Committees and supplementary roles

Steering and Strategy Group

Name, Responsibility

Tina van de Flierdt (Chair), Head of Department
Carolyn Newell, Department Operations Manager
Gary Hampson, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Saskia Goes, Director of Postgraduate Studies (Research)
Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez, Director of Research
Martin Blunt, Head of MSc Programmes
Gareth Collins, Professor of Planetary Science 

Department Research Committee

Name, Responsibility

Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez (Chair), Director of Research
Caroline Baugh, Research and Finance Manager
Matt Jackson, REF Champion
Ian Bastow, Academic Member
Mark Sephton, Academic Member
Philippa Mason, Academic Member
Oscar Calderon Agudo, Academic Member
Gerard Gorman, Academic Member

Department NERC Committee

Name, Responsibility

Ian Bastow (Chair), Chair of NERC Committee
Fred Richards, (Deputy chair)
Caroline Baugh, Research and Finance Manager
Adrian Muxworthy, Academic Member
Dylan Rood, Academic Member

Postgraduate Research Committee

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

Undergraduate Teaching Committee

Name, Responsibility

Gary Hampson (Chair), Director of UG Studies
Ian Bastow, Academic Member
Riki Clarke, UG Programme Co-ordinator
Matt Genge, Academic Member
Gary Hampson, Academic Member
Valentin Laurent, Senior Tutor
Lizzie Day, Senior Tutor
Anita Murphy, Wellbeing Advisor
Nicholas Dean, UG Education Manager
Emma Passmore, Deputy UG Admissions Officer
Sophia Quazi, EDI coordinator
Alan Spencer, Academic Member
Alex Whittaker, Head of Admissions
Danielle Kallenborn, Student Rep
Jakob Slater-Morris, Student Rep

Postgraduate Teaching Committee

Name, Responsibility

Computational MSc Committee

Gerard Gorman, ACSE Director
Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez, co-Director ACSE
Matt Piggott, EDSML Director
Rossella Arcucci, co-Director EDSML
Martin Blunt, GEMS Director
Gege Wen, co-Director GEMS
James Percival, Senior Tutor
Rhodri Nelson, Admissions Tutor
Samantha Symmonds, PGT Manager
Thomas Dray, PGT Administrator
Rebecca Bell, incoming Director READY
Tom Davison, Teaching Fellow
Marijan Beg, Teaching Fellow
Parastoo Salah, Teaching Fellow

Computational Data Science and Machine Learning Admissions Committee

Rhodri Nelson, Admissions Tutor
Ying Ashton, Admissions Administrator
Sophie Pirouet, Admissions Administrator (MSc GEMS)
Martin Blunt, Interviewer
James Percival, Interviewer
Tom Davison, Interviewer
Marijan Beg, Interviewer
Parastoo Salah, Interviewer

e-Infrastructure Committee

Name, Responsibility

Gerard Gorman, Chair
Gareth Oliver, Computing and Data Manager
Gareth Collins, Academic Rep
Rossella Arcucci, Academic Rep
Lluis Guasch, Confidential / Medical data
Ian Bastow, UG Rep
Alan Spencer, ESESIS
Carolyn Newell, DOM
Thomas Dray, Secretary

Health and Safety Committee

Name, Responsibility

Tina van de Flierdt, Head of Department
Simon Davis (Chair), Departmental Safety Officer
Carolyn Newell, (DOM)
Rob Lowther, First Aid Representative
Guy Fairhurst, Building Manager
Lindy Murphy, Ladder safety
Anita Murphy, Mental Health Awareness Team Chaire
Gareth Oliver, Computer Health
Alice Hunt, Faculty Safety Advisor
Eddie Hartrick / Mihaela Stevar, Safety Department Representative
Katy Barrett, Departmental services
JP Latham, Fieldwork Safety
Steven Banham, Radiation

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Culture Committee

Name, Responsibility

Sophia Quazi, EDI Co-ordinator and Head of EDIC
Joel Davis, co-Chair
Katharina Kreissig, Athena Swan Lead
Tina van de Flierdt, HoD
Bethany Crenol, Secretary

Rebecca Bell, Member
Ekta Aggarwal, Member
Jorga Avalos Patino, Member
Namya Baijal, Member
Elnaz Barati, Member
Pablo Brito-Parada, Member
Sydney Cunningham, Member
Lizzie Day, Member
Claire Dilliway, Member
Raluca Gaina, Member
Hani Hamoud Hamoud, Member
Carl Jacquemyn, Member
Ellya Kanimova, Member
Samuel Krevor, Member
Valentin Laurent, Member
Yvetta Lin, Member
Zonghui Liu, Member
Rob Lowther, Member
Elton Mapp, Member
David Mawassie-Chang Kit, Member
Diego Mesa-Pena, Member
Yasir Mumtaz, Member
Anita Murphy, Member
Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez, Member
Michele Paulatto, Member
David Pedreros Bastidas, Member
Matthew Piggott, Member
Geraldine Regnier, Member
Dylan Rood, Member
Priya Saravanapavan, Member
Victoria Schein, Member
Rebecca Smith, Member
Maria Villamil, Member
Ireti Webb, Member
Dominik Weiss, Member
Jiahao Zhang, Member
Antoinette Mallon, Member

Internal Awards Committee

ESE-values Internal Award and Recognition Scheme ToR -Jan 2024 [DOCX, 99 KB]

Name, Responsibility

John Cosgrove – Academic Staff Representative

Alan Spencer – Learning and Teaching Staff Representative

Katharina Kreissig – Technical Staff Representative

Joshua Rasera – Research Staff Representative

Luis Salinas Farran – Research Staff Representative

Becky Ryder – Phd Student Representative

Samantha Symmonds – Professional and Operational Staff Representative

Gareth Oliver – Professional and Operational Staff Representative

Sustainability Committee

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

Mental Health Awareness Team

Name, Responsibility

Anita Murphy (Chair), Student Wellbeing Advisor
Amanda Allotey, Postgraduate Research Administrator
Emma Passmore, Member
Samantha Symmonds, Postgraduate Education Manager
Yves Plancherel, UG Abroad Co-ordinator
Pablo Brito-Parada, Postdoc Champion
James Percival, Senior Tutor (PGT)
Valentin Laurent, Member
Dominik Weiss, Member

Supplementary roles

Responsibility, Name(s)

Academic and Learning & Teaching promotions, Robert ZimmermanTina van de Flierdt (HoD)
Research promotions, Pablo Brito Parada (Postdoc Champion) / Tina van de Flierdt (HoD)
Annual Pay Review, Tina van de Flierdt (HoD)
Examination officers (UG), Mark Rehkamper / Adrian Muxworthy
Postdoc Champion, Pablo Brito Parada
Commercialisation Champion, Oscar Calderon Agudo
UG Year Abroad Coordinator, Yves Plancherel
Departmental Seminar Organisers, Fred Richards
Library Liaison, John Cosgrove
E Learning Rep to Faculty, Alan Spencer
Strategic Outreach, Valentin Laurent
Disability Officer, Anita Murphy
Technical Staff Support Champion, Mark Rehkamper
1 + 3 Scholarships Lead, Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez
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. 

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