The Board
Tim Wybrow
An industry leader, with more than twenty years of technical and commercial experience, gained across a wide range of markets and geographic locations within the composites sector, including aerospace, automotive and renewable energy.
Prof. Conchúr O Brádaigh
Before joining the University of Sheffield in 2023, Conchúr was Head of the School of Engineering at University of Edinburgh, a position he took up in 2018 after joining in 2015 as Chair of Materials Engineering.
Jamie Snudden
Jamie's professional focus is to make Composites affordable for new sustainable markets, such as Advanced Air Mobility and electric vehicles.
Alasdair Ryder
Alasdair Ryder is a mechanical engineer with almost 30 years’ experience in the composites and advanced manufacturing sector.
The Committee
Trevor Cook
After studying at the University of Nottingham and Cranfield University, I worked in advanced composites with British Aerospace and Cobham in technical and then leadership roles for the design, manufacture, and test of high-performance radomes, retiring in 2010.
Alistair Mcllhagger
Alistair McIlhagger is a Professor of Advanced Materials in the School of Engineering at Ulster University. He is the leader of the Advanced Future Materials and Manufacturing Group (AFM2) and Director of the Engineering Composites Research Centre (ECRE) at Ulster University.
Emer McAleavy
Emer is an experienced engineer having worked on development projects within the automotive industry, on material characterisation and analysis, and new technology methods concerning advanced materials manufacture and design. After completing her BEng in Aeronautical Engineering at Queens University Belfast, she worked as a [...]
Pete Quigley
Peter Quigley is a composites engineer with a long history in industrially focused Research and Development and manufacturing.
Alberto Cabello
An action-focused contributor and strategic planner with a vision to innovate and drive change in complex adaptive systems. Senior Innovation and R&D Manager with directiva training and extensive experience in leading cross functional teams.
Matt Scott
Matt Scott has worked in composites since his degree, first on robotic layup with AFP and then more widely on automation systems.
Natalia Becerra
Leader in the field of Advanced Materials and Technology, with extensive knowledge of composite materials and applications, gained through both academic and professional experience.
David Carlton
I became involved in the SAMPE UK&I Committee when I was made redundant (1992), when Roy McCarthy tapped me on the shoulder and said: you don't have much to do, Join the Committee. And the rest is history, as they say.
Sophie Cozien-Cazuc
Sophie joined the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK as a Senior Strategist in March 2024.
Gemma Hardy
As the Managing Director of The Fluency Business Group, a marketing and events consultancy focused on the advanced engineering and advanced materials industries, I have over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing communications across various industries.
Lee Harper
Lee Harper is an Associate Professor in Composites Manufacturing at the University of Nottingham and has worked in the field of composite materials since 2002.
Anthony Dodworth
A highly experienced composite materials and manufacturing engineer.
Andrew Mills
A highly experienced composite materials and manufacturing engineer.
John Summerscales
John Summerscales is Professor of Composites Engineering at the University of Plymouth, and is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Environmentalist and Chartered Scientist.
Carwyn Ward
Carwyn is the Associate Director for Advanced Materials & Structures in the newly formed School of Engineering at UWE Bristol.
Dr Geoff Gould
Member and UK Committee Member, 25+ years. Currently responsible for Communications.
