Prof Marcelle McManus
(Co-Director, University of Bath)

Marcelle McManus is Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Director of the Sustainable Energy Systems Research Centre at the University of Bath and IDRIC Research Co-Director. Her expertise lies in whole systems and life cycle optimisation of low-carbon technologies and energy systems. She has received the IMechE George Stephenson Prize for her work on wind turbines, and the FDM Everywoman Academic Prize.
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Prof John M. Andresen
(Co-Director, Heriot-Watt University)

John Andresen is a Professor in Energy Systems at Heriot-Watt University, Co-Director of the CDT-GIF and Associate Director of Hydrogen and Low-Carbon Energies within the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions.  He sits on the RBS Power-to-X Working Group, the IEA Hydrogen TCP task force on Underground Hydrogen Storage and has over 100 publications in the “green” field.
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Prof Paul Fennell
(Co-Director, Imperial College London)

Paul Fennell is Professor of Clean Energy at Imperial College London and a previous Deputy Director of the UKCCSRC. He has 25 years experience in process design for industrial decarbonisation, cement production and advanced carbon capture. He has been awarded extensive funding, including the EPSRC “Opening New Fuels” Project.
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Prof Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE
(Co-Director, University of Sheffield)

Prof Pourkashanian is Head of the Energy Institute at the University of Sheffield and the Managing Director of TERC and the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre. He is PI or Co-I on 15 on-going EPSRC, DESNZ or EU-funded projects including as Co-I on the UKRI-EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Decarbonised Fuel Energy Systems.
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