Leadership team

The EnerHy CDT leadership team consists of experienced individuals across Loughborough University, Cranfield University and the University of Strathclyde.

Between them, they have managed projects worth over £20 million. Contact details of all academics involved in EnerHy CDT can be found on the Academic Community page.

Loughborough University

EnerHy CDT Director
Professor Dani Strickland CEng FIET
Professor of Electrical Power Engineering 
Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology

Sandie Dann

EnerHy CDT Deputy Director
Professor Sandie Dann 
Professor of Materials Chemistry 
Chemistry

Diganta Das

EnerHy CDT Health and Safety Lead
Dr Diganta Das
Reader in Porous Media
Chemical Engineering


EnerHy CDT Impact Lead
Professor Lisa Jackson
Professor in Risk and Reliability Assessment
Head of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Simon Kondrat

EnerHy CDT Research Project Coordinator
Dr Simon Kondrat
Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry
Chemistry

Rebecca Higginson


EnerHy CDT EDI, Responsible Research and Innovation and Student Well-being Lead 
Dr Rebbeca Higginson 
Reader in Metallurgy
Head of Materials

Mark Jepson

EnerHy CDT EDI, Responsible Research and Innovation and Student Well-being Lead 
Dr Mark Jepson
Senior Lecturer in Metallurgy and Microscopy
Materials

Wen-Feng Lin

EnerHy CDT Research Project Coordinator
Professor Wen-Feng Lin
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Ian McPherson

EnerHy CDT Design and Build Lead
Dr Ian McPherson
Lecturer in Chemistry
Chemistry

David Saal

EnerHy CDT Impact Lead
Professor David Saal
Professor of Microeconomics
Loughborough Business School

EnerHy CDT Industrial Liaison Lead
Dr Thomas Steffen
Reader in Control of Energy Systems
Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Sheryl Williams


EnerHy CDT Taught Programme and Skills Lead 
Professor Sheryl Williams
Professor of Engineering Education Technology
Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

EnerHy CDT Design and Build Lead
Dr Toby Williams
Lecturer in Mechatronics
Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Jonathan Wilson

EnerHy CDT Design and Build Lead
Dr Jonathan Wilson
Lecturer in Systems and Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

University of Strathclyde

James Carroll


EnerHy CDT Institutional Director
Professor James Carroll 
Professor of Wind Energy Engineering


EnerHy CDT Deputy Director
Professor Olimpo Anaya-Lara 
Professor, Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Cranfield University


EnerHy CDT Institutional Director
Professor Upul Wijayantha
Head of Hydrogen Integration Research Centre 

Ali Nabavi

EnerHy CDT Deputy Director
Dr Ali Nabavi 
Reader in Energy Systems
Head of Centre for Energy Decarbonisation and Recovery