Meet the Research team
Academic and research staff as well as research students are well supported at all levels and throughout the research project lifecycle. Find out who to contact if you have any queries.
Faculty Research Board
Contact for Faculty research strategy and coordination. Please email:
- Cindy Li, Faculty Research Coordinator, se.li@ucl.ac.uk
- Emma Tobin, Faculty Vice Dean for Research, e.tobin@ucl.ac.uk
Faculty Research Board
| Department | Full name | |
| Vice Dean for Research, Chair | Prof Emma Tobin | e.tobin@ucl.ac.uk |
| Faculty Dean | Prof Ivan Parkin | i.p.parkin@ucl.ac.uk |
| Vice Dean for EDI | Prof Nick Achilleos | nicholas.achilleos@ucl.ac.uk |
| Vice Dean for Innovation & Enterprise | Prof Jawwad Darr | j.a.darr@ucl.ac.uk |
| Vice Dean for International | Prof Ofer Lahav | o.lahav@ucl.ac.uk |
| Vice Dean for AI and Data Science | Prof Tim Scanlon | timothy.scanlon@ucl.ac.uk |
| MAPS ECR Forum Co-Chair | TBC | |
| Director of Research Dept of Chemistry | Prof Christoph Salzmann | c.salzmann@ucl.ac.uk |
| Director of Research Dept of Earth Sciences | Prof Bridget Wade | b.wade@ucl.ac.uk |
| Director of Research Dept of Mathematics | Prof Alex Soboleve | a.sobolev@ucl.ac.uk |
| Head of Department London Centre of Nanotechnology | Prof Steven Bramwell | s.t.bramwell@ucl.ac.uk |
| Chair of the P&A Research Strategy Committee Dept of Physics and Astronomy | Prof Nikos Konstantinidis | n.konstantinidis@ucl.ac.uk |
| Director of Research Science and Technology Studies | Prof Emily Dawson | eaodc@ucl.ac.uk |
| Director of Research Dept of Space and Climate Physics and the Mullard Space Science Laboratory | Prof Mat Page | m.page@ucl.ac.uk |
| Public Engagement Lead Dept of Space and Climate Physics and the Mullard Space Science Laboratory | Prof Lucie Green | lucie.green@ucl.ac.uk |
| Head of Department Dept of Space and Climate Physics and the Mullard Space Science Laboratory | Prof Andrew Fazakerley | a.fazakerley@ucl.ac.uk |
| Director of Research Dept of Statistical Science | Prof Ricardo Silva | ricardo.silva@ucl.ac.uk |
| Director of Research Dept of Risk and Disaster Reduction | Prof Rozana Himaz | r.himaz@ucl.ac.uk |
| Chair of Research nstitute for Material Discovery | Dr Hossein Heidari | h.heidari@ucl.ac.uk |
| Impact Manager (MAPS & Engineering) UCL Impact, RIGE | Mr George Bilitsis | g.bilitsis@ucl.ac.uk |
| Research Facilitator BEAMS RCO | Dr Deborah Kenny | debi.kenny@ucl.ac.uk |
Innovation and Enterprise
Contact for consultancy work, business partnerships, IP, knowledge exchange, etc. Please email:
- Maria Mediero, MAPS Innovation and Enterprise Coordinator, maria.mediero@ucl.ac.uk (on secondment)
- Anjumon Ali, MAPS Innovation and Enterprise Coordinator, anjumon.ali@ucl.ac.uk (secondment cover)
- Prof Jawwad Darr, MAPS Vice Dean for Innovation and Enterprise, j.a.darr@ucl.ac.uk
Research Impact
Contact for research impact, REF impact case studies and UCL REF strategy and preparation. Please email:
- George Bilitsis, Impact Manager (Engineering and Mathematical and Physical Sciences), UCL Impact, RIGE, g.bilitsis@ucl.ac.uk
- UCL Research Impact Curation & Support (RICS) team: rics@ucl.ac.uk
Departmental Research Officers
Contact for project costings, departmental internal selections, pre and post-award support.
| Department | Name | Job title | |
| Chemistry | Richard Colquhoun | Senior Research Administrator | r.colquhoun@ucl.ac.uk |
| Earth Sciences | Celine Ahmen | Research and Finance Administrator | celine.ahmed@ucl.ac.uk |
| IMD | Bhavana Songara | Research and Finance Officer | b.songara@ucl.ac.uk |
| RDR | Kamariyah Mbamba | Senior Finance Officer | irdr-finance@ucl.ac.uk |
| LCN | Kevin Boxell | Research Manager | k.boxell@ucl.ac.uk |
| Maths | Helen Higgins | Departmental Manager | h.higgins@ucl.ac.uk |
| Physics | Martin Rebecca | Senior Research Officer | rebecca.martin@ucl.ac.uk |
| STS | Susan Wash | Research and Finance Administrator | susan.walsh@ucl.ac.uk |
| MSSL | Steve Smith | Senior Research Officer | steve.smith@ucl.ac.uk |
| Statistics | Jonny Picken | Research and Finance Administrator | j.picken@ucl.ac.uk |
ECR Forum
Contact for ECR related matters:
- Ina Bradic, MAPS ECR Forum Co-Chair, ina.bradic.22@ucl.ac.uk
- Sijin Liu, MAPS ECR Forum Co-Chair, sijin.liu.24@ucl.ac.uk
- Megnaa Mehtta, MAPS ECR Forum Co-Chair, m.mehtta@ucl.ac.uk
- Cindy Li, MAPS Research Coordinator, se.li@ucl.ac.uk
ECR Forum
| Department | ECR Lead | ECR Rep | PhD Rep |
| Chemistry | Prof Stefan Howorka | Ina Bradic Lauren Cook Milz Beaumont | |
| Earth Sciences | Dr David Wilson | Dr Liz Gaunt | |
| IMD | Dr Mojtaba Jelabi | Dr Mojtaba Jelabi | Lingyun Zhao |
| Risk and Disaster Reduction | Dr Rozana Himaz | Dr Megnaa Mehtta | Aisha Aldosery |
| LCN | Prof Andrew Green Dr Carla Perez Martinez | Dr Cecilia Zaza | Megan Joseph |
| Maths | Prof Alex Sobolev | Dr Georgina Al-Badri (on maternity leave) | Kobe Marshall-Stevens |
| MSSL | Prof Hamish Reid | Dr Zofia Chrobakova | Wiktoria Tarnopolska |
| Physics | Prof Edina Rosta | Mr George Katsoulis Dr Joseph Bateman | Marcin Jastrzebski |
| Statistics | Dr Sebastian Maier | Ms Alessia Eletti | |
| STS | Prof Emily Dawson | Antonia Belli Greta Von Albertini |