Committees and supplementary roles
- Steering and Strategy Group
- Department Research Committee
- Department NERC Committee
- Postgraduate Research Committee
- Undergraduate Teaching Committee
- Ada Lovelace Academy Committees
- e-Infrastructure Committee
- Health and Safety Committee
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Culture Committee
- Internal Awards Committee
- Sustainability Committee
- Mental Health Awareness Team
- Supplementary roles
Name, Responsibility
Tina van de Flierdt (Chair), Head of Department
Carolyn Newell, Director of Operations (DoO)
Gary Hampson, Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUGS)
Saskia Goes, Director of Postgraduate Studies (Research)
, Director of Postgraduate Studies (Taught)
, Director of Research
, Deputy EDIC Chair and Junior Representative
Martin Blunt, Former Head of Department
Name, Responsibility
Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez (Chair), Director of Research
Caroline Baugh, Research and Finance Manager
Ian Bastow, Academic Member
Philippa Mason, Academic Member
Oscar Calderon Agudo, Academic Member
Academic Member
, Academic Member
, Academic Member
Name, Responsibility
Ian Bastow (Chair), Chair of NERC Committee
, (Deputy chair)
Caroline Baugh, Research and Finance Manager
, Academic Member
Dylan Rood, Academic Member
Name, Responsibility
Saskia Goes (Chair), Director of PG Research
Robert Zimmerman, Senior PGR Tutor
Pablo Brito, Academic Member
Yves Plancherel, Academic Member
Amanda Allotey, Postgraduate Research Administrator
Samantha Symmonds, Postgraduate Education Manager
Name, Responsibility
Gary Hampson (Chair), Director of Undergraduate Studies
Vincent Chan, ICU Academic Department Representative
, Academic Member
, Academic Member
, Academic Member
, Senior Tutor
Nicholas Dean, UG Education Manager
, Academic Member
Kevin Jang, ICU Welfare Department Representative
, Academic Member
, Academic Member
Anita Murphy, Wellbeing Adviser
, UG Admissions Tutor
, Senior Tutor
Principal Teaching Fellow
, Academic Member
Name, Responsibility
Ada Lovelace Academy Committee
, Director of Postgraduate Studies (Taught)
, Director ACSE
, Director EDSML
, Director GEMS
, Director READY
, Teaching Fellow/Senior Tutor
, Teaching Fellow/Admissions Tutor
, Teaching Fellow/Admissions Tutor
Rhodri Nelson, Teaching Fellow
, Teaching Fellow
, Teaching Fellow
Samantha Symmonds, PGT Manager
Thomas Dray, PGT Administrator
Sophie Pirouet, PGT Administrator
Ying Ashton, PGT Admissions Administrator
Ada Lovelace Academy Admissions Committee
, Admissions Tutor
, Admissions Tutor
Ying Ashton, Admissions Administrator (MSc ACSE/EDSML)
Thomas Dray, Admissions Administrator (MSc GEMS)
Sophie Pirouet, Admissions Administrator (MSc READY)
Name, Responsibility
Gerard Gorman, Chair
Gareth Oliver, Computing and Data Manager
Rossella Arcucci, Director of the Ada Lovelace Academy
Ian Bastow, UG Rep
Alan Spencer, ESESIS
Carolyn Newell, Director of Operations
, Assistant Professor in AI/Machine Learning
, Assistant Professor in AI
Name, Responsibility
Tina van de Flierdt, Head of Department
Simon Davis (Chair), Departmental Safety Officer
, Director of Operations
Rob Lowther, First Aid Representative
Guy Fairhurst, Building Manager
Lindy Murphy, Ladder safety
Anita Murphy, Mental Health Awareness Team Chair
Gareth Oliver, Computer Health
Eddie Hartrick / , Safety Department Representative
Marcin Bober, Departmental services
JP Latham, Fieldwork Safety
Steven Banham, Radiation
Committee Leads
Sophia Quazi, EDI Co-ordinator and Head of EDIC
, co-Chair
Tina van de Flierdt, HoD
Bethany Crenol, EA to HoD & Committee Secretary
