The Nuclear AMRC is owned by the universities, but run by business on a consortium basis. Operations are headed by the core management team of Programme, Research and Operations Directors. Strategy and research areas are determined by the Programme Board of member companies.
Directors
Prof. Keith Ridgway CBE, Programme Director
Keith Ridgway is executive dean of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Institute, and research director and co-founder of the AMRC with Boeing.
Prof. Mike Burke, Research Director
Mike Burke has more than 30 years experience in materials and manufacturing process research for the power generation industry. Prior to joining the Nuclear AMRC, he was manager of Westinghouse’s Materials Center of Excellence in Pennsylvania, USA.
Dr Stephen Court, Operations Director
Steve Court was previously chief technology officer at Namtec. He has a strong academic background and experience of establishing partnerships and collaborative research with universities and research institutes.
Programme board
Paul Harris, chair
Robert Davies, Areva UK
Alan Thompson, Tata Steel Europe
Alan Cumming, EDF Energy
Stephen Burgess, Rolls-Royce plc
Graham Honeyman, Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd
Duncan Craig, Westinghouse UK
Dominic Scullard, BIS
Mike Sugden, Office for Nuclear Development
Joe Flanagan, Northwest Development Agency
Keith Ridgway, Nuclear AMRC
Stephen Court, Nuclear AMRC
Andrew Sherry, Dalton Nuclear Institute
