Fellows Directory
Honorary Fellows of the College
Dr Orietta Da Rold
College Lecturer in English, University Lecturer in Medieval Literature and the Material Text: 1100-1500
English
Medieval Literature, Chaucer, Editing, Textual Studies and Medieval British Manuscripts.
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College Lecturer in English, University Lecturer in Medieval Literature and the Material Text: 1100-1500
English
Medieval Literature, Chaucer, Editing, Textual Studies and Medieval British Manuscripts.
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Professor Sir Partha S Dasgupta
College Supervisor in Economics, Formerly Frank Ramsey Prof of Economics
Economics
Environmental and resource economics. The economics of poor countries. Game theory.
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College Supervisor in Economics, Formerly Frank Ramsey Prof of Economics
Economics
Environmental and resource economics. The economics of poor countries. Game theory.
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Professor Michael F L De Volder
Reader in Nanomanufacturing, College Lecturer in Engineering
Engineering
Nanoparticle manufacturing and assembly.
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Reader in Nanomanufacturing, College Lecturer in Engineering
Engineering
Nanoparticle manufacturing and assembly.
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Professor Laura Diaz Anadon
Professor of Climate Change Policy , College Supervisor in Land Economy, Director of Studies in Land Economy, Director of Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance
Land Economy
Energy, Innovation, Climate Policy, Multiphase Flow and MRI.
Prof Laura Diaz Anadon holds the chaired Professorship of Climate Change Policy at the University of Cambridge. At Cambridge she is also Director of the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) and Fellow at St. John's College, where she is the Director of Studies for Land Economy. She is also a long-standing Affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) at Harvard University, where she is a Visiting Scholar for 2021–2022.
Prof Diaz Anadon joined the Department of Land Economy in September 2017 after a year as a faculty member in the Department in Politics and International Studies, also at the University of Cambridge. Before Cambridge she was an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School between July 2013 and September 2016. At HKS she held various posts, including Associate Director of the Science, Technology and Public Policy (STPP) program, Director of the Investigator of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group and Member of the Board of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
Prof Diaz Anadon is a Lead Author in the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III on Climate Change Mitigation. She is a member of the Economics of Decarbonization Advisory Group for the UK Treasury’s Net Zero Review, the Carbon Trust's Breakthrough Ideas Steering Group and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate and the Board of Directors of Cambridge Enterprise Ltd. In June 2018 she was awarded the XVII Fundacion Banco Sabadell Prize for Economic Research for the best young Spanish economics researcher, and in 2021 she was awarded a Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Tsinghua University. In March 2022 she was selected as one of the 15 founding members of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate.
In addition to these various formal policy and commercialization advisory roles, Prof Diaz Anadon has engaged with policymakers in the United States, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Spain among others, and contributed to the UN Global Sustainable Development report and the Global Energy Assessment. She has also worked as a consultant for various organizations (i.e., Climate Strategies on a World Bank project, UNFCCC, and OECD), and has given numerous international invited seminars and plenary talks. Before moving into her academic career, Prof Diaz Anadon also carried out process engineering research projects at DuPont and Bayer Pharmaceuticals, collaborated extensively with Johnson Matthey Catalysts, and worked as a financial consultant at Oliver Wyman for banks on credit risk models for financing technology projects.
Prof Diaz Anadon holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Magnetic Resonance and Catalysis Group at the University of Cambridge, a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester. During her undergraduate degree she also studied at the University of Stuttgart.
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Professor of Climate Change Policy , College Supervisor in Land Economy, Director of Studies in Land Economy, Director of Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance
Land Economy
Energy, Innovation, Climate Policy, Multiphase Flow and MRI.
Prof Laura Diaz Anadon holds the chaired Professorship of Climate Change Policy at the University of Cambridge. At Cambridge she is also Director of the Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) and Fellow at St. John's College, where she is the Director of Studies for Land Economy. She is also a long-standing Affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) at Harvard University, where she is a Visiting Scholar for 2021–2022.