Staff Members
Pablo Brito Parada, Academic
Carlos Cueto, Academic
Doyeon Kim, Academic
Samuel Krevor, Academic
Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez, Academic
Matthew Piggott, Academic
Dylan Rood, Academic
Dominik Weiss, Academic
Rebecca Colquhoun, Teaching Fellow
Lizzie Day, Senior Teaching Fellow
Carol Halsall, Senior Teaching Fellow
Valentin Laurent, Senior Teaching Fellow
Emma Passmore, Principal Teaching Fellow
Parastoo Salah, Teaching Fellow
Oscar Bates, Research Associate
Catherine Booth, Research Associate
Arman Darvish Sarvestani, Research Associate
Aparna Harindranath, Research Associate
Luis Salinas, Research Associate & Postdoc Rep
Martin Li, Research Fellow
Christina Woltz, Research Fellow
Michele Paulatto, Research Fellow
Sydney Cunningham, People Partner (FoE)
Ireti Webb, Head of People Partnering (FoE)
Anita Murphy, Student Wellbeing Advisor
Gege Li, Communications Manager
Cindy Valuto, UG Admissions Officer
Rob Lowther, Rock Collection and Fieldwork Administrator
Leah Grey, External Departmental Rep (Chem Eng)
Priya Saravanapavan, External Departmental Rep (Materials)
Student Members
Alisha Balakrishnan - UG
Analiza Botelho - UG
Xiaoyu Chen - UG
Saachi Jain - UG
Emily Misoni - UG
Humna Mujahid - UG
Kavesh Ramnarace Singh - UG
Aryan Shah - UG
Grace Wiggall - UG
Ju Lin - PGT
Ida Caspary - PhD
John Estopen - PhD
Ellya Kanimova - PhD
Banusha Kugabalan - PhD
Valerie Locher - PhD
David Pedreros Bastidas - PhD
Laurene Ville - PhD
Amy Woodward - PhD
Name, Responsibility
and – Academic Staff Representatives
– Learning and Teaching Staff Representative
– Technical Staff Representative
and – Research Staff Representatives
Katie Rycraft and Sophie Pirouet – Professional and Operational Staff Representatives
Jakob Slater Morris – PhD Student Representative
ESE Values - Internal Award and Recognition Scheme Terms of Reference (Jan 2026)
Name, Responsibility
Anna Korre, Chair
Emma Passmore, L&T Rep
Dominik Weiss, Laboratories Rep (Academic)
Lindy Murphy, Laboratories Rep (Technical/Research)
Jason Hoadley, Technical Staff Rep
Matthew Piggott, Computational Rep (Academic)
Gerard Gorman, Computational Rep (Academic)
Gareth Oliver, Computional Rep (Technical)
Lluis Guasch, Member
Arianna Olivelli, PhD Rep
Amelia Pua, UG rep
Name, Responsibility
Anita Murphy (Chair), Student Wellbeing Advisor
Amanda Allotey, Postgraduate Research Administrator
Samantha Symmonds, Postgraduate Education Manager
Yves Plancherel, UG Abroad Co-ordinator
Pablo Brito-Parada, Postdoc Champion
James Percival, Senior Tutor (PGT)
, Member
Nicholas Dean, UG Education Manager
Responsibility, Name(s)
Academic, Learning & Teaching, and Research promotions, Robert Zimmerman / Tina van de Flierdt (HoD)
Annual Pay Review, Tina van de Flierdt (HoD)
Examination officers (UG), Mark Rehkamper /
Postdoc Champion, Pablo Brito Parada
Commercialisation Champion,
Departmental Seminar Organisers, Fred Richards
Library Liaison, John Cosgrove
E Learning Rep to Faculty, Alan Spencer
Strategic Outreach,
Disability Officer, Anita Murphy
Technical Staff Support Champion, Mark Rehkamper
Departmental Careers Officer, Philippa Mason
ESE Health and Safety
Due to the complex mix of risks within the department, finding out what procedures to follow and how to apply them can be a little daunting.
Visit the ESE Health and Safety guidance pages.
ESE Fieldwork Information
- Visit ESE’s Fieldwork Requirements page to plan your offsite activity with our step-by-step guide
- Visit ESE’s Fieldwork Safety page to access information on health and safety policies and responsibilities for fieldwork