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Academic Staff

NameTitle
Professor Jan VerletHead of Department
Dr Keith AndrewsAssistant Professor
Professor Jas Pal BadyalProfessor
Professor Colin BainPro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Ian BaxendaleDirector of Education
Dr Simon BeaumontAssociate Professor
Professor Andrew BeebyProfessor
Professor Tim BlowerVisiting Associate Professor
Dr Stefan BorsleyRoyal Society University Research Fellow
Dr Will BrittainAssociate Professor
Dr Patrycja BrookRoyal Society University Research Fellow
Professor Martin BryceProfessor
Professor Martin CannVisiting Professor
Dr David CartyAssociate Professor
Dr Peter ChiversVisiting Associate Professor
Professor Steven CobbProfessor
Dr Pippa CofferDirector of Teaching
Professor Sharon CooperProfessor
Dr Stephen CoxRoyal Society University Research Fellow
Emeritus Professor Michael CramptonEmeritus Reader
Professor Aurora Cruz CabezaProfessor
Professor Paul DennyProfessor
Dr Karrera DjokoVisiting Assistant Professor
Professor Philip DyerProfessor
Professor John EvansProfessor
Professor Ivana EvansProfessor
Dr Mark FoxAssistant Professor
Dr Allegra FranchinoAssistant Professor
Dr Jemma GibbardRoyal Society University Research Fellow
Dr Amy HallLeverhulme Early Career Fellow
Professor Paul HodgkinsonProfessor
Professor David HodgsonProfessor
Judith HowardEmeritus Professor
Dr Andrew HughesAssociate Professor
Professor Jeremy HutsonProfessor
Dr Karen JohnstonAssociate Professor
Professor Ritu KatakyProfessor
Dr Matthew KitchingRoyal Society University Research Fellow and Associate Professor
Dr Clare MahonAssociate Professor
Jennifer MaunderLecturer
Dr Litka MilianAssistant Professor
Dr Mark MillerAssociate Professor
Dr John MinaVisiting Research Associate
Dr Katherine NormanAssistant Professor in Chemistry (Education)
Professor Ann O'DonoghueProfessor
Dr Luke O'DriscollAssistant Professor in Chemistry (Education)
Professor Robert PalProfessor
Dr Lars- PalssonAssociate Professor
David ParkerEmeritus Professor
Professor Ehmke PohlDirector of Impact
Professor Nigel RobinsonVisiting Professor
Professor Jacquie RobsonProfessor
Dr Petja RosenqvistRoyal Society Newton International Fellow
Dr John SandersonAssociate Professor
Professor Jonathan SteedProfessor
Professor Patrick SteelProfessor
Dr Russell TaylorAssociate Professor
Dr Richard ThompsonAssociate Professor
Professor David TozerProfessor
Dr James WaltonAssociate Professor
Andrew WhitingEmeritus Professor
Professor Gareth WilliamsProfessor
Professor Mark WilsonProfessor
Dr Eckart WredeAssociate Professor

Research Staff

NameTitle
Dr Sophie CloughResearch Associate
Dr Genevieve DucheResearch Associate
Dr Stefanie Freitag PohlAssistant Professor (Research)
Matthew FryeResearch Associate
Mohammad HamidiResearch Assistant
Dr Rachel HendriksePostdoctoral Research Associate
Dr David KingRoyal Society Entrepreneur in Residence
Dr Ruth Le SueurResearch Fellow
Carissa LloydPostdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Anju Massey-BrookerProfessor in Practice
Bijit MukherjeeAcademic Visitor
Dr Horst PuschmannProfessor in Practice
Dr Catriona SellickResearch Associate
Lloyd ShawPostdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Matthieu StarckKTP Associate
Dr Emma TarrantResearch Associate
Dr Lisong YangResearch Associate
Dr Andrea ZachariouResearch Associate

Business Process and People Services

NameTitle
Jim FraserDepartment Manager
Nicola BramfittLearning and Teaching Manager
Nyla Drisdale-GordonLevelling Up Officer
Beth FrenchLearning and Teaching Administrator
Rachel JacksonFinance Coordinator
Erika JacquesOperations Administrator
David JamesFinance Officer
Jackie MckennaSOFI CDT Manager
Paul ReynoldsLearning and Teaching Administrator
Helene RusbyFinance Manager
Megan SmithPostgraduate Coordinator
Andy WalkerSenior Research Administrator
Emma WordenMoSMed CDT Manager
Lynn YoungLearning and Teaching Coordinator

Technical Teaching Research Services

NameTitle
Dr Juan Aguilar MalaviaHead of Solution State NMR Service
Kelvin ApplebyElectronics Workshop
Beth BeckHealth and Safety Technical Manager
Dr Toby BlundellSenior Experimental Officer
William CarswellResearch Services/Waste Disposal
Dr Aileen CongreveSenior Research Officer
Ashley DavenportTechnical Officer
Dr Bryan DentonSupervisor, Electronics Workshop
Ian EdwardsBiochemistry
Claire FairishLaboratory Attendant
Catherine HeffernanNMR liquid-state
Paul HofmannUndergraduate teaching & Facilities Manager
Robert HolmesSupervisor, Mechanical Workshop
Dr Eric HughesExperimental Officer
Emma KnightonSupervisor, Undergrad. lab.
Antony NewmanSenior Technician
Gary OswaldResearch Services
Dr Samuel PageManager Solid State - NMR Research Service
Monik PanchalTechnical Manager for the Durham X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Facility
Dr David ParkerMass Spec
Dr Natalie PridmoreSenior Experimental Officer
Alison ReidLaboratory Attendant
Malcolm RichardsonSupervisor, Glassblowing Workshop
Dr Connor SibbaldSenior Technical Manager
Alice SmithLaboratory Attendant
Mr Gary SouthernStores maintenance
Peter StokesExperimental Officer, Mass Spec
Rebecca SweeneyAssistant Technician
Dr Emily UnsworthElemental Analysis
Paul WhiteMechanical Workshop Technician