CNE Management

Local Management Team

The CNE was initially set up by Professor Robin Grimes FREng in 2007. Professor Bill Lee FREng took over as Director in November 2012 while Professor Grimes FREng remains as Founding Director. From 1st July 2016,  Dr Mike Bluck has taken over as Director.

The local management team are:
NameRole
Dr Michael Bluck Director
Prof Robin Grimes FREng Founding Director
Prof Luc Vandeperre Director ICO CDT in Nuclear Energy
Dr Mark Wenman Director CDT in Nuclear Energy Futures
Dr Jonathan Tate Manager
CNE Management Committee

The CNE Management Committee (CNEMC) meets monthly. The CNEMC covers the day-to-day issues of running the centre, hears reports of nuclear issues in each Department, national and international issues, teaching, proposals and seminars.

Committee members are:
NameRole
Dr Michael Bluck Chair and Department of Mechanical Engineering Representative
Prof Robin Grimes FREng CNE Founding Director
Prof Christos Markides Department of Chemical Engineering Representative
Dr Katerina Tsiampousi Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Representative
Dr Mark Wenman Department of Materials Representative
Michael Lowton Rolls Royce University Technical Centre Representative
Miss Kathryn Yates PhD Representative