{"id":1082,"date":"2021-03-16T16:53:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T16:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livestreamevent.uk\/adams-sweeting\/?page_id=1082"},"modified":"2023-04-20T09:36:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T09:36:08","slug":"key-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livestreamevent.uk\/adams-sweeting\/key-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”90px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” bottom_padding=”3%” left_padding_desktop=”5%” right_padding_desktop=”5%” top_padding_tablet=”6%” bottom_padding_tablet=”5%” left_padding_tablet=”0″ right_padding_tablet=”0″ top_padding_phone=”19%” bottom_padding_phone=”8%” left_padding_phone=”0″ right_padding_phone=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” class=”dots-bg” id=”SPEAKER3″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_color=”#f4f4f4″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”slow” shape_type=”straight_section”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin_phone=”-40″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”1604″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]\n

Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Professor Gilbert<\/strong> joined the Nuffield Department of Medicine at Oxford University in 1994 and became part of the Jenner Institute (within NDM) when it was founded in 2005. Her chief research interest is the development of viral vectored vaccines that work by inducing strong and protective T and B cell responses. She leads work on influenza vaccine development as well as vaccines for many different emerging pathogens, including Nipah virus, MERS, and Lassa virus.<\/p>\n

Professor Gilbert\u2019s work also focuses on the rapid transfer of vaccines into GMP manufacturing and first in human trials. This is achieved through collaboration with colleagues in the Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility and Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, all situated on the Old Road Campus in Oxford.<\/p>\n

In 2020 Professor Gilbert became the Oxford Project Leader for ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, a vaccine against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This vaccine, tested by the University of Oxford in clinical trials of over 23,000 people in the UK, Brazil and South Africa, is now in use in many countries around the world in the fight against the Covid-19 Pandemic.<\/p>\n

‘I have worked in the development of vaccines against infectious pathogens for many years and in the last 2 years have been able to draw on all that I have learned in order to respond to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. I have been so fortunate to work with a very talented and dedicated team who made it possible to develop a vaccine in less time than anyone thought possible.\u2019[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”90px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” bottom_padding=”3%” left_padding_desktop=”5%” right_padding_desktop=”5%” top_padding_tablet=”6%” bottom_padding_tablet=”5%” left_padding_tablet=”0″ right_padding_tablet=”0″ top_padding_phone=”19%” bottom_padding_phone=”8%” left_padding_phone=”0″ right_padding_phone=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” class=”dots-bg” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_color=”#f4f4f4″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”slow” shape_type=”straight_section”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin_phone=”-40″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”1527″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]\n

Vivienne Parry<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Vivienne Parry<\/strong> is a writer and broadcaster.\u00a0 A scientist by training, Vivienne hosts medical programmes for BBC Radio 4, writes widely on health, presents films, facilitates many high level conferences and trains young researchers.\u00a0 She has a part time role as Head of Engagement at Genomics England which delivered the 100,000 Genomes Project.\u00a0 She also sits on the board of UK Research & Innovation which is responsible for the strategic spend of the UK\u2019s \u00a37 billion research budget[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”default” custom_height=”1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”90px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” bottom_padding=”3%” left_padding_desktop=”5%” right_padding_desktop=”5%” top_padding_tablet=”6%” bottom_padding_tablet=”5%” left_padding_tablet=”0″ right_padding_tablet=”0″ top_padding_phone=”19%” bottom_padding_phone=”8%” left_padding_phone=”0″ right_padding_phone=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” class=”dots-bg” id=”SPEAKER2″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_color=”#f4f4f4″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”slow” shape_type=”straight_section”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin_phone=”-40″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”1311″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]\n

Professor G Q Max Lu<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

President and Vice-Chancellor,<\/h4>\n

University of Surrey<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Professor Max Lu<\/strong> is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey. He is a member of the Prime Minister\u2019s Council for Science and Technology and a Director of the Board of National Physical Laboratory.\u00a0 He chairs the UK Forum for Responsible Research Metrics, served on the Board of Universities UK and until recently, the Board of UKRI. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and a patron of the charities Transform and The Surrey Youth Focus.<\/p>\n

Professor Lu founded the Australian Research Council\u2019s Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials and served as its director for eight years. A pre-eminent chemical engineer and nanotechnologist, Professor Lu is a highly cited academic in Chemistry. He has published over 500 journal papers (h=128, and 66,800 citations). He is co-inventor of more than 20 granted international patents.<\/p>\n

He was awarded the Medal of the Order (Officer) of Australia in 2017 for his distinguished service to education and international research. He was named as a Queensland Great in 2013 and one of Australia\u2019s \u2018Top 100 Most Influential Engineers\u2019 several times.<\/p>\n

Professor Lu has served on many government committees and advisory boards including those under the Australian Prime Minister\u2019s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (2004, 2005 and 2009), Australian Research Council College of Experts (2002\u20132004), Australian Synchrotron and Stem Cells Australia.<\/p>\n

He is Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Australian Academy of Science, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, World Academy of Science, National Academy of Inventors, and a Foreign Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”default” custom_height=”1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”90px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” bottom_padding=”3%” left_padding_desktop=”5%” right_padding_desktop=”5%” top_padding_tablet=”6%” bottom_padding_tablet=”5%” left_padding_tablet=”0″ right_padding_tablet=”0″ top_padding_phone=”19%” bottom_padding_phone=”8%” left_padding_phone=”0″ right_padding_phone=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” class=”dots-bg” id=”SPEAKER4″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_color=”#f4f4f4″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”slow” shape_type=”straight_section”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin_phone=”-40″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”1610″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]\n

Professor Paul A. Townsend<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Professor Paul Townsend is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean for the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. An internationally renowned scientist in the field of cell stress and survival mechanisms, Paul has a passion for teaching and mentoring both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He brings with him a wealth of industry and enterprise experience, having co-founded several companies and provided strategic advice to others in the sector. He is adjunct professor at A*STAR, Singapore, as well as Honorary Research Professor at the University of Athens.<\/p>\n

Paul is a University of York graduate (1993) and obtained his PhD from the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now CRUK) in 1997. He has researched cell survival mechanisms in a number of chronic diseases. He has undertaken research in Germany and the USA as well as the UK and became an academic independent group leader at the University of Southampton (2004-2013). He joined the University of Manchester in 2013 as the Associate Dean for Business Engagement Research professor in the Manchester Cancer Research Centre\/ CRUK Manchester Institute.<\/p>\n

Previously, he helped establish a graduate entry to Medicine UG programme and a number of Masters\u2019 courses, in addition to successful research funding to large scale infrastructure of \u00a312.8M Stoller from the MRC as Co-I, and \u00a328.5M BRC from NIHR as Co-I. He presents frequently at UK and international conferences as well as contributing to UKRI committees, international agencies such as WeHi and Peter Mac in Australia, NIH in the US, Hong Kong, Pasteur Institute in France, HRB in Ireland and co-chairs the Clinical and Sciences Committee of the FCT in Portugal.<\/p>\n

He has research strengths in drug discovery, validation, cell stress and survival mechanisms, senescence, DNA damage, and the use of AI and multiple \u2018omics in cancer, bone cell and cardiac biology, and apoptosis regulation. Recently, he has explored senescence and licensed the technology he invented along with using advanced mass spectrometry in identifying novel biomarkers and regulators of cellular homeostasis. Paul is also the cofounder of Karus Therapeutics now based in Oxford, raised >$120M, Pentagon Therapeutics and PRECignature whilst also advising a number of other companies as a consultant and Non-Executive Director.<\/p>\n

Overall, Paul\u2019s academic-enterprising health and wellness research, linking to social and engineering sciences, knowledge exchange and partnership generation acumen and experience is internationally recognised; he conducts teaching and research to a consistently high level, generating significant levels of funding and outputs, is passionate about his UG\/PG teaching and mentorship and interacts exceptionally with all stakeholders including industry – generating IP, guiding colleagues and students in their research, teaching and enterprise activities, as well as working intimately with the NHS, NIHR, NHS England and the community via many outreach activities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”90px” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” bottom_padding=”3%” left_padding_desktop=”5%” right_padding_desktop=”5%” top_padding_tablet=”6%” bottom_padding_tablet=”5%” left_padding_tablet=”0″ right_padding_tablet=”0″ top_padding_phone=”19%” bottom_padding_phone=”8%” left_padding_phone=”0″ right_padding_phone=”0″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” class=”dots-bg” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_color=”#f4f4f4″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”slow” shape_type=”straight_section”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin_phone=”-40″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”1312″ bio_alt_image_url=”1312″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”default” team_member_bio_full_html=”simple” name=”Professor Ravi Silva” job_position=”Director, Advanced Technology Institute (ATI)” team_member_bio=”Prof. S. Ravi P. Silva CBE FREng is a Distinguished Professor and the Director of the Advanced Technology Institute at Surrey University. He joined Surrey after completing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Cambridge University. His research interests include nanotechnology, renewables, and has resulted in over 580 papers: with 20,000 citations, an H-index 72, 35 patents and has won research funding over \u00a340M. He is a Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK and a Fellow, National Academy of Sciences Sri Lanka. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 Queen\u2019s New Year Honors\u2019 list.”][\/team_member][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”1311″ bio_alt_image_url=”1426″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”default” team_member_bio_full_html=”simple” name=”Professor G Q Max Lu” job_position=”President and Vice-Chancellor” team_member_bio=”Professor Max Lu is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey. He is a member of the Prime Minister\u2019s Council for Science and Technology and a Director of the Board of National Physical Laboratory. He chairs the UK Forum for Responsible Research Metrics, served on the Board of Universities UK and until recently, the Board of UKRI. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and a patron of the charities Transform and The Surrey Youth Focus.<\/p>\n

