Ben Lishman
CV
Current
2012- | Research Fellow, UCL IRDR
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Previous Employment
2010-2012 | PDRA, Bristol University
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2007-2010 | PDRA, University College London.
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2007 | Engineer, e-stack ltd. |
2006 - 2009 | Teaching By-Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge |
2003 - 2009 | Supervisor (1st and 2nd Year Maths, Linear and Digital Circuits, Computing and Control), Churchill College, Cambridge |
2002 | Undergraduate research, Hurricane Mitigation Group, MIT |
2001, 2002 | Filtronic plc, Wireless Infrastructure (summer placement)
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1998 – 1999 | Operations Department, Crescent Petroleum, Sharjah, UAE
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Education
2004 – 2007 | PhD in Low Energy Architecture, Cambridge University
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2003 – 2004 | MPhil in Fluid Flow, Cambridge University
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1999 – 2003 | MEng, BA, Electrical and Information Sciences Cambridge University (2i, merit)
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1985 - 1998 | Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen |
Awards
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science: | Postdoctoral Fellowship 2010 |
Churchill College, Cambridge: | Scholarship, 2002-2003; Prize, 2003-2004 |
Royal Academy of Engineering: | Engineering Leadership Award, 2000 |
Institute of Mechanical Engineering: | James Clayton Award, 1999 |
Languages and Computer Skills
I speak good French and reasonable Spanish and German.
I am familiar with Windows and UNIX/Linux environments, Microsoft Office, Latex and Matlab. I have programming experience in C and Java, and I can write websites using HTML and CSS.
Other Interests
I enjoy football and golf, reading, singing in choirs and listening to music; I occasionally run half-marathons; I am interested in economics, sociology and politics; and I support the Boston Red Sox and Aberdeen Football Club.