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Interdisciplinary Research Centre
 

Our multi-disciplinary team includes researchers, local government and community groups. While some of the team are at the University of Cambridge, others are based at institutions across the UK and beyond. People are listed alphabetically, within the following teams - although many work across these categories:

 

Principle Investigator (Academic Lead for CirPlas)

Erwin Reisner - 200x200

 

Professor Erwin Reisner

Professor of Energy and Sustainability
Department of Chemistry 
Email: er376@cam.ac.uk 

 

Sustainable feedstocks and materials

Paul Dupree -200x200

 

Professor Paul Dupree

Professor of Plant Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Department of Biochemistry
Email: pd101@cam.ac.uk

James Ellioitt - 200x200

 

Professor James Elliott 

Professor of Macromolecular Materials Science
Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy
Email: jae1001@cam.ac.uk

CirPlas - People - Anke Husmann - 200x200

 

Dr Anke Husmann

Senior Scientist
Evonetix Ltd
Online profile

CirPlas - People - Li Yu - 200x200

 

Dr Li Yu

Research Associate, Natural Material Innovation
Department of Biochemistry
Email:

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Manufacturing and recycling processes

Adrian Fisher - 200x200

 

Dr Adrian Fisher

Reader in Electrochemistry
Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology
Email: acf42@cam.ac.uk 

Jeremy Baumberg -200x200

 

Professor Jeremy Baumberg FRS

Professor of Nanoscience
Department of Physics
Email: jjb12@cam.ac.uk

CirPlas - People - Stephen Bates - 200x200

 

Stephen Bates

Chairman, Cambridge Cleantech Waste Management & Recycling Special Interest Group
Online profile

CirPlas - People - Lucia Corsini - 200x200

 

Lucia Corsini

Doctoral researcher, Institute for Manufacturing
Department of Engineering
Email:

CirPlas - People - Casi Henderson - 200x200

 

Dr Cassi Henderson

Research Associate, Institute for Manufacturing
Department of Engineering
Email: 

CirPlas - People - Hsin-Ling Liang - 200x200

 

Dr Hsin-Ling Liang

Research Associate
NanoPhotonics Centre
Email:

CirPlas - People - Denis Niedenzu- 200x200

 

Denis Niedenzu

Doctoral researcher, Institute for Manufacturing
Department of Engineering
Email: 

CirPlas - People - Christian Pilcher - 200x200

 

Dr Christian Pichler

Research Associate
Department of Chemistry
Email:

CirPlas - People - Curie Park - 200x200

 

Dr Curie Park

Research Associate, Institute for Manufacturing
Department of Engineering
Email:

CirPlas - People - Nalin Patel - 200x200

 

Dr Nalin Patel 

Research and Business Development Manager
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
Email:  

CirPlas - People - Aazraa Pankan - 200x200

 

Aazraa Oumayyah Pankan

Sustainability Consultant
Eight Associates Ltd
Online profile 

CirPlas - People - Taylor Uekert- 200x200

 

Taylor Uekert

Doctoral researcher
Department of Chemistry
Email:  

CirPlas - People - Pratheeba Vimalnath- 200x200

 

Dr Pratheeba Vimainath

Research Associate, Institute of Manufacturing
Department of Engineering
Email:

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Tracking plastics material flows

Jonathan Cullen - 200x200

 

Dr Jonathan Cullen

University Lecturer in Energy, Transport and Urban Infrastructure
Department of Engineering
Email: jmc99@cam.ac.uk 

David Aldridge - 200x200

 

Dr David Aldridge

Senior Lecturer in Aquatic Ecology
Department of Zoology
Email: da113@cam.ac.uk 

Ronan Daly - 200x200

 

Dr Ronan Daly

University Senior Lecturer in the Science and Technology of Manufacturing
Department of Engineering
Email: rd439@cam.ac.uk 

CirPlas - People - Michal Drewniok- 200x200

 

Dr Michal Piotr Drewniok

Research Associate in Civil Engineering
Department of Engineering
Email:

CirPlas - People - Sarah Foster - 200x200

 

Dr Sarah Foster

Research Associate
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Online profile

CirPlas - People page- Maria Cristina Rodriguez Rivero - 200x200

 

Dr Maria Cristina Rodriguez Rivero

Research Associate
Department of Engineering
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Andre Serrenho - 200x200

 

Dr Andre Cabrera Serrenho

Lecturer in Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development
Department of Engineering
Email:

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Waste and management 

Brigitte Steger - 200x200

 

Dr Brigitte Steger

Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies
Faculty of Asian and Middle East Studies
Email: bs382@cam.ac.uk

CirPlas - People page - Marissa Brennan - 200x200

 

Marisa Brennan

Marketing Manager
Charpak Ltd
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Nada Chahadi - 200x200

 

Nada Chahadi

Research Associate
Circular Economy Centre, Judge Business School
Online profile

 

Martin Geissdoerfer

Research Associate
Circular Economy Centre, Judge Business School
Online profile

CirPlas - People page - Patrick OHare - 200x200

 

Dr Patrick O'Hare

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Teresa Perez - 200x200

 

Dr Teresa Perez

Research Associate in Sociology
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Bryony Rothwell - 200x200

 

Bryony Rothwell

Partnership Manager
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership
Online profile

Khaled Soufani - 200x200

 

Dr Khaled Soufani

Director of the Circular Economy Centre and the Executive MBA Programme
Judge Business School
Email: k.soufani@jbs.cam.ac.uk

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Research engagement

CirPlas - People page - Lara Allen - 200x200

 

Dr Lara Allen

CEO of the Centre for Global Equality
Inclusive Innovation Programme lead, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB)
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Shafiq Ahmed - 200x200

 

Dr Shafiq Ahmed

Coordinator, Energy Interdisciplinary Research Centre
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Nicola Buckley - 200x200

 

Nicola Buckley

Associate Director
Centre for Science and Policy
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Beverley Cornaby - 200x200

 

Beverley Cornaby

Senior Programme Manager
Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership
Email:  

CirPlas - People page - Lauren Milden - 200x200

 

Lauren Milden

Policy Advisor
Centre for Science and Policy
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Annabelle Roblin - 200x200

 

Annabelle Roblin

Project Manager
Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Raheela Rehman - 200x200

 

Raheela Rehman

Project Officer, Energy Interdisciplinary Research Centre
Email:

CirPlas - People page - Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley - 200x200

 

Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley

Director of Innovation and Impact
British Antarctic Survey
Email:

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