Our people
The CDT team comprises academic experts and professional services support from Newcastle University and the University of York
For general enquiries, please email: pinz.cdt@newcastle.ac.uk
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Team
Our Leadership
Prof Adam Harvey
CDT Co-Director, Newcastle
Prof Helen Sneddon
CDT Co-Director, York
Prof Avtar Matharu
ED&I Lead
Prof Kamelia Boodhoo
Training Lead, Newcastle
Dr Duncan MacQuarrie
Training Lead, York
Dr Sharon Velasquez-Orta
Students Lead, Newcastle
Dr Jonathan McDonough
Careers Lead, Newcastle
Prof Jonathan Lee
Industry Lead, Newcastle
Dr Greg Mutch
Research Lead, Newcastle
Dr Fernando Russo Abegão
Engagement Lead, Newcastle
Dr Ryan Siddall
CDT Innovation and Partnerships Manager
Amanda Lane
CDT Manager, Newcastle
Alison Norton
CDT Coordinator, Newcastle
Linda Elvin
CDT Coordinator, York
Team
Our Technical Team
Victoria Landless
CDT Chemical Expertise Technician, Newcastle
Dr Suranjana Bose
CDT Technician, York
Our Students
Meet our current PhD students and explore their projects
Zuhair Ali
Newcastle University – Optimizing Pulse-Jet Cleaning for Sustainable Energy: A CFD Approach to Emissions Control
Louise Amor-Seabrooke
Newcastle University – Bioprocess Intensification for Carbon Dioxide and Waste-Derived Feedstock Conversion to Bio-Based Products
Ben Chapman
University of York – Investigating Activation Pathways of Industrially Critical Pd Cross-Coupling Pre-Catalysts
Vaishnavi Jambhorkar
Newcastle University -Development of Water-Soluble and Biodegradable Detergent Ingredients from CO2 and Bio-renewable Sources
Abubakar Kuburi
Newcastle University – Towards Net Zero by Optimising Thermal Energy Recovery and Management in the Waste-Water Sector
James Meyer
Newcastle University -Sewage Sludge Treatment Technology for Sustainable Resource Recovery and Contaminants Abatement
Salome Raymond
University of York – Ethyl Lactate as a Green Solvent – Processes, Performance and Ait Quality Impacts
Abdul Samad
Newcastle University – Optimisation of the Cryogenic Bulk Liquid Production and Supply Market
Beatrice Williams
Newcastle University – Algae-Omics
Cohort 2 Coming Soon
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In @PINZ_CDT, every PhD student will have an industrial co-supervisor! We are delighted to have 25 industrial partners on board! See below for more information about some of our partners, and if you’re interested to join, get in touch!