Prof Diaz Anadon joined the Department of Land Economy in September 2017 after a year as a faculty member in the Department in Politics and International Studies, also at the University of Cambridge. Before Cambridge she was an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School between July 2013 and September 2016. At HKS she held various posts, including Associate Director of the Science, Technology and Public Policy (STPP) program, Director of the Investigator of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group and Member of the Board of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
Prof Diaz Anadon is a Lead Author in the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group III on Climate Change Mitigation. She is a member of the Economics of Decarbonization Advisory Group for the UK Treasury’s Net Zero Review, the Carbon Trust's Breakthrough Ideas Steering Group and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Independent Commission on Climate and the Board of Directors of Cambridge Enterprise Ltd. In June 2018 she was awarded the XVII Fundacion Banco Sabadell Prize for Economic Research for the best young Spanish economics researcher, and in 2021 she was awarded a Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Tsinghua University. In March 2022 she was selected as one of the 15 founding members of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate.
In addition to these various formal policy and commercialization advisory roles, Prof Diaz Anadon has engaged with policymakers in the United States, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Spain among others, and contributed to the UN Global Sustainable Development report and the Global Energy Assessment. She has also worked as a consultant for various organizations (i.e., Climate Strategies on a World Bank project, UNFCCC, and OECD), and has given numerous international invited seminars and plenary talks. Before moving into her academic career, Prof Diaz Anadon also carried out process engineering research projects at DuPont and Bayer Pharmaceuticals, collaborated extensively with Johnson Matthey Catalysts, and worked as a financial consultant at Oliver Wyman for banks on credit risk models for financing technology projects.
Prof Diaz Anadon holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Magnetic Resonance and Catalysis Group at the University of Cambridge, a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester. During her undergraduate degree she also studied at the University of Stuttgart.
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Dr Matthias Dörrzapf
Director of Scholarships & International Programmes, Director of Studies in Mathematics
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Algebraic aspects of quantum field theories, in particular representations of superconformal algebras in conformal field theories and string theories.
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Director of Scholarships & International Programmes, Director of Studies in Mathematics
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Algebraic aspects of quantum field theories, in particular representations of superconformal algebras in conformal field theories and string theories.
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Dr Georgina L Evans
College Lecturer in French, University Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Director of Studies for Modern and Medieval Languages
Modern and Medieval Languages
French
Georgina Evans works mainly on contemporary French film. She has a particular interest in inter-sensory relationships in cinema, and the workings of synaesthetic narrative. She has published work on the French films of Michael Haneke and Krzysztof Kieslowski, and also has a particular interest in Claire Denis. Her next project examines the idea of home in French cinema.
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College Lecturer in French, University Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Director of Studies for Modern and Medieval Languages
Modern and Medieval Languages
French
Georgina Evans works mainly on contemporary French film. She has a particular interest in inter-sensory relationships in cinema, and the workings of synaesthetic narrative. She has published work on the French films of Michael Haneke and Krzysztof Kieslowski, and also has a particular interest in Claire Denis. Her next project examines the idea of home in French cinema.
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Professor Robert A Evans
College Supervisor in Economics, University Professor of Economic Theory
Economics
Microeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Political Economy, Economics of Contracts.
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College Supervisor in Economics, University Professor of Economic Theory
Economics
Microeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Political Economy, Economics of Contracts.
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Chris F Ewbank
Senior Bursar
History/Law
Responsible for overall direction of the College's finances.
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Senior Bursar
History/Law
Responsible for overall direction of the College's finances.
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Dr Anna Florin
Research Fellow
Archaeology
Archaeobotany, Australian archaeology, early human migration
Anna is a research fellow at St John's College and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, and an associate investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage. Her PhD in Archaeology, recently completed at the University of Queensland, focused on the use of food plants and long-term human-environment interaction at the oldest known archaeological site in Australia, Madjedbebe, Mirarr Country, Northern Territory. Her current research focuses on the role of plant foods in early human migrations, and the complexity of long-term human-plant interactions within Indigenous communities in Australia, New Guinea and Island Southeast Asia.
