Staff grouped by Role

Head Of School

Professor Richard Birmingham
Professor of Small Craft Design

Academic Teaching Staff

Professor Matt Bentley
Professor of Marine Biology & Director, Dove Marine Laoratory

Dr Per Berggren
Lecturer

Professor Richard Birmingham
Professor of Small Craft Design

Professor Grant Burgess
Professor of Marine Biotechnology

Dr Ian Buxton
Visiting Professor

Dr Gary Caldwell
Lecturer in Applied Marine Biology

Dr Hoi-sang Chan

Dr Cheng Chin
Lecturer in Marine Control Systems Design

Professor Tony Clare
Professor of Marine Science and Coordinator of marineNewcastle

Dr David Clarke
Visiting Lecturer

Dr Jane Delany
Senior Lecturer

Dr Arun Dev
Director, NUMI Singapore

Professor Bob Dow
Professor of Marine Structures

Professor Martin Downie
Technology in the Marine Environment

Professor D John Mangan
Professor of Marine Transport and Logistics

Dr Sara Marsham
Marine Biology Teaching Fellow

Professor Ehsan Mesbahi
Director, Newcastle University Marine International (NUMI)

George Mitchell
Senior Experimental Assistant

Dr Alan Murphy
Lecturer

Dr Rosemary Norman
Lecturer

Emeritus Professor Peter Olive
Emeritus Professor

Professor Nick Polunin
Prof of Marine Env Science

Dr Yongchang Pu
Lecturer

Dr Julia Race
Senior Lecturer

Professor Selina Stead
Prof of Marine Gov & Environ Science

Paul Stott
Senior Lecturer

Dr Ivan Tam
Senior Lecturer

Professor Longbin Tao
Lloyd's Register Chair of Offshore Engineering

Dr Guenther Uher
Lecturer

Professor Robert Upstill-Goddard
Professor of Marine Biogeochemistry

Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Lecturer in Naval Architecture

Dr Benjamin Wigham
Lecturer in Marine Biology

Dr Michael Woodward
Lecturer

Dr Peter Wright
Senior Lecturer

Administrative Staff

Richard Carter
Information Assistant

Jayne Masterson
School Administrator

Andrew Pile
IT Manager

Clerical Staff

Elizabeth Baker
Snr.Secretary/School Office Manager, Armstrong Building

Carol Barnett
Secretary

Amanda Benson
Programme Secretary

Helen Clough
Snr.Secretary/PA to Head of School

Vicky Coulson
Postgraduate Secretary

Jill Cowans
Secretary and Events Co-ordinator

Anne Cunningham
Marine Education Officer

Anthony Gibson
School Finance Co-ordinator

Lisa Inganni
Clerical Assistant

Jayne Masterson
School Administrator

Cheryl Savage
Academic/Timetabling Secretary

Lesley Walker
Programme Secretary

Head Of School

Professor Richard Birmingham
Professor of Small Craft Design

Research Staff

Dr Nicholas Aldred
Research Associate

Dr Jonathan Barnes
Research Associate

Darren Broderick
KTP Associate

Sheelagh Conlan
Research Assistant

Dr Jonathan Downes
Teaching Fellow

Hossein Enshaei
Teaching Fellow

Dr Johanna Forster
Research Associate

Susan Gebbels
Research Associate

Melanie Landamore
Research Associate

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Dr Ana Mesbahi
Teaching Fellow

Dr Steven Newman
Research Associate

Dr Klaus Schneider-Zapp
Research Associate

Dr Matthew Slater
Research Associate

Dr Christopher Sweeting
Research Associate

Dr Michael Woodward
Lecturer

Technical Staff

Sheelagh Conlan
Research Assistant

Kieron Fallows
Apprentice Technician

Robert Hindhaugh
Senior Mechanical Technician

John Knowles
Marine Laboratory Technician/ Boat Crew

Jeremy Lambert
Electrical/Electronics Technician

George Mitchell
Senior Experimental Assistant

Ian Paterson
Mechanical Technician

Barry Pearson
First Mate & Standby Skipper

Andrew Pile
IT Manager

Liam Rogerson
Instrumentation Technician

Dr Andrew Smith
Electrical/Electronic Technician

David Whitaker
Senior Marine Science Technician

Visiting Lecturers

Dr Ian Buxton
Visiting Professor

Dr David Clarke
Visiting Lecturer

Dr Gavin Hardy
Guest Member of Staff

Dr George Smyrnakis
Visiting Lecturer