Committees and supplementary roles

Steering and Strategy Group

Name, Responsibility

Tina van de Flierdt (Chair), Head of Department
Carolyn Newell, Director of Operations (DoO)
Gary Hampson, Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)
Saskia Goes, Director of Postgraduate Studies (Research)

Matthew Piggott, Director of Postgraduate Studies (Taught)
Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez, Director of Research

Joel Davis, Deputy EDIC Chair and Junior Representative
Martin Blunt, Former Head of Department

 

Department Research Committee

Name, Responsibility

Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez (Chair), Director of Research

Caroline Baugh, Research and Finance Manager

Ian Bastow, Academic Member

Philippa Mason, Academic Member

Oscar Calderon Agudo, Academic Member

Sam Krevor, Academic Member

Adrian Muxworthy, Academic Member

Mark Sutton, Academic Member

 

Department NERC Committee

Name, Responsibility

Ian Bastow (Chair), Chair of NERC Committee
Fred Richards, (Deputy chair)
Caroline Baugh, Research and Finance Manager
Adrian Muxworthy, Academic Member
Dylan Rood, Academic Member

Postgraduate Research Committee

Name, Responsibility

Saskia Goes (Chair), Director of PG Research
Robert Zimmerman, Senior PGR Tutor
Pablo Brito, Academic Member
Yves Plancherel, Academic Member
Amanda Allotey, Postgraduate Research Administrator
Samantha Symmonds, Postgraduate Education Manager

Undergraduate Teaching Committee

Name, Responsibility

Gary Hampson (Chair), Director of Undergraduate Studies

Vincent Chan, ICU Academic Department Representative

Jenny Collier, Academic Member

Rebecca Colquhoun, Academic Member

Joel Davis, Academic Member

Lizzie Day, Senior Tutor

Nicholas Dean, UG Education Manager

Matt Genge, Academic Member

Kevin Jang, ICU Welfare Department Representative

Doyeon Kim (DK), Academic Member

Valentin Laurent, Academic Member

Anita Murphy, Wellbeing Adviser

Gareth Roberts, UG Admissions Tutor

Alan Spencer, Senior Tutor

Dominik Weiss, Academic Member

Ada Lovelace Academy Committees

Name, Responsibility

Ada Lovelace Academy Committee

Matt Piggott, Director of Postgraduate Studies (Taught)

Gerard Gorman, Director ACSE

Rossella Arcucci, Director EDSML

Martin Blunt, Director GEMS

Rebecca Bell, Director READY

James Percival, Senior Tutor

Marijan Beg, Teaching Fellow/Admissions Tutor

Tom Davison, Teaching Fellow/Admissions Tutor

Rhodri Nelson, Teaching Fellow

Parastoo Salah, Teaching Fellow

Simon Warder, Teaching Fellow

Samantha Symmonds, PGT Manager

Thomas Dray, PGT Administrator

Sophie Pirouet, PGT Administrator

Ying Ashton, PGT Admissions Administrator

Ada Lovelace Academy Admissions Committee

Marijan Beg, Admissions Tutor
Tom Davison, Admissions Tutor
Ying Ashton, Admissions Administrator (MSc ACSE/EDSML)
Thomas Dray, Admissions Administrator (MSc GEMS)
Sophie Pirouet, Admissions Administrator (MSc READY)
Martin Blunt, Interviewer
James Percival, Interviewer
Parastoo Salah, Interviewer
Rebecca Bell, Interviewer
Simon Warder, Interviewer

e-Infrastructure Committee

Name, Responsibility

Gerard Gorman, Chair

Gareth Oliver, Computing and Data Manager

Rossella Arcucci, Director of the Ada Lovelace Academy 

Ian Bastow, UG Rep

Alan Spencer, ESESIS

Carolyn Newell, Director of Operations

Gege Wen, Assistant Professor in AI/Machine Learning

Ben Moseley, Assistant Professor in AI

Health and Safety Committee

Name, Responsibility

Tina van de Flierdt, Head of Department
Simon Davis (Chair), Departmental Safety Officer
Carolyn Newell, Director of Operations
Rob Lowther, First Aid Representative
Guy Fairhurst, Building Manager
Lindy Murphy, Ladder safety
Anita Murphy, Mental Health Awareness Team Chair
Gareth Oliver, Computer Health
Eddie Hartrick / Mihaela Stevar, Safety Department Representative
Marcin Bober, Departmental services
JP Latham, Fieldwork Safety
Steven Banham, Radiation

