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APPENDIX 2 - THE COMMISSIONERS
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Neil Glover
HEAD OF MATERIALS RESEARCH ROLLS ROYCE
Neil is is Head of Materials Research at at Rolls-Royce based in Derby and is is a a a a a a a a Fellow and and President of of the Institute of of Materials Minerals and and Mining Neil has over 20 years of of experience of of materials engineering for aerospace
and other high integrity applications His current role is is focused on on materials technology to support new product opportunities in in in Rolls-Royce including electric and hybrid flight Previous roles have spanned multiple business sectors and materials engineering across the product life-cycle For many years Neil was responsible for Rolls-Royce’s aerospace
materials research portfolio including the company’s extensive external network for materials research He is a a a a a a a a a a a a regular speaker at at at national national and and international events and and has been a a a a a a a a a a a a member of of numerous national advisory groups He is is a a a a a a strong advocate of of STEM education and a a a a a a regular speaker at at schools events Robin Grimes
PROFESSOR OF OF MATERIALS PHYSICS IMPERIAL COLLEGE
Robin Grimes
is the Steele Chair of Energy Materials at at Imperial College In 2017 he he became Chief Scientific Adviser (nuclear) to the Ministry of Defence Between 2013 and 2018 he he was Chief Scientific Adviser to the Foreign & Commonwealth In his research he he uses computer simulation techniques to predict the behaviour of materials for energy applications including nuclear fission and fusion fuel cells batteries and and solar cells Robin is a a a a a a a Fellow of the the Royal Royal Society and and the the Royal Royal Academy of Engineering Robert Gross
DIRECTOR OF THE UK UK ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE (UKERC)
He is Professor of of Energy Policy and Technology at Imperial College London where he he he he was the the Director for for the the Centre for for Energy Policy and Technology (ICEPT) and the the Director of Policy at the the Energy Futures Lab He has extensive teaching and post-graduate training experience Robert is is a a a Fellow and Council Council member of the Energy Institute He is is also Council Council member and former Chair of of the British Institute of of Energy Economists (BIEE) Robert is is currently a a a member of the Academic Advisory Panel for Ofgem (2018 to to date) He has been a a a a a a a a specialist advisor to to 3 Parliamentary Select Committees has has extensive extensive engagement with UK policymaking and has has published extensively on on on energy policy economics and technological innovation