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Core Staff
Managerial and Administrative staff and roles
Professor Peter SammondsRole: Institute Director My research aims are to investigate the mechanics of the Earth's crust and ice sheets by studying the fundamental physics and mechanics of geological materials, through theory, field work and laboratory experiments. The Earth's crust and ice sheets are the parts of the solid Earth with which humankind interact directly, and therefore of the greatest interest to me. I apply my research towards studying the impacts of climate change and natural hazards, particularly in relation to my role as Director, UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction. | |
Dr Rosanna SmithRole: Deputy Director and Department Manager As Deputy Director, Rosanna plays a key role in developing and implementing the strategy for the UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction (IRDR) and enabling it to achieve its objectives, operating at a high level to ensure new research, programmatic, and teaching and learning initiatives in the area of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR) are integrated across disciplines, faculties and departments at UCL. | |
Mrs Mumtaz Abdul GhafoorRole: Institute Administrator
Mumtaz is responsible for IRDR academic administration, financial contracts, and general administrative queries | |
Ms Yasmine BoudiafRole: Finance, IT and Web Officer Yasmine is responsible for IRDR financial administration, IT arrangements, and is the IRDR webmaster | |
Dr Shanshan ZhouRole: Enterprise and Promotions Officer Shanshan has a PhD in Change and Complexity Management from Scuola Superiore Sant' Anna di Pisa, Italy, MSc in Innovation Management from Universita di Trento and BA in Advertising from Heilongjiang University, China. Shanshan adopts a holistic approach to resilience for organisations and communities. She is fluent in Chinese, Italian and English. |
- Management Posts
Management Posts
- Chair, board of examiners: Peter Sammonds
- Graduate advisor: Ilan Kelman
- Academic administrator: Mumtaz Abdul Ghafoor
- Graduate admissions tutor: Rosanna Smith
- Director of Studies: Joanna Faure Walker
PG Programme directors:
- MRes Risk and Disaster Reduction: David Alexander
- MSc Risk Disaster and Resilience: Joanna Faure Walker
- MSc Risk and Disaster Science: Peter Sammonds
- MSc Space Risk and Disaster Reduction: Robert Wicks
Additional Roles:
- Events Programme Convener: Rosanna Smith
- Seminar organizer: Peter Sammonds
- Discussion forum organizer: Mohammed Shamsudduha
- IRDR membership secretary: Justine Uyimleshi
- Website Producers: Rosanna Smith and Yasmine Boudiaf
- Website Editor: Tasnuva Tabassum
- Website Commissioning Editor: Rebekah Yore
- Social Media Editor: Patrizia Duda
- Postgraduate Promotion Assistant: Patrizia Duda
- Annual Report Editors: Rebekah Yore, Rosanna Smith and Peter Sammonds
- Research Ethics: David Alexander
- Equal Opportunities: Robert Wicks
- Safety Officer: Rosanna Smith
- Data Protection Officer: Yasmine Boudiaf
- Computer Rep: Yasmine Boudiaf