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Research Fellow
Archaeology
Archaeobotany, Australian archaeology, early human migration
Anna is a research fellow at St John's College and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, and an associate investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage. Her PhD in Archaeology, recently completed at the University of Queensland, focused on the use of food plants and long-term human-environment interaction at the oldest known archaeological site in Australia, Madjedbebe, Mirarr Country, Northern Territory. Her current research focuses on the role of plant foods in early human migrations, and the complexity of long-term human-plant interactions within Indigenous communities in Australia, New Guinea and Island Southeast Asia.
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Dr Vincent Fortuin
Computer Science
Machine learning using deep neural networks is omnipresent these days, even though those models can often be overconfident in their predictions and fail in unexpected ways. Bayesian deep learning tries to remedy this by using insights from probabilistic inference, thus yielding more robust and reliable models that can assess their own uncertainty.
In my PhD I studied the choice of prior distributions for Bayesian deep learning models. While this problem is often overlooked in the literature, it is crucial for successful Bayesian inference in general. Specifically, I showed that the choice of priors can have a dramatic impact on the predictive performance of these models. Moreover, I demonstrated how better priors can be identified, thereby enabling entirely new application areas of Bayesian deep learning and potentially making the models more interpretable and trustworthy.
During my Fellowship at St John's, I will use these ideas to work towards machine learning algorithms for critical applications that require fewer training data, while offering principled model selection and calibrated estimates of their predictive uncertainty.
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Computer Science
Machine learning using deep neural networks is omnipresent these days, even though those models can often be overconfident in their predictions and fail in unexpected ways. Bayesian deep learning tries to remedy this by using insights from probabilistic inference, thus yielding more robust and reliable models that can assess their own uncertainty.
In my PhD I studied the choice of prior distributions for Bayesian deep learning models. While this problem is often overlooked in the literature, it is crucial for successful Bayesian inference in general. Specifically, I showed that the choice of priors can have a dramatic impact on the predictive performance of these models. Moreover, I demonstrated how better priors can be identified, thereby enabling entirely new application areas of Bayesian deep learning and potentially making the models more interpretable and trustworthy.
During my Fellowship at St John's, I will use these ideas to work towards machine learning algorithms for critical applications that require fewer training data, while offering principled model selection and calibrated estimates of their predictive uncertainty.
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Professor Kristian Franze
College Director of Studies in Natural Sciences (Biological), Professor of Neuronal Mechanics
Natural Science (Biological)
Mechanobiology, Neuroscience, Biophysics, Developmental Biology
The mechanobiology of nervous system development and pathology.
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College Director of Studies in Natural Sciences (Biological), Professor of Neuronal Mechanics
Natural Science (Biological)
Mechanobiology, Neuroscience, Biophysics, Developmental Biology
The mechanobiology of nervous system development and pathology.
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Dr Nicholas Friedman
Dean of Discipline
Law
My research concerns the control of corporate power, which I study from a public law perspective. My interests cut across a range of topics in legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, human rights, and corporate law.
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Dean of Discipline
Law
My research concerns the control of corporate power, which I study from a public law perspective. My interests cut across a range of topics in legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, human rights, and corporate law.
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Professor Sir Richard H Friend
Natural Sciences (Physical)
Physics
Optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors. Polymer light-emitting diodes, solar cells and transistors.
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Natural Sciences (Physical)
Physics
Optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors. Polymer light-emitting diodes, solar cells and transistors.
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Dr Giuliana Fusco
Research Fellow
Natural Science (Biological)
The underlying mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease
Further developing studies on Parkinson’s disease and using the knowledge and tools developed during the PhD to address in detail the origin of this disease as well as to design research strategies to combat it.
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Research Fellow
Natural Science (Biological)
The underlying mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease
Further developing studies on Parkinson’s disease and using the knowledge and tools developed during the PhD to address in detail the origin of this disease as well as to design research strategies to combat it.
