Fellows Directory
Honorary Fellows of the College
Dr Darshil Shah
College Lecturer in Architecture/Design, Associate Professor in Materials in the Department of Architecture
Architecture
Architecture and Design
Dr Shah specialises in natural materials science and technology. Understanding the relationships between materials, society, technology, history and nature, his research aims to design and innovate with natural materials by exploring low-energy methods of manufacture, improving structural performance, introducing multi-functionalities, translating across disciplines and application sectors.
Dr Shah's research and design at the Centre for Natural Material Innovation (CNMI) imagines the replacement of anthropogenic materials (concrete, metals, plastics) with bio-based materials, such as engineered timber, bamboo, natural fibres and their composites. Examples include a megawatt wind turbine with a wooden tower and flax biocomposite blades, an affordable ankle-foot disability orthosis from recycled plastic waste, an off-grid low-energy house constructed from industrial hemp materials, a room-temperature processing method for silk-like textile fibres, and a green policy that weaves agroforestry and construction in a circular bioeconomy approach enabling aggressive decarbonisation.
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College Lecturer in Architecture/Design, Associate Professor in Materials in the Department of Architecture
Architecture
Architecture and Design
Dr Shah specialises in natural materials science and technology. Understanding the relationships between materials, society, technology, history and nature, his research aims to design and innovate with natural materials by exploring low-energy methods of manufacture, improving structural performance, introducing multi-functionalities, translating across disciplines and application sectors.
Dr Shah's research and design at the Centre for Natural Material Innovation (CNMI) imagines the replacement of anthropogenic materials (concrete, metals, plastics) with bio-based materials, such as engineered timber, bamboo, natural fibres and their composites. Examples include a megawatt wind turbine with a wooden tower and flax biocomposite blades, an affordable ankle-foot disability orthosis from recycled plastic waste, an off-grid low-energy house constructed from industrial hemp materials, a room-temperature processing method for silk-like textile fibres, and a green policy that weaves agroforestry and construction in a circular bioeconomy approach enabling aggressive decarbonisation.
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Dr Rebecca Shercliff
Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (ASNC)
My research centres on medieval texts and their development in the context of their social, historical and literary background, with a particular focus on producing new editions and translations of previously neglected works. My main research interests are medieval Irish literature and early Arthurian literature.
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Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (ASNC)
My research centres on medieval texts and their development in the context of their social, historical and literary background, with a particular focus on producing new editions and translations of previously neglected works. My main research interests are medieval Irish literature and early Arthurian literature.
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Professor Ben D Simons
College Supervisor in Physics, Herchel Smith Chair in Physics
Natural Sciences (Physical)
Physics
Biophysics of stem cell and developmental biology; mesoscopic physics; condensation and non-equilbrium phenomena in ultracold atomic gases
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College Supervisor in Physics, Herchel Smith Chair in Physics
Natural Sciences (Physical)
Physics
Biophysics of stem cell and developmental biology; mesoscopic physics; condensation and non-equilbrium phenomena in ultracold atomic gases
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Dr Jack Smith
Director of Studies in Pure Mathematics, College Lecturer in Pure Mathematics
Mathematics
Dr Smith studies mirror symmetry: a remarkable duality between two radically different types of geometry, originally predicted by physicists studying string theory. He uses ideas from algebra to prove results about mirror symmetry, and vice versa.
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Director of Studies in Pure Mathematics, College Lecturer in Pure Mathematics
Mathematics
Dr Smith studies mirror symmetry: a remarkable duality between two radically different types of geometry, originally predicted by physicists studying string theory. He uses ideas from algebra to prove results about mirror symmetry, and vice versa.
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Professor Jim Staunton
Formerly College Lecturer in Chemistry, Director of Studies in Chemistry & Formerly Dean , Emeritus Prof of Chemical Biology
Natural Science (Biological)
Chemistry
Biosynthesis of antibiotics and other medicinal natural products in plants and micro-organisms. Biosynthetic engineering of natural organisms to produce new medicines.
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Formerly College Lecturer in Chemistry, Director of Studies in Chemistry & Formerly Dean , Emeritus Prof of Chemical Biology
Natural Science (Biological)
Chemistry
Biosynthesis of antibiotics and other medicinal natural products in plants and micro-organisms. Biosynthetic engineering of natural organisms to produce new medicines.
