Ian Head is Professor of Environmental Microbiology in Newcastle University’s School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. Since 2019 he has been Dean of Research for the Faculty of Science Agriculture and Engineering. He has over 30 years’ experience in inter-disciplinary research working with engineers, Earth scientists and environmental researchers. His most recent research has focussed on microbial fuel cells for energy and resource recovery from wastewater and environmental monitoring applications. He has sat on numerous national and international panels and advisory boards and has held senior editorial roles on world-leading academic journals. Ian was a member of a core, multidisciplinary group of senior colleagues who initiated the development of the NNZA Place-Based Impact Accelerator.
