STFC Executive Director, National Laboratories: Large Scale Facilities and Head of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Dr Roger Eccleston is Executive Director, National Laboratories: Large Scale Facilities at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Head of STFC’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
He has responsibility for the leadership and development of STFC’s Large Scale Facilities, including:
- the ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source
- the Central Laser Facility
- RAL Space
He also has accountability for the strategic development of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory site.
Prior to joining STFC, Roger was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Professor of Materials Physics at Sheffield Hallam University. He had previously been Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Global Engagement, and Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences.
He first worked at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory as an industrial placement student in 1985. Following completion of his PhD at the University of Warwick, Roger returned to RAL as an Instrument Scientist, Group Leader and Division Head in the ISIS Facility between 1992 and 2004, and then as STFC Director of Technology from 2007 to 2009.
He has also been Dean of the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University, and Director of the Materials and Engineering Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University. His research interests are in magnetic model systems and neutron instrumentation.
Roger is a fellow of the Institute of Physics and a trustee of the Careers Research Advisory Centre and Be Free Young Carers.
Last updated: 20 December 2024