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CGC Seminar Room, Electrical Engineering, 9 JJ Thomson Ave, West Cambridge CB3 0FA
About
The EPSRC Engineering Team will visit Cambridge on 26 November 2025. You are warmly invited to the open session. This is an excellent opportunity for researchers at all career stages to hear from the EPSRC Engineering team and discuss topics of interest.
More information about the engineering theme can be found here:
https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support/engineering-theme/
How to register: Please complete the following form to register your interest in attending:
Please register by Wednesday 12th November. Once signed up, please hold the time in your calendar; we will circulate a diary invitation to all registrants in due course.
Agenda:
11.30-12.10: Overview of Engineering theme, strategy and funding opportunities
12.10 – 12.20: Peer review processes
12.20-12.30: Opportunities to support EPSRC through mechanisms such as the Strategic Advisory Teams, Early Career Forum, and peer review membership
12.30-12.50pm Q&A
12.50 -1.30pm: Lunch and networking
The EPSRC Engineering team visiting includes:
- Andy Lawrence- Head of Engineering
- Rob Felstead- Deputy Director Engineering and Healthcare themes, and EPSRC Representative to Uni of Cambridge
- Eira Hughes- Senior Portfolio Manager NSF In charge, Mechanical Engineering
- Tristian Fancourt- Senior Portfolio Manager- Strategic research infrastructure.
- Ajinkya Rao- Portfolio Manager Infrastructure Urban Systems, Structural engineering, Built Environment
- Maria Calderon Munoz- Portfolio Manager- Water Engineering, Ground Engineering
- Alexander Sewryn- Portfolio Manager, Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
- Karen Davies- Portfolio Manager- Chemical Engineering, process engineering.
- Marija Zacharova- Portfolio Manager- Engineering Biology, Biomaterials.
- Lu Rauslova- Portfolio Manager- Materials Engineering and Early Career Forum
- Bob Hunter- Senior Portfolio Manager - Control Engineering