The team

Meet the team

The people leading the Aviation Impact Accelerator’s research, engagement and day-to-day delivery.

Professor Rob Miller

Professor Rob Miller

Director, Whittle Laboratory

Eliot Whittington

Eliot Whittington

Chief Systems Change Officer, CISL

Dr Samuel Gabra

Director, Aviation Impact Accelerator

Dr Sam Brockie

Dr Samuel Brockie

Lead Research Software Engineer

Dr Julia Massabuau

Dr Julia Massabuau

Technical Operations Lead

James Emberton

James Emberton

Senior Research Software Engineer

Jay Green

Jay Green

Senior Technical Analyst

Noli Shelala

Noli Shelala

Strategy and Engagement Lead

Edmund Dickens

Edmund Dickens

Senior Project Manager

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Dr Jessie Smith

Research Associate in Contrail Modelling

Brandon Staats

Brandon Staats

Strategic Partnership Manager

Ana Stojanovic

Ana Stojanovic

Technical Analyst in Contrail Modelling

Nicolas Seyedzadeh

Nicolas Seyedzadeh

Software Engineer

Peter Crookes

Peter Crookes

Technical Analyst in Fleet Modelling

Anna Petrosyan

Anna Petrosyan

Senior Project and Operations Manager

Timothy Lambden

Timothy Lambden

Assistant Technical Analyst

Evelyn Bassett

Evelyn Bassett

Research Intern

Sam Wilson

Sam Wilson

Research Intern

Our academic affiliates

Contributing expertise from across engineering, sustainability, policy and data modelling.

Professor Andy Wheeler

Professor Andy Wheeler

Professor of Aerothermal and Fluid Engineering

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Professor David Reiner

Professor of Technology Policy

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Dr Irene Dedoussi

Associate Professor in Sustainable Aviation and Energy

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Dr Maria Vera-Morales

Senior Fellow in Future Propulsion and Power

Dr Katharina Tegethoff

Dr Katharina Tegethoff

Assistant Research Professor in Fluid Dynamics

Dr Qi Song

Dr Qi Song

The King’s Global Sustainability Fellow in Climate Risk in Aviation

Kilian Bartsch

Kilian Bartsch

Novel Aircraft Design, PhD Candidate

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Miruna Rapeanu

Aviation Systems Modelling, PhD Candidate

Vidhi Sharma

Vidhi Sharma

Airport Modelling, PhD Candidate

Lars La Heij

Lars La Heij

Energy Modelling, PhD Candidate

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