Leadership team
Professor Dame Clare Grey
University of Cambridge
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor Louis Piper
University of Warwick
Co-Principal Investigator
Dr Nuria Garcia-Araez
University of Southampton
WP1 Leader
Professor Rob Weatherup
University of Oxford
WP2 Leader
Professor Michael De Volder
University of Cambridge
WP3 Leader
Dr Rhod Jervis
University College London
Joint Project Lead
Investigators
Dr James Dawson
Newcastle University
Professor Vikram Deshpande
University of Cambridge
Professor Cate Ducati
University of Cambridge
Professor Norman Fleck
University of Cambridge
Dr Ann Huang
Imperial College London
Dr Akshay Rao
University of Cambridge
Professor Paul Shearing
University College London
Professor Ifan Stephens
Imperial College London
Professor Dom Wright
University of Cambridge
Postdoctoral researchers
FI-funded and those affiliated to the Degradation project
University of Cambridge
Imperial College London
Newcastle University
University of Oxford
University of Southampton
Dr Ganesh Vailaya
University College London
Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick
Dr Max Parker
Michael Fu
PhD students
FI-funded and those affiliated to the Degradation project
Isabel Antony
UCL/Diamond Light Source
Supervisor: Paul Shearing
Astrid Berge
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Clare Grey
Calum Clenahan
University of Sheffield
Supervisors: Rachel Smith/
Serena Corr
Arthur Fordham
University College London
Supervisor: Rhod Jervis
Jiho Han
University of Cambridge
Supervisors: Clare Grey/
Akshay Rao
William Hayes
UCL
Supervisor: Rhod Jervis
Abeer Hdadai
Newcastle University
Supervisor: James Dawson
Ramin Jannat
Imperial College London
Supervisors: Mary Ryan/
Ifan Stephens
Catie Kohler
University of Oxford
Supervisor: Rob Weatherup
Kyle Kotanchek
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Clare Grey
May Ching Lai
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Cate Ducati
Angelo Lyu
Imperial College London
Supervisor: Ann Huang
Veronika Majherova
University of Warwick
Supervisors: Louis Piper/
Mel Loveridge
Jess McConnell
University of Cambridge
Supervisors: Svetlana Menkin/
Clare Grey
Kieran Mylrea
University of Cambridge
Supervisors: Clare Grey/
Dom Wright
Shuyan Ni
University of Cambridge
Supervisors: Michael De Volder/
Akshay Rao/Clare Grey
Jess O’Flaherty
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Svetlana Menkin
George Philips
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Clare Grey
Nickil Shah
University of Warwick
Supervisor: Louis Piper
Xiarorui (Sherry) Shi
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Svetlana Menkin
Chris Smith
University of Cambridge
Supervisors: Clare Grey/ Michael De Volder
Sam Southern
Imperial College London
Supervisors: Magda Titrici/
Rhod Jervis
Jessica Trevelyan
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Michael De Volder
Heng Wang
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Michael De Volder
Ewelina (Evelyn) Wisniewska
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Svetlana Menkin
Tianhao Wu
University of Cambridge
Supervisor: Cate Ducati
Yijia Zou
Imperial College London
Supervisor: Ann Huang
Administrative and support team
Sharon Connor
Programme Administrator
University of Cambridge
Dr Alex Kersting
Programme Manager
University of Cambridge
Faraday Institution Degradation project 