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Dr Rosalba García Millán
Research Fellow
Mathematics
Mathematical Physics
Statistical mechanics, stochastic thermodynamics, Doi-Peliti field theory, active matter, active motility, branching processes, entropy production, complex systems, non-equilibrium systems, biological physics, epidemic spreading, neuronal avalanches, chromosomal interactions.
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Research Fellow
Mathematics
Mathematical Physics
Statistical mechanics, stochastic thermodynamics, Doi-Peliti field theory, active matter, active motility, branching processes, entropy production, complex systems, non-equilibrium systems, biological physics, epidemic spreading, neuronal avalanches, chromosomal interactions.
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Dr Jodi Gardner
Director of Studies for Law, Part IB, College Associate Lecturer in Law
Law
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Director of Studies for Law, Part IB, College Associate Lecturer in Law
Law
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Dr D J H (Ben) Garling
Formerly President, Tutor, Senior Proctor, College Supervisor in Pure Mathematics, University Emeritus Reader in Mathematical Analysis
Mathematics
Pure Mathematics
Functional Analysis, and particularly the geometry of Banach spaces, probabilistic methods, related inequalities and applications to classical analysis.
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Formerly President, Tutor, Senior Proctor, College Supervisor in Pure Mathematics, University Emeritus Reader in Mathematical Analysis
Mathematics
Pure Mathematics
Functional Analysis, and particularly the geometry of Banach spaces, probabilistic methods, related inequalities and applications to classical analysis.
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Dr Petra M Geraats
College Lecturer in Economics, University Senior Lecturer
Economics
Macroeconomics, international finance and behavioral economics, with a special interest in transparency of monetary policy.
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College Lecturer in Economics, University Senior Lecturer
Economics
Macroeconomics, international finance and behavioral economics, with a special interest in transparency of monetary policy.
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Professor Zoubin Ghahramani
Professor of Information Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Engineering
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Professor of Information Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Engineering
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Professor Richard J Gilbertson
Director of Studies for Clinical Science
Medical Science
Molecular Oncology
Normal development and the origins of cancer, particularly brain tumors. Development of new treatments of cancer. Diagnostic tests and clinical trials among children with cancer.
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Director of Studies for Clinical Science
Medical Science
Molecular Oncology
Normal development and the origins of cancer, particularly brain tumors. Development of new treatments of cancer. Diagnostic tests and clinical trials among children with cancer.
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Dr Robin E Glasscock
Formerly Director of Studies, College Supervisor and University Lecturer in Geography, Dean,
Geography
Medieval settlement, agriculture and the economy in the UK and Ireland. Landscape history.
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Formerly Director of Studies, College Supervisor and University Lecturer in Geography, Dean,
Geography
Medieval settlement, agriculture and the economy in the UK and Ireland. Landscape history.
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Dr Peter Goddard
Formerly Master, Formerly University Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Formerly Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
Mathematical physics; elementary particle physics; string theory; conformal field theory; infinite-dimensional Lie algebras.
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Formerly Master, Formerly University Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Formerly Director of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
Mathematical physics; elementary particle physics; string theory; conformal field theory; infinite-dimensional Lie algebras.
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Professor Usha C Goswami
Director, Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS)
Cognitive development in children. Cognitive neuroscience of literacy and numeracy. Brain basis of dyslexia.
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Director, Centre for Neuroscience in Education, Professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS)
Cognitive development in children. Cognitive neuroscience of literacy and numeracy. Brain basis of dyslexia.
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Professor Emily J Gowers
College Lecturer in Classics, University Professor of Latin Literature
Classics
Latin literature
Latin literature, especially satire.
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College Lecturer in Classics, University Professor of Latin Literature
Classics
Latin literature
Latin literature, especially satire.
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Professor Christine D Gray
Director of Studies in Law (Part II & LLM), College Supervisor in Law, Emeritus Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law
Law
International Law on the use of force. UN peacekeeping and enforcement action. Peaceful settlement of disputes and the International Court of Justice.
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Director of Studies in Law (Part II & LLM), College Supervisor in Law, Emeritus Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law
Law
International Law on the use of force. UN peacekeeping and enforcement action. Peaceful settlement of disputes and the International Court of Justice.
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