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Dame Sue Ion

Non-Executive Director

Dame Sue Ion is chair of the Engineering, Science and Technical Capability Assurance Committee.  She is currently Honorary President of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear and a member of the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s Independent Advisory Panel. Dame Sue has spent over three decades in the nuclear sector, notably as British Nuclear Fuels Limited’s (BNFL) Chief Technology Officer (1992 – 2006). She has since moved on to advisory roles examining broader energy matters, taking up the post of Chairman of the UK Government’s Nuclear Innovation Research Advisory Board (2014 –2016), and has sat on a number of advisory committees associated with the UK’s energy requirements.

Dame Sue holds honorary and visiting professorships at the University of Manchester and Imperial College London respectively, and currently serves as a member of Board of Governors of the University of Central Lancashire. Dame Sue is a Fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society, where she chairs and serves on several standing committees.

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At AWE Blacknest, experts in forensic seismology work behind the scenes to support the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Their mission? To detect and verify potential nuclear tests worldwide by analysing seismic data. Our seismologists play a key role in upholding global security and arms control through cutting-edge research, international collaboration, and advanced monitoring techniques.

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Two aspiring physicists from AWE were recently honoured as finalists at the prestigious STEM for Britain 2025 event, an annual competition which provides a unique platform for early career research scientists, engineers and mathematicians to present ground-breaking work to policymakers, industry leaders and academics. This is the third year AWE has sponsored the event, demonstrating […]

Mark Whiting

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William Penney Fellow appointed to full professor

We are delighted to announce that Mark Whiting, one of our esteemed William Penney Fellows, has been promoted to full professor at the University of Surrey – a key strategic partner for AWE.

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