Our people
Find out more about the people who make up the Thomas Ashton Institute.
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Neil Bourne
Professor in Extreme Environments
Co-Director of the Thomas Ashton Institute
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Andrew Curran
HSE, Chief Scientific Adviser and Director of Research
Co-Director of the Thomas Ashton Institute
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Martie van Tongeren
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health
Deputy Director of the Thomas Ashton Institute, and Director of the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH)
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Darren Clement
Institute Operations Manager
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Andrew Tracey
Programme Manager
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Helen Kreissl
Senior Administrator for the Thomas Ashton Institute and SALIENT
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Victoria Turner
SALIENT Hub and Programme Manager
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Angel Harper
SALIENT Project Officer
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Natalie Poole
NSEC Project Manager
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Karon Mee
Senior Administrator for the SALIENT hub and the Network for Security Excellence and Collaboration (NSEC)
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Find out more about the people who lead each of our research themes and platforms:
Themes
Living and Infrastructure
- UoM Lead - Meini Su
- HSE Lead - Rachel Cruise
- HSE Strategic Science Adviser - Mike Wardman
- HSE Science Business Partner - Tracy Read
- HSE ERCL Lead - TBC
Resilient Net Zero
- UoM Lead - TBC. Neil Bourne will act as interim contact
- HSE Lead - Ian Chapman
- HSE Strategic Science Adviser - Simon Gant
- HSE Science Business Partner - Lorraine Gavin
- HSE ERCL Lead - Stuart Hawksworth
Workplace Health and Wellbeing
- UoM Lead - Anne Clayson
- HSE Lead - David Fishwick
- HSE Strategic Science Adviser - Yiqun Chen
- HSE Science Business Partner - Kerry Poole
- HSE ERCL Lead - TBC
Platforms
Digital Safety and Health
- UoM Lead - Clara Cheung
- HSE Lead - Helen Balmforth
- HSE Strategic Science Adviser - Derek Morgan
- HSE Science Business Partner - Tracy Read
- HSE ERCL Lead - Helen Balmforth
Leadership and Social Change
- UoM Lead - Sara Willis
- HSE Leads - Phoebe Smith (until April 2026), Jo Rick (April 2026 onwards)
- HSE Strategic Science Adviser - Derek Morgan
- HSE Science Business Partner - Kerry Poole
- HSE ERCL Lead - TBC
Security and Resilience
- UoM Lead - Richard Kirkham
- HSE Lead - Matt Clay
- HSE Strategic Science Adviser - David Johnson
- HSE Science Business Partner - TBC
- HSE ERCL Lead - Tim Plowright