Profiles
The Chair
Professor Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Advisor, Depertment for Transport
Professor Brian Collins became the Department for Transports Chief Scientific Adviser(CSA) in October 2006 and the CSA for BERR in May 2008 and CSA for BIS in June 2009. Heis also Professor of Information Systems at Cranfield University. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2009. His role at DfT and BIS is to ensure that the departments scientific and technological
activities are well directed and that investment policy is based on good analysis of the
underlying science, technology and engineering. He is a member of the Governments Chief
Scientists Chief Scientific Advisers Council which has oversight of all UK Government
Science Technology and Engineering. He has a special interest in information exploitation
in modernising national infrastructure, particularly in transport and energy. He was CIO of
Clifford Chance, IT Director of the Wellcome Trust and Chief Scientist at GCHQ. He attended
RCDS in 1986. He is a physics graduate of Oxford, and holds a doctorate in Astrophysics
from the same University.
The Speakers
Dr. Andreas Schafer, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge
Andreas Schafer is a Lecturer at the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge. He is Director of the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, Co-Director of the Institute for Aviation and the Environment, and a Research Affiliate at MIT. He is also a member of the World Economic Forums Global Agenda Council on the Future of Transportation and lead author of Transportation in a Climate-Constrained World a book published by MIT Press in 2009.
Rupert Furness, Head, Environment Policy and Delivery Division, Department for Transport
Rupert Furness is the head of the Environment Policy and Delivery Division in the UK Department
for Transport (DfT). He is responsible for developing policies to reduce the environmental impacts of
transport, and for coordinating the delivery of DfTs climate change and air quality commitments. His
previous posts in DfT have included advising Ministers on a range of transport and environment issues,
and managing the implementation of the UKs Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. Before joining
the DfT in 2003, he worked for a number of other Government Departments including the Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Cabinet Office. He is a fellow of the Royal
Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
Prof. Nick Collings, Head, Division of Energy, Fluid Mechanics & Turbomachinery
Nick Collings is Professor of Applied Thermodynamics in the Department of Engineering, and Head
of the Division of Energy, Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery, at the University of Cambridge. He
is responsible for the Engine Emissions Instrumentation and Control group. The groups interests are
mainly IC engine control, and emissions measurement and amelioration. He authored or co-authored
over 80 technical publications, virtually all on IC engine topics. Several research projects involving
the measurement of emissions from engines (especially those with fast response) have resulted in
commercial exploitation by a university spin-off company, Cambustion Ltd, of which he was a founding
director. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers
(UK) and of the Society of Automotive Engineers (USA).
Andrew Haslett, Director of Strategy Development, Energy Technologies Institute
Andrew Haslett is Director of Strategy Development at the Energy Technologies Intsitute (ETI), which
brings together projects and partnerships that create affordable, reliable, clean energy for heat, power and
transport. Andrew joined the Energy Technologies Institute in April 2008 from his previous role as Group
Science & Technology Director (Measurement & Modelling) at ICI plc. Andrew has been involved in process
and product technology development for 30 years, leading a range of research and engineering groups.
Andrew graduated from Cambridge University in 1977 with a BA in Chemical Engineering. He is a Fellow
of the Royal Academy of Engineering, of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Royal Society for the
encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Scientist.
Graham Smith, Executive Advisor,Toyota Motor Europe
Graham Smith graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, with a Masters Degree in Economics.
Graham joined Toyota (GB) PLC in 1993 and on 1 January 2010 he was appointed Executive Advisor
to the President of Toyota Motor Europe. Graham also holds the position of Managing Director, Toyota
Motor Europe London Office, coordinating efforts in Governmental and External Affairs specifically for
the UK market. In January 2003, Graham was invited to Chair the newly established UK Low Carbon
Vehicle Partnership and held this position until the 31 March 2009, he remains a Member of the
Board of Trustees. On 1 January 2007, Graham was appointed President of the UK Society of Motor
Manufacturers and Traders and remains a member of the Executive Committee. On 1 January 2008
in the UK he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queens New Year Honours for
Services to the Automotive Industry.
