National Early Careers Group UK and Ireland
Committee
Daniel Rhymer
Chair
Dan is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham.
Kyriacos Rouvas
Vice-Chair
Kyriacos is a chemical engineer currently working towards his PhD at the University of Bath.
Cleo Parker
Deputy Chair
Cleo is a process engineer in the third year of bp’s graduate programme.
Nathan Walsh
Secretary
Nathan is a chemical engineer at AWE having completed the graduate scheme in 2024.
Abdullah Al Magazache
Treasurer
Abdullah is a chemical engineer currently working at Petrofac.
Josh Patterson
Committee member
James is a Graduate Process Engineer at BAE Systems and a 2026 Swansea University graduate.
James Rees
Committee member
James is a Graduate Process Engineer at BAE Systems and a 2026 Swansea University graduate.
Irene Constantinidou
Committee member
Irene is a chemical engineer with a strong passion for sustainability and innovation in the energy sector.
Sneha Chandarana
Committee member
Sneha is a Process Improvement Lead at Kraft Heinz, having completed the company’s graduate scheme in September 2026.
Neerja Sonowal
Committee member
Neerja Sonowal is a third-year MEng Chemical Engineering student at Imperial College London with a deep interest in sustainability, innovation, and storytelling within engineering.
Ekundayo Olorunshe
Committee Member
Ekundayo is a graduate development / process engineer at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).
Guiseppe Bagnato
Committee member
Giuseppe is a lecturer in chemical engineering at Lancaster University.
Charlotte Todd
Committee member
Charlotte is a current fifth year of Chemical Engineering studies at Swansea University, and currently works at Dragon LNG and Dragon Energy alongside her Masters.
Nikita Verma
Committee member
Nikita is a Process Safety Engineer with a passion for safety and sustainability.
Arda Gulal
Committee member
Arda is a student at the University of Surrey pursuing an MEng in Chemical and Process Engineering with an industrial placement year completed at Saint-Gobain in August 2026.
Deborah Smith
Committee member
Debs is a graduate process engineer currently working for bp in Aberdeen.
Amelia Stott
Committee member
Amelia is a process commissioning engineer at Johnson Matthey.
Abasiofon Abbey Akpan
Committee member
Abbey is a chemical engineering graduate with a postgraduate qualification in maths and computing. She has experience working in the hydrogen and renewable energy sector.
Prapti Chakraborty
Committee member
Prapti is a chemical engineer and biologist currently working towards her PhD at the University of Bath working in development of electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection.
Freya Barrett
Committee Member
Freya is a student at the University of Birmingham pursuing an MEng in chemical engineering with industrial and international study.
Isaac Chan
Committee member
Isaac is a Process Engineer with Arcadis, based in Manchester and primarily working on water industry projects across the UK.
Charlotte Spencer
Committee member
Charlotte is process design engineer in her second year of Galliford Try's graduate programme.
Tegan King
Deputy Chair
Tegan is a rotating machinery engineer at DNV and is passionate in driving decarbonisation in the energy sector.