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Spotlight on an innovator
Nothing beats the feeling of inventing something new, something useful, something that solves a problem and makes the world a better place. We're profiling our innovators on this page to shine a light on their achievements.
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Sophie Tudge
Sophie Tudge, a PGR from the Centre for Environment and Sustainability has been helping us capture the outputs and impact of Surrey's EPSRC IAA projects.
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Nicole Luc
Nicole Luc, a PGR from the Centre for Environment and Sustainability has been helping us capture the outputs and impact of Surrey's EPSRC IAA projects.
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Professor Rahim Tafazolli
Leads on the 5G/6GIC and NPL launch of the 5G mm-wave hybrid beamformer.
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Dr. David Birch
Dr. David Birch, Head of Centre for Aerodynamics and Environmental Flow talks about his start-up company Surrey Sensors Ltd.
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James Buck
BSc Accounting and Finance student shares his experience about the start up journey he had with Roome, including support from the Student Enterprise team at Surrey.
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Ana Andries
Who is examining the use of satellite Earth observation (EO) to assess pupil density in primary schools in rural areas of Nigeria.
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Ben Webster
A joint NPL and University of Surrey PhD researcher, has been looking into ways to purify radioactive isotopes so their potential can be realised in the treatment and imaging of cancer.
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Jasmine Bone
A joint PhD student funded by the University of Surrey, NPL and Element Materials Technology, has been working across industry partners to ensure the safety of materials used in marine environments.
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Dr Doris Dippold
Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Communication.
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Geoff Knott
Managing director and co-founder of New Foods Ltd.