Meet the Team

Birmingham Energy Institute Executive Team

Professor Martin Freer
Director of BEI 
boardman-davidDr David Boardman
Deputy Director of BEI
Dr Emily Prestwood
Energy Development Manager
Executive Support Officer 
Head of International Engagement 
Business Engagement Partner 
Karen Seehra
Communications and Engagement Officer
Priyanka SharmaPriyanka Sharma
ERA Research Development Manager
Incubation Manager, Climate Innovation Platform

 Project Manager 
Lada ZiminaLada Zimina
Project Manager,
Energy Research and Innovation
Evita VeisaEvita Veisa 
Senior Administrator,
Birmingham Energy Innovation Centre 

 

Directors of our Nationally-Recognised Centres of Excellence

Professor Yulong Ding
Co-Director of Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage
Professor Emma KendrickProfessor Emma Kendrick
Co-Director of Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage
Professor Peter Slater
Co-Director of Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage
Robert ElliottProfessor Robert Elliot
Director of the Birmingham Centre for Environmental and Energy Economics
David Maddison

Professor David Maddison
Director of the Birmingham Centre for Environmental and Energy Economics

Robert Steinberger-WilckensProfessor Robert Steinberger-Wilkens
Director of Birmingham Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research
Paul Norman
Professor Paul Norman
Director of the Birmingham Centre for Nuclear Education and Research

Dr Paul AndersonProfessor Paul Anderson
Co-Director of Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials

Professor Allan Walton
Co-Director of Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials
Clive Roberts Professor Clive Roberts
Director of Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education

 

Leaders of our Nationally-Recognised Research Areas 

Senior Lecturer in Environment and Society
Karl DearnDr Karl Dearn
Director of Industrial Liaison, Birmingham Centre for Vehicle and Engine Technology Research
Andreas HornungProfessor Andreas Hornung
Professor of Bioenergy/Fraunhofer Lead
Toby PetersProfessor Toby Peters
Chair of Power and Cold Economy

Professor Rustam Stolkin

Professor Rustam Stolkin
Chair in Robotics

Jonathan RadcliffeDr Jonathan Radcliffe
Lead Energy Systems and Policy Analysis

Senior Robotic Scientist

Hongming XuProfessor Hongming Xu
Director of Vehicle and
Engine Technology Research
Xiao-Ping ZhangProfessor Xiao-Ping Zhang
Director of Smart Grids