Inaugural Lecture - Neil S. Beattie, Professor of Energy Innovation, Northumbria University
Tackling carbon dioxide
emissions with physics, innovation and leadership
In a stimulating lecture, Professor Neil S. Beattie will
describe how Northumbria research and innovation is offering a new contribution
to reducing carbon dioxide emissions with aesthetically integrated solar cells.
He will put this research in the context of a
thriving ecosystem of activity in science, engineering and technology in the
North East of England which, together with colleagues, Professor Beattie and
his team have created over the last decade. During the lecture he will also
present reflections on his experience of leadership to offer strategies for
achieving net-zero emissions
About the Speaker
Neil S. Beattie is Professor of Energy Innovation
at Northumbria University and the Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral
Training (CDT) in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU). Physics is the educational foundation of Professor Beattie’s career and he is
fascinated by light, ultra-small materials, electricity and quantum mechanics.
Working in solar cell research at Northumbria University has
allowed him to combine and explore these topics in detail. Before joining
Northumbria University in 2009, he completed a PhD in Physics at the University
of Cambridge. His work was sponsored by Toshiba and was in the field of
semiconductor devices for quantum information. Following his PhD, Professor
Beattie worked as an Innovation Consultant on behalf of several clients,
including Shell, P&G, Rolls-Royce and Boeing.
In the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical
Engineering, he led the creation of physics as a discipline at Northumbria
University, including a complete portfolio of undergraduate degrees. He is now
using his strategic research leadership and innovation skills to establish and
lead Energy Futures – a diverse and inclusive community of academics across
different disciplines at Northumbria University, with the common aim of
decarbonisation through research impact.
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