ABOUT
The team
The multi-disciplinary AIA team is not working as a typical academic research project, but instead combines industry, startup and academic strengths to work with not only rigour, but also speed, flexibility and an understanding of day-to-day realities.
Steering group

Prof Robert Miller
Director, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

David Pitchforth
Fellow, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Dame Polly Courtice
DBE, LVO, Emeritus Director and Senior Ambassador, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Eliot Whittington
Policy Director, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Prof Tony Purnell
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Prof John Dennis
School of Technology, University of Cambridge
Project team

Ben Petty
Aircraft Technology, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Beth Barker
AIA Manager, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Deepanshu Singh
AIA Project team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Jay Green
Fuel Technology, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Jenifer Elmslie
Policy and Business, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Jessie Smith
Non-CO2 emissions, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Jia Wei Kho
Aircraft Technology, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Paul Bond
AIA Project team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Dr Paul Hodgson
Core Modelling Lead, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Dr Sam Gabra
Core Modelling and Fuel Technology, Whittle Lab

Shaun Ho
AIA Project team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Theme leaders

Prof Alex Routh
Fuel Technology Lead, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Prof Andreas Schafer
Network Modelling Lead, UCL Energy Institute

Dr Andy Wheeler
System Modelling Lead, Whittle Lab

Dr Anil Padhra
Non-CO2 Emissions and Airport Lead, University of West London

Prof Epaminondas Mastorakos
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Dr Maria Vera-Morales
Aircraft Lead, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Prof Richard Sandberg
System Modelling Co-Leader, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne
Project contributors

Dr Alejandro Castillo Pardo
Aircraft Technology, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Anna-Marie Greenaway
Policy and Business, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge

Dr Bojun Wang
Policy and Business, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Prof Chez Hall
Aircraft Technology, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Dr David Reiner
Policy and Business, Judge Business School

Dr Demetrios Lefas
Aircraft Technology, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Dr Ewa Marek
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge

Dr Jerome Jarrett
Aircraft Technology, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Jordi Gomez-Alberti
Systems Modelling, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Dr Les Bolton
Fuel Technology

Dr Lynnette Dray
Network Modelling, UCL Energy Institute

Dr Massimiliano Nardini
Systems Modelling, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne

Prof Michael Brear
Systems Modelling, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne

Prof Michelle Baddeley
Policy and Business, University of Technology Sydney

Miruna Rapeanu
Core Modelling and Aircraft Technology, Whittle Lab

Nathan Clark
Aircraft Technology, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Dr Nick Atkins
Core Modelling, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Prof Rod Jones
Non-CO2 emissions, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Dr Sam Grimshaw
Aircraft Technology, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Previous project contributors

Abdul Rehman Shaikh
Airport Team, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Caleb Akhtar Martinez
Aircraft Team, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Elena von Mueller
Systems Modelling Team, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Felix Prutton
Systems Modelling Team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Fergus Flanagan
Aircraft Team, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

George Fulham
Core Modelling and Fuels Team, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge

George Hawkswell
Aircraft Team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Harry O'Loughlin
Airport Team, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

James de Salis Young
Non-CO2 emissions Team, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Joshua Maynard
Airport Team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Kilian Bartsch
Aircraft Team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Mark Turner
Fuels Team, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge

Slava Sedunin
Policy and Business Team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Dr Teng Cao
Airport Team, Imperial College London

Thomas Coxon
Systems Modelling Team, Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge