The UKSB Council is arranged into sub-committees to help with organisation and management.
Council Members and Profiles
Adrian Boyd – UKSB President
Adrian is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ulster
Paul Roach – UKSB Treasurer & Previous President
Paul is a Professor of Biomaterials and Interface Science at Loughborough University
Cheryl Miller – UKSB Secretary
Cheryl is a Professor in Dental Implantology and Biomaterials, at the University of Sheffield.
Elise Pegg – UKSB Membership Secretary
Elise is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath
Phil Jackson – UKSB Industry Representative
Phil is a Technical Manager at Lucideon, having years of experience in glass chemistry with expertise particularly in powder technologies and medical devices.
Adam Celiz – UKSB ECF lead
Adam is a Senior Lecturer within the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London. He develops biomaterial-based strategies to repair and restore tissues. He was awarded the Larry Hench Young Investigators Prize by the UKSB in 2017.
Colin Scotchford – UKSB Previous President
Colin is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham
Julian Jones
Julian is a Professor of Biomaterials within the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials at Imperial College London.
Sophie Cox
Sophie is an Associate Professor in Healthcare Technologies in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham.
Victoria Kearns
Victoria is a Senior Lecturer in Ocular Biomaterials within the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool.
Lucy Bosworth
Lucy is a Tenure Track Fellow within the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool.
John Hardy Deputy Membership Secretary
John is a Senior Lecturer in Materials Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at Lancaster University.
Ifty Ahmed, Deputy Treasurer
Ifty is an Associate Professor, working as part of the Advanced Materials Research Group in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham.
Jude Curran
Jude is Professor of Engineering and Head of Department of Materials, Design and Manufacturing Engineering in the School of Engineering, The University of Liverpool.
Sub-Committees
Secretary – Lead: Cheryl Miller; Deputy: TBC
Contact: Secretary@UKSB.org
Treasury – Lead: Roach; Deputy: Ifty Ahmed
Contact: treasurer@UKSB.org
Membership – Lead: Elise Pegg; Deputy: John Hardy
Contact: membership@UKSB.org
Industrial and Clinical Engagement – Lead: Phil Jackson; Committee: Lucy Bosworth, Ifty Ahmed, Sophie Cox
Media and Outreach – Elise Pegg and Paul Roach
Early Career Forum – Leads: Adam Celiz and Caroline Taylor; Committee: Nicola Contessi Negrini, Tanveer Tabish More information see here.
Normal Council Members: Colin Scotchford, Julian Jones, Victoria Kearns, Jude Curran
Past Presidents of the UKSB
- Paul Roach (Loughborough University)
- Colin Scotchford (University of Nottingham)
- Sanjukta Deb (Kings College London)
- Lucy Di Silvio, (King’s College London)
- Paul Hatton (University of Sheffield)
- Brian Meenan (University of Ulster)
- John Nicholson (University of Greenwich)
- Liz Tanner (Queen Mary University of London)