Biochemical Engineering

Committee

James Winterburn

James Winterburn

Chair

Dr James Winterburn is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering.

Stephen Judd

Stephen Judd

Secretary

Stephen Judd is a Bioprocess SME with DPS Group.

Peter Martin

Peter Martin

Treasurer

Ooi Chien Wei (Edward)

Ooi Chien Wei (Edward)

Malaysia Chapter

Glenn Robinson

Glenn Robinson

Committee Member

Glenn graduated from Reading University in 1984 with an honours degree in biological sciences, specialising in microbiology.

Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson

Newsletter Editor

Wenqian Chen

Wenqian Chen

Committee Member

Annette England

Annette England

Committee Member

Ali Bahari

Ali Bahari

Committee Member

Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Committee Member

Adam Hawthorne

Adam Hawthorne

Careers Development Organiser

Alex Kiparissides

Alex Kiparissides

Committee Member

Dr Alexandros Kiparissides is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an Honorary Professor in Biochemical Engineering at University College London.

Qasmin Rafiq

Qasmin Rafiq

Committee Member

Ivan Wall

Ivan Wall

Committee Member

Mark Woodyer

Mark Woodyer

Committee Member

Petra Hanga

Petra Hanga

Bursary Officer

Dr Mariana Petronela (Petra) Hanga BEng, PhD, FHEA, AMIChemE is a Lecturer in Biological Engineering at Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Will Olughu

Will Olughu

Vice Chair

Dr Williams Olughu is currently a Principal Scientist of the Bioprocess Development group at Ipsen Biopharm.

Gloria Lam

Gloria Lam

Student Representative

Henry Charlton

Henry Charlton

Committee Member

Claire Macleod

Claire Macleod

Committee Member

Thomas Kavanagh

Thomas Kavanagh

Committee Member

Thomas is a PhD chemical engineering student at Imperial College London, researching process automation in upstream biopharmaceutical production of monoclonal antibodies.

Dhammy Parameswaran

Dhammy Parameswaran

Webinar Coordinator

Dhammy currently works at GSK

Dr James Mercer

Dr James Mercer

Committee Member

Dr James Mercer currently works at Quorn Foods.

Alex Brierley

Alex Brierley

Committee Member

Alex Brierley is a process engineer / project manager at Pall Corporation.

Vaughan Thomas

Vaughan Thomas

Committee Member

Eirini Theodosiou

Eirini Theodosiou

Committee Member

Eirini obtained a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, followed by an MSc in Biochemical Engineering from University College London and a PhD in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). She worked as a Senior R&D scientist and Purification team leader at Xellia Pharmaceuticals, before returning to academia, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Aston University. Eirini is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, committee member for ESACT-UK and IChemE’s Biochemical Engineering Special Interest Group, and honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Eirini’s research is in the areas of Healthcare and Cellular Agriculture, including the development of methods for the selective separation of human cells for clinical applications, and the creation of polymer-based scaffolds for tissue regeneration and animal stem cell expansion and differentiation.