Meet the Team

Birmingham Energy Institute Executive Team


Director of BEI 
Head of International Engagement 

Areas of Research 


Co-Director, Energy Storage

Co-Director, Energy Storage 
Professor Peter Slater
Co-Director, Energy Storage 

Director, Environmental and Energy Economics
David Maddison

Professor David Maddison

Director, Environmental and Energy Economics


Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research
Paul Norman

Director, Nuclear Education and Research

Dr Paul AndersonProfessor Paul Anderson

Co-Director, Strategic Elements and Critical Materials


Co-Director, Strategic Elements and Critical Materials

Rosie Day

Dr Rosie Day 

Senior Lecturer in Environment and Society

Karl DearnDr Karl Dearn

Head of School, Engineering

Andreas HornungProfessor Andreas Hornung

Fraunhofer Lead 

Toby PetersProfessor Toby Peters

Director, Sustainable Cooling 

Professor Rustam Stolkin

Professor Rustam Stolkin

Chair, Robotics

Jonathan RadcliffeDr Jonathan Radcliffe

Lead, Energy Systems and Policy Analysis

Dr Alireza RastegarpanahDr Alireza Rastegarpanah 

Scientist, Senior Robotics

Hongming XuProfessor Hongming Xu

Director, Vehicle and Engine Technology Research

Xiao-Ping ZhangProfessor Xiao-Ping Zhang

Director of Smart Grids