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Professor David M A Stuart
College Lecturer in Applied Mathematics , University Professor in Mathematics
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Partial differential equations in classical field theory. Soliton dynamics in gauge theories, general relativity and quantum field theory.
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College Lecturer in Applied Mathematics , University Professor in Mathematics
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Partial differential equations in classical field theory. Soliton dynamics in gauge theories, general relativity and quantum field theory.
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Professor Yuri M Suhov
College Lecturer in Statistics, Emeritus Professor of Applied Probability
Mathematics
Mathematical Statistics
Dynamical systems, statistical mechanics (classical and quantum), queueing networks, random processes and fields.
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College Lecturer in Statistics, Emeritus Professor of Applied Probability
Mathematics
Mathematical Statistics
Dynamical systems, statistical mechanics (classical and quantum), queueing networks, random processes and fields.
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Professor Simon R S Szreter
University Professor of History and Public Policy
History
The history of demographic, social and economic change in Britain since c.1750 and the history of international thought in the empirical social sciences and demography. Founding Editor of www.historyandpolicy.org
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University Professor of History and Public Policy
History
The history of demographic, social and economic change in Britain since c.1750 and the history of international thought in the empirical social sciences and demography. Founding Editor of www.historyandpolicy.org
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Professor John R. Taylor
College Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Professor in Oceanography
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Fluid Dynamics and Oceanography.
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College Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, Professor in Oceanography
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Fluid Dynamics and Oceanography.
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Stephen W Teal
Development Director
Development Director
As Fellow and Development Director, I am responsible for the development and implementation of the overall strategy of the department, which encapsulates all fundraising, alumni relations and administrative activity. In addition, I am the lead fundraiser for the Campaign, concentrating on gifts of £100,000 and above.
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Development Director
Development Director
As Fellow and Development Director, I am responsible for the development and implementation of the overall strategy of the department, which encapsulates all fundraising, alumni relations and administrative activity. In addition, I am the lead fundraiser for the Campaign, concentrating on gifts of £100,000 and above.
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Professor Edward Tipper
Director of Studies in Geology/Earth Sciences, College Lecturer in Earth Sciences
Natural Sciences (Physical)
Earth Sciences
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Director of Studies in Geology/Earth Sciences, College Lecturer in Earth Sciences
Natural Sciences (Physical)
Earth Sciences
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Dr Sylvana P Tomaselli
Tutor for Postgraduates, Sir Harry Hinsley Lecturer in History, Fellow, Tutor, Director of Studies in History and HSPS, College Lecturer in History and HSPS, Affiliated Lecturer in History and Human, Social and Political Sciences, Senior Treasurer of the Associated Societies, Senior Treasurer of the Palmerston Society, Senior Treasurer of the History Society
History
History of Political Thought and Political Philosophy, and Politics
Eighteenth-Century Political Theorists, Conjectural History, Punishment and Mercy and other topics in Moral and Political Philosophy.'
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Tutor for Postgraduates, Sir Harry Hinsley Lecturer in History, Fellow, Tutor, Director of Studies in History and HSPS, College Lecturer in History and HSPS, Affiliated Lecturer in History and Human, Social and Political Sciences, Senior Treasurer of the Associated Societies, Senior Treasurer of the Palmerston Society, Senior Treasurer of the History Society
History
History of Political Thought and Political Philosophy, and Politics
Eighteenth-Century Political Theorists, Conjectural History, Punishment and Mercy and other topics in Moral and Political Philosophy.'
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Professor Robert P Tombs
University Professor Emeritus in French History
History
Modern French history (18th - 21st centuries). The history of Franco-British relations.
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University Professor Emeritus in French History
History
Modern French history (18th - 21st centuries). The history of Franco-British relations.
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Professor Laura Torrente Murciano
College Lecturer in Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
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College Lecturer in Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
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Dr Christopher G Warnes
College Lecturer in English, University Senior Lecturer in English
English
African Literature; postcolonial studies; the novel; digital culture.
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College Lecturer in English, University Senior Lecturer in English
English
African Literature; postcolonial studies; the novel; digital culture.
