The Oversight Board
Strategic oversight of all aspects of the CDT is provided by an Oversight Board (OB) which meets twice yearly to offer independent evaluation of our activities and provide advice on appropriate research priorities and strategic directions, as well as on training, employability, knowledge-transfer, exploitation and dissemination opportunities. Our OB comprises a mix of industrial, government and academic researchers.
Oversight Board members
| Name | Organisation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Adrian Janssen | Chief Technologist | |
| Audrey Nailor | EPSRC | Portfolio Manager in Physical Sciences Team |
| Prof Chris Lawrence | Chief Scientist: Advanced Services & Products | |
| Dr Heather Lewtas | Development Engineer | |
| Prof Ian J Youngs | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) | Dstl Senior Fellow. Platform Sciences Group: Physical Sciences Department |
| Dr James Watts | Flann Microwave | Chief Executive Officer |
| Prof Kobus Kuipers | Head of Quantum Nanoscience Department, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience | |
| Prof Markys G Cain | Director | |
| Prof Miles Padgett (Chair) | University of Glasgow | Kelvin Chair Natural Philosophy, School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Prof Richard Craster | Imperial College London | Professor of Applied Mathematics |
| Prof Ruth Oulton | Professor of Quantum Photonics |
Prof. Miles Padgett, Chair of Oversight Board
I am delighted to take over as chair of the advisory board for the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Metamaterials at the University of Exeter. Having been a board member for the past five years I have been converted to the CDT model, mainly because of the opportunities it has created for the students it supports. Of the 24 students who have graduated so far, half have continued in the academic research environment and, importantly, most of the remainder have transitioned to industrial career, many of those with the companies the support from which has itself bing instrumental to the Centres success. Central to the ethos of the CDT I remain constantly impressed by the collegiality shown by the staff to the students and the student to each other as they celebrate each others success within an outstandingly creative environment.
Professor Miles Padgett, Chair of Oversight Board