Dr. Stuart Scott, Lecturer in Sustainable Energy, Department of Engineering
Dr Scotts research is focussed on the alternative ways of using solid fuels, which reduced their impact
on the environment. In recent years concern has grown about the use of fossil fuels and the effect
of the CO2 they produce on the climate. Biomass and biofuels could be potentially carbon neutral,
but there are issues such as land area and lifecycle CO2 emission which limit their contribution.
Fossils fuels will continue to supply the majority of the worlds power for the foreseeable future. Ways
of mitigating their impact include capturing the CO2 ready for sequestration. Research in this area
includes using alternative oxygen carriers (i.e. solids) to burn fuels, rather than air, in a process known
as chemical looping and capturing the CO2 using solid sorbents.
Martin Lambert, Commercial Manager, Alternative Energies, Shell International Petroleum
Martin Lambert is Commercial Manager, Alternative Energies with Shell International Petroleum in
London. He is responsible for various Shell investments in biofuels and for business development
activities in the biofuels area. Martin has worked for the Shell Group for more than 20 years, holding
a number of commercial positions, mainly in the Gas and Power business. Previous roles included
leading new product development and marketing for Gas to Liquids, including the plant now nearing
completion in Qatar, and Business Development Manager for Shell Philippines Exploration, responsible
for marketing the gas and associated oil products from the Malampaya gas field to power stations in
the Philippines. Prior to that, his roles included marketing Brunei LNG in Japan, and later from Oman
LNG into a number of markets. He graduated in Economics and Management Studies from Clare
College, Cambridge.
Jeff Jupp, Director, Cranfield Aerospace Ltd.
Jeff Jupp graduated from Queens College Cambridge in 1964 with first class honours in Aeronautical
Engineering. Following twenty years in civil aircraft aerodynamic wing design at Hawker Siddeley
Aviation Hatfield, mainly on the HS146 feeder liner and the Airbus A310, he moved with the Airbus
project to British Aerospace at Filton, Bristol. He was Chief Engineer for the Common Wing for the
A330/A340 aircraft and became Engineering Director in 1993 responsible for the teams working mainly
on wing development and support work for all Airbus aircraft, as well as Concorde support, retiring in
December 2001. He still assists Airbus, and is currently visiting professor at Bath and Shanghai Jiao
Tong Universities, a non-executive director of Cranfield Aerospace Ltd. and Acting Chairman of Air
Travel - Greener By Design. He was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal in 2002.
Dr. Greg Marsden, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
Dr Marsden is a Senior Lecturer and leader of the Sustainable Transport Policy Group at the Institute
for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds. He joined Leeds after a two year period as specialist
adviser to the UK Parliamentary Transport scrutiny committee. He is a member of the UK Sustainable
Development Panel and the Independent Transport Commission. He has recently led research for the
Department for Transport. He is the Research Capacity Building Director of the ESRC/Department for
Transport/Scottish Government funded UK Transport Research Centre.
Dr. Alan James, Chief Executive, UK Ultraspeed
Following a PhD which focussed on the shifts in technological and political power in the post-war
period, Alan James worked initially in strategic economic development, advising cities, regions and
countries on how to create and communicate competitive advantage in the global economy. In 2003,
Alan launched UK Ultraspeed, and has led the project ever since, both spearheading its promotion
at the highest levels of Government and business, and acting as the public face of Ultraspeed in
numerous media appearances. Alan lives in Northumberland with his wife and eight year old daughter.
His hobbies include speculating on the effect contemporary planning law would have had on the
Industrial Revolution.
Dr. John Hammersley, Head of Systems Research, ULTra PRT
John is a mathematician who transitioned from theoretical physics to transport after completing a PhD
in Mathematical Sciences at Durham University in early 2008, which followed the completion of an
MPhys in Mathematics and Physics at Warwick University in 2004. With a desire to work in cuttingedge
research that would bring significant benefit to the world around him, the aims and environment
at ULTra PRT were a natural complement for his skills and personality. At ULTra PRT, where he has
worked for the past two years, John is the Head of Systems Research.