Professor Lu founded the Australian Research Council\u2019s Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials and served as its director for eight years. A pre-eminent chemical engineer and nanotechnologist, Professor Lu is a highly cited academic in Chemistry. He has published over 500 journal papers (h=128, and 66,800 citations). He is co-inventor of more than 20 granted international patents.<\/p>\n

He was awarded the Medal of the Order (Officer) of Australia in 2017 for his distinguished service to education and international research. He was named as a Queensland Great in 2013 and one of Australia\u2019s \u2018Top 100 Most Influential Engineers\u2019 several times.<\/p>\n

Professor Lu has served on many government committees and advisory boards including those under the Australian Prime Minister\u2019s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (2004, 2005 and 2009), Australian Research Council College of Experts (2002\u20132004), Australian Synchrotron and Stem Cells Australia.<\/p>\n

He is Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Australian Academy of Science, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, World Academy of Science, National Academy of Inventors, and a Foreign Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.”][\/team_member][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”1310″ bio_alt_image_url=”1310″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”default” team_member_bio_full_html=”simple” name=”Professor Dame Julia King” job_position=”Baroness Brown of Cambridge” team_member_bio=”Baroness Brown serves as Deputy Chair of the UK Committee on Climate Change, chairing its Adaptation Sub-Committee. She also acts as the UK\u2019s Low Carbon Business Ambassador.<\/p>\n

She is Chair of the Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials, a Non-Executive Director of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and a Council member of Innovate UK. She is a Fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society.<\/p>\n

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Professor Ravi Silva<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Director, Advanced Technology Institute (ATI)<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”accent-color” custom_height=”1″][vc_column_text]Prof. S. Ravi P. Silva <\/strong>CBE FREng<\/strong>\u00a0is a Distinguished Professor and the Director of the Advanced Technology Institute at Surrey University. He joined Surrey after completing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Cambridge University. His research interests include nanotechnology, renewables, and has resulted in over 580 papers: with 20,000 citations, an H-index 72, 35 patents and has won research funding over \u00a340M. He is a Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK and a Fellow, National Academy of Sciences Sri Lanka. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 Queen\u2019s New Year Honors\u2019 list.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”1311″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]\n

Professor G Q Max Lu<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

President and Vice-Chancellor<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”accent-color” custom_height=”1″][vc_column_text]Professor Max Lu is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey. He is a member of the Prime Minister\u2019s Council for Science and Technology and a Director of the Board of National Physical Laboratory.\u00a0 He chairs the UK Forum for Responsible Research Metrics, served on the Board of Universities UK and until recently, the Board of UKRI. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and a patron of the charities Transform and The Surrey Youth Focus.<\/p>\n

Professor Lu founded the Australian Research Council\u2019s Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials and served as its director for eight years. A pre-eminent chemical engineer and nanotechnologist, Professor Lu is a highly cited academic in Chemistry. He has published over 500 journal papers (h=128, and 66,800 citations). He is co-inventor of more than 20 granted international patents.<\/p>\n

He was awarded the Medal of the Order (Officer) of Australia in 2017 for his distinguished service to education and international research. He was named as a Queensland Great in 2013 and one of Australia\u2019s \u2018Top 100 Most Influential Engineers\u2019 several times.<\/p>\n

Professor Lu has served on many government committees and advisory boards including those under the Australian Prime Minister\u2019s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (2004, 2005 and 2009), Australian Research Council College of Experts (2002\u20132004), Australian Synchrotron and Stem Cells Australia.<\/p>\n

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Professor Dame Julia King<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Baroness Brown of Cambridge<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”accent-color” custom_height=”1″][vc_column_text]Baroness Brown serves as Deputy Chair of the UK Committee on Climate Change, chairing its Adaptation Sub-Committee. She also acts as the UK\u2019s Low Carbon Business Ambassador.<\/p>\n

She is Chair of the Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials, a Non-Executive Director of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and a Council member of Innovate UK. She is a Fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society.<\/p>\n

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