IAT Team

Tanja is the Programme Manager for the IAT. Working closely with the IAT directors, Tanja develops, manages and leads the programme of IAT activities and provides strategic leadership and management of the highly skilled IAT core team.

Tanja’s background is in UK and EU public policy and government relations and she has represented the interests of local authorities, universities and membership bodies at the UK and EU levels, including seven years based in Brussels.

Helen provides project management expertise for the IAT’s EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie ‘INNOVATIVE’ doctoral programme and the ERDF project 'Aerospace Unlocking Potential'.

She has worked across industry and academia, achieving a PhD in Additive Manufacturing at Loughborough University in 2010.

She spent a number of years working at Loughborough University and the University of Nottingham as a post-doctoral research fellow managing research and exploitation projects.

David is responsible for engaging and liaising with external partners, understanding their business, developing partnerships and establishing collaborative projects. He connects our academic experts with industry to support knowledge exchange, whilst managing the funding and contractual arrangements.

David has over twenty years of experience in aerospace engineering in both military and civil aviation. He has worked for several Universities over many years, supporting collaborative research, training and consultancy projects and is always happy to discuss opportunities and challenges that you might have.

Sarah is a Project Manager working on an EU-funded Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation project - ORCHESTRA. The aim of this project is to enable Much More Electric Aircraft Electrical Power Systems (M2EAEPS) by developing highly innovative breakthrough Technological Building Blocks (TBBs).

Most recently she project managed a number of Horizon 2020 EU-funded Innovative Training Network projects. Sarah is a Chartered Accountant with previous experience of working in Finance, Audit and Risk Management within the University and in industry.

Sarah is a Project Manager for the Aerospace Unlocking Potential project, helping to deliver support to Aerospace supply chain SMEs across the Midlands. She works with the project team to ensure progress is monitored, requirements are delivered and ensure compliance with funding rules.

Sarah has been managing European Funded projects for the last 12 years across both the public sector and within Higher Eduction, with a focus on compliance and project delivery. She has overseen and worked on a wide range of projects, mainly focusing on those funded by the European Regional Development Fund but also on projects funded by European Social Fund, FP7, European Research Council and H2020.

Mark is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Engineering and he is the Aerospace Engineering Course Director. He is the module convenor for the first year Aerospace Aerodynamics module and a tutor for a first and third year module.

His main research interests include aerodynamic flow control in aerospace and automotive applications for drag reduction. This research combines experimental fluid mechanics, modeling and optimisation, and vehicle system integration studies.

He is the PI for the Clean Sky 2 WingPulse project and the Co-I for the Clean Sky 2 TailSurf project. He is currently supervising four PhD students.

Mark is a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (MRAeS) and a co-opted member of the RAeS Aerodynamics Specialist Group.

Visit his Google Scholar page here and his Research Group's page here.