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Culture Committee

Committee Leads

Sophia Quazi, EDI Co-ordinator and Head of EDIC

Joel Davis, co-Chair

Tina van de Flierdt, HoD

Bethany Crenol, EA to HoD & Committee Secretary

Staff Members

Pablo Brito Parada, Academic 

Carlos Cueto, Academic 

Doyeon Kim, Academic 

Samuel Krevor, Academic 

Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez, Academic 

Matthew Piggott, Academic 

Dylan Rood, Academic 

Dominik Weiss, Academic

Rebecca Colquhoun, Teaching Fellow

Lizzie Day, Senior Teaching Fellow

Carol Halsall, Senior Teaching Fellow

Valentin Laurent, Senior Teaching Fellow

Emma Passmore, Principal Teaching Fellow

Parastoo Salah, Teaching Fellow

Oscar Bates, Research Associate

Catherine Booth, Research Associate

Arman Darvish Sarvestani, Research Associate

Aparna Harindranath, Research Associate

Luis Salinas, Research Associate & Postdoc Rep

Martin Li, Research Fellow

Christina Woltz, Research Fellow

Michele Paulatto, Research Fellow

Sydney Cunningham, People Partner (FoE)

Ireti Webb, Head of People Partnering (FoE)

Anita Murphy, Student Wellbeing Advisor

Gege Li, Communications Manager

Cindy Valuto, UG Admissions Officer

Rob Lowther, Rock Collection and Fieldwork Administrator

Leah Grey, External Departmental Rep (Chem Eng)

Priya Saravanapavan, External Departmental Rep (Materials)

Student Members

Alisha Balakrishnan - UG

Analiza Botelho - UG

Xiaoyu Chen - UG

Saachi Jain - UG

Emily Misoni - UG

Humna Mujahid - UG

Kavesh Ramnarace Singh - UG

Aryan Shah - UG

Grace Wiggall - UG

Ju Lin - PGT

Ida Caspary - PhD

John Estopen - PhD

Ellya Kanimova - PhD

Banusha Kugabalan - PhD

Valerie Locher - PhD

David Pedreros Bastidas - PhD

Laurene Ville - PhD

Amy Woodward - PhD

 

 

 

 

 

Internal Awards Committee

ESE-values Internal Award and Recognition Scheme ToR -Oct 2025 [Word Doc: 116KB]

Name, Responsibility

John Cosgrove and Dominik Weiss – Academic Staff Representatives

Parastoo Salah – Learning and Teaching Staff Representative

Katharina Kreissig – Technical Staff Representative

Joshua Rasera and Luis Salinas-Farran – Research Staff Representatives

Katie Rycraft and Sophie Pirouet – Professional and Operational Staff Representatives

Becky Ryder – PhD Student Representative

Sustainability Committee

Name, Responsibility

Anna Korre, Chair

Emma Passmore, L&T Rep

Dominik Weiss, Laboratories Rep (Academic)

Lindy Murphy, Laboratories Rep (Technical/Research)

Jason Hoadley, Technical Staff Rep

Matthew Piggott, Computational Rep (Academic)

Gerard Gorman, Computational Rep (Academic)

Gareth Oliver, Computional Rep (Technical)

Lluis Guasch, Member

Arianna Olivelli, PhD Rep

Amelia Pua, UG rep

Mental Health Awareness Team

Name, Responsibility

Anita Murphy (Chair), Student Wellbeing Advisor
Amanda Allotey, Postgraduate Research Administrator
Emma Passmore, Member
Samantha Symmonds, Postgraduate Education Manager
Yves Plancherel, UG Abroad Co-ordinator
Pablo Brito-Parada, Postdoc Champion
James Percival, Senior Tutor (PGT)
Valentin Laurent, Member
Dominik Weiss, Member

Supplementary roles

Responsibility, Name(s)

Academic, Learning & Teaching, and Research promotions, Robert Zimmerman / Tina van de Flierdt (HoD)
Annual Pay Review, Tina van de Flierdt (HoD)
Examination officers (UG), Mark Rehkamper / Adrian Muxworthy
Postdoc Champion, Pablo Brito Parada
Commercialisation Champion, Oscar Calderon Agudo
Departmental Seminar Organisers, Fred Richards
Library Liaison, John Cosgrove
E Learning Rep to Faculty, Alan Spencer
Strategic Outreach, Valentin Laurent
Disability Officer, Anita Murphy
Technical Staff Support Champion, Mark Rehkamper
Departmental Careers Officer, Philippa Mason

ESE Health and Safety

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