EXPERTISE

Professor Colm Durkan is Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He has worked at the forefront of nanotechnology, developing surface engineering techniques that he has widely applied in Industry. He led the International Centre for Advanced Materials’ largest ever programme on mitigation of surface fouling and is now working on hydrogen generation. He has published several books including one on nanotechnology for the layperson. He is a director of Cambridge Nano, which manufactures nanotechnology equipment and provides courses. He actively promotes outreach and is leading a reform of the engineering course at Cambridge.