manchester Head of the School of Natural Sciences
Colin Hills
University of Greenwich Professor in Environment and Materials Engineering
David Lewis
University of Manchester Research Explorer
Fanran Meng
University of Sheffield Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Chemical Engineering
James McGregor
University of Sheffield Senior Lecturer
James Rae
University of St Andrews Director of Impact
John Irvine CBE
University of St Andrews Professor
Jon Mckechnie
University of Nottingham Economic and Enviromental Impact Assessment Lead, Professor in Sustainable Processing Technologies
Maria Val Martin
University of Sheffield Senior Research Fellow
Matt Rosseinsky FRS
University of Liverpool Professor
Mohammad Zandi
University of Sheffield Professor of Chemical Engineering Education
Nimisha Tripathi
University of Greenwich Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering
Oliver Heidrich
Newcastle University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Paul Webb
University of St Andrews Reader
Peter Licence
University of Nottingham Head of School of Chemistry and Director of The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory, Faculty of Science
Rachel Smith
University of Sheffield Professor of Particulate Manufacturing
Sergio Vernuccio
University of Southampton Associate Professor in Chemical Eng.
Sir Martyn Poliakoff FRS
University of Nottingham Research Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Sir Richard Catlow FRS
University of Cardiff Professor of Catalytic and Computational Chemistry
Tom Franklin
University of Sheffield Centre Manager
Russell Davenport
Newcastle University Professor in Engineering for the Environment and Human Health
Trevor Farren
University of Nottingham Professor of Practice - Faculty of Science, Faculty of ScienceStrategic Advisory Board
Alastair Sanderson
Alastair Sanderson Consulting LtdCharlotte Williams
SCHEMA/ EconicHelen Pain
RSCJavier Garcia-Martinez
Universidad de Alicante/ ex-IUPACJoe Howe
Humber Industrial ClusterKaren McAvenue
Scottish EnterpriseLeon Barron
ImperialLily Tozer
DESNZNick MacInnes
DEFRAPaul Anastas
YalePaul Swift
P&GRoy Harrison OBE FRS
University of BirminghamSarah Davidson
CrodaSteve Elliott
Chemical Industries AssociationStuart Haszeldine
University of EdinburghSu Varma
PilkingtonSubhasish Mukerjee
CERES PowerYvonne Baker
IChemEKatie Hart
EPSRCDaniel Knight
NERCDavid Bott
SCI
Tom Franklin
University of Sheffield Centre ManagerSteering Group
Peter Styring
University of Sheffield Professor of Chemical Engineering & Chemistry
Elizabeth Gibson
Newcastle University Professor of Energy MaterialsMichael George
Kelly Vere
University of Nottingham
Sir Richard Catlow FRS
University of Cardiff Professor of Catalytic and Computational Chemistry