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Dr Helen E Watson
Tutor, College Lecturer in Anthropology, Director of Studies in HSPS, Formerly University Lecturer in Anthropology
Human, Social and Political Sciences (HSPS)
Anthropology
Anthropology of war and violence. Religious Nationalism, gender and inequalities.
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Tutor, College Lecturer in Anthropology, Director of Studies in HSPS, Formerly University Lecturer in Anthropology
Human, Social and Political Sciences (HSPS)
Anthropology
Anthropology of war and violence. Religious Nationalism, gender and inequalities.
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Tim Watts
College Associate Lecturer in Music
Music
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College Associate Lecturer in Music
Music
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Professor Andrew P Wheeler
College Lecturer in Engineering
Engineering
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College Lecturer in Engineering
Engineering
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Professor Tim Whitmarsh
Supervisor in Classics, A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, Director of Studies for Prelims/Part IA/Part IB in Classics
Classics
Tim Whitmarsh is the A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of St John’s College. A specialist in the literature, culture and religion of ancient Greece, he is the author of 9 books, including Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World (Knopf 2015) and Dirty Love: The Genealogy of the Ancient Greek Novel (Oxford University Press 2018). He also edits the Oxford Classical Dictionary. He has written over 80 academic articles, lectured on every inhabited continent, and contributed frequently to newspapers such as The Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books, as well as to BBC radio and TV.
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Supervisor in Classics, A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, Director of Studies for Prelims/Part IA/Part IB in Classics
Classics
Tim Whitmarsh is the A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of St John’s College. A specialist in the literature, culture and religion of ancient Greece, he is the author of 9 books, including Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World (Knopf 2015) and Dirty Love: The Genealogy of the Ancient Greek Novel (Oxford University Press 2018). He also edits the Oxford Classical Dictionary. He has written over 80 academic articles, lectured on every inhabited continent, and contributed frequently to newspapers such as The Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement and the London Review of Books, as well as to BBC radio and TV.
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Dr Derek G D Wight
Emeritus Associate Lecturer in Pathology, Former College Lecturer and Director of Studies in Pathology and Clinical Medicine
Pathology
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Emeritus Associate Lecturer in Pathology, Former College Lecturer and Director of Studies in Pathology and Clinical Medicine
Pathology
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Professor Eske Willerslev
College Supervisor in Zoology
Natural Science (Biological)
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College Supervisor in Zoology
Natural Science (Biological)
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Dr David L Williams
Director of Studies in Veterinary Medicine & Pathology, College Lecturer in Pathology, Associate University Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology
Medical Science
Pathology
Veterinary and comparative ophthalmology, specifically age-related cataract, ocular surface disease and immunology.
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Director of Studies in Veterinary Medicine & Pathology, College Lecturer in Pathology, Associate University Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology
Medical Science
Pathology
Veterinary and comparative ophthalmology, specifically age-related cataract, ocular surface disease and immunology.
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Dr Ian M Winter
College Lecturer in Physiology
Medical Science
Physiology
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College Lecturer in Physiology
Medical Science
Physiology
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Dr Alex Wong
College Associate Lecturer
English
English poetry of the early modern period until about 1700; English Renaissance verse in relation to Renaissance Latin verse; Victorian literature, especially authors associated with the Aesthetic Movement; the essay; form, style and genre; irony.
Working at present on 'aesthetic criticism' and the 'aesthetic life' as represented by late-Victorian and early-twentieth-century writers in the wake of Walter Pater.
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College Associate Lecturer
English
English poetry of the early modern period until about 1700; English Renaissance verse in relation to Renaissance Latin verse; Victorian literature, especially authors associated with the Aesthetic Movement; the essay; form, style and genre; irony.
Working at present on 'aesthetic criticism' and the 'aesthetic life' as represented by late-Victorian and early-twentieth-century writers in the wake of Walter Pater.
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Dr Paul T Wood
College Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, University Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, Director of Studies in Natural Sciences (Physical)
Natural Sciences (Physical)
Inorganic Chemistry
Synthesis and characterisation of new porous materials for gas separation and storage, and new magnetic materials. Synthesis in superheated liquids.
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College Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, University Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry, Director of Studies in Natural Sciences (Physical)
Natural Sciences (Physical)
Inorganic Chemistry
Synthesis and characterisation of new porous materials for gas separation and storage, and new magnetic materials. Synthesis in superheated liquids.
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