Management and Governance

 

Management Board

The Management Board (MB), chaired by the Director, meets quarterly and includes senior Hub members: a Director of ICS, a senior academic from each of the spokes and the Director of CSC. It sets the overall strategy of the Hub, ensuring that research is coordinated and aligned with industry needs. The MB is responsible for reviewing individual research activities as well as monitoring progress against agreed milestones. The MB has the authority to allocate and reallocate resources and amend research priorities in order to maintain cohesion and focus across the Hub’s range of activities. The MB are responsible for awarding feasibility funding as well as ensuring that the Hub engages broadly with national & international academia. The Management Board report to the Strategic Advisory Board bi-annually.

 

Strategic Advisory Board

The Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) provides links to partner stakeholders and advice and guidance on research directions, commercially valuable research and impact paths to the Director and MB. It is chaired by Prof Richard Penty of Cambridge Universities Centre for Photonic Systems, and has membership which includes a CS Catapult representative, industry figures, senior academics and a representative from EPSRC. The SAB has responsibility for oversight, ensuring that the hub effectively engages with industry and academia. Each member of the SAB is bound by a confidentiality agreement to enable open discussion.

 

The Hub Director 

The Hub Director has overall responsibility for Hub activities and manages day-to-day operations assisted by a Project Manager (PM). The Director is responsible for promoting Hub activities and providing leadership in the area of compound semiconductors. As part of this role, the Director ensures that the Hub engages fully with the broader academic and industrial communities, supported by the Innovation Manager (IM) Dr Wyn Meredith and colleagues from CSC.

Management Structure

Management Board Members

Name   Organisation
Prof. Alwyn Seeds University College London
Prof. Huiyun Liu University College London
Prof. Mo Missous University of Manchester
Prof. Paul Tasker Cardiff University
Prof. Peter Smowton Cardiff University
Prof. Tao Wang Sheffield University
Dr. Wyn Meredith CSC

Strategic Advisory Board Members

Name   Organisation
Prof. Richard Penty Cambridge University
Dr. John Bagshaw Independent Technology Consultant
Prof. Dominique Schreurs KU Leuven
Dr. Andy Sellars CSA Catapult
Dr. Carol Trager-Cowan University of Strathclyde
Dr. Ivona Mitrovic Univeristy of Liverpool
Dr. Maria Ana Cataluna Heriot-Watt university

Work Package Leads

Name   Organisation WP Lead
Prof. David Wallis Cardiff University WP1 lead
Dr. Sara-Jayne Gillgrass Cardiff University WP2 lead
Dr. Craig Allford Cardiff University WP3 lead
Prof. Huiyun Liu University College London WP4 lead
Prof. Khaled Elgaid Cardiff University WP5 lead
Prof. Tao Wang University of Sheffield WP6 lead
Prof. Mo Missous University of Manchester WP7 lead
Dr. Yun Long Cardiff University WP9 lead

 

Name   Organisation 
Andrea Watkins Project Manager Cardiff University
Kate James Project Administrator Cardiff University