Dr Bernard Devereux is a Life Fellow at Hughes Hall in the University of Cambridge, and an environmental scientist with over 30 years’ experience in teaching and research. He was elected to the IES Council in 2022, elected as Vice Chair in October 2023 and Chair in 2024.

Dr Ian Byrne is a chartered accountant and chartered environmentalist seeking to bring an analytical approach to the assessment of sustainable energy and rigour to calculating energy and carbon savings, while explaining energy efficiency and climate change in terms that anyone can understand, avoiding technical jargon. Ian is the Principal at IBECCS, a consultancy focusing on energy and carbon management for SMEs, NGOs and the public sector.

Dr Kerry Dinsmore is a Principal Science Advisor within the Scottish Government, advising Ministers and policy teams on a broad range of subject areas. She has a background in biogeochemistry, with a strong publication record focusing on carbon and greenhouse gas cycling through to peatland and tundra ecosystems. Kerry is also a strong science communicator, having spoken across multiple popular media outlets (Channel 4 News, Costing the Earth), investor platforms and expert panels.

Professor Ed Hill CBE was Chief Executive of the National Oceanography Centre, one of the world’s most innovative oceanographic institutions. He has a research background in physical oceanography, specialising in the circulation of continental shelf seas and has participated in over 20 research expeditions. Professor Hill has served, and continues to serve, on numerous national and international advisory bodies. He was appointed a CBE in 2020 for services to environmental sciences.

Sarah is Head of Air Quality & Emissions at AtkinsRéalis. Sarah has worked on hundreds of air quality impact assessments, monitoring surveys, health risk assessments and environmental audits serving a wide range of markets. She is specialised in the field of air dispersion modelling for both industrial sources and transport studies. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) and currently chairs the IAQM Committee.

Roisin is a Chartered Environmentalist with 14 years’ experience in environmental consultancy covering soil resource, hydrogeology, contaminated land, and regeneration throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Her experience covers a range of sectors including Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, Environmental (& Social) Impact Assessments, energy, rail, infrastructure, utilities and commercial and industrial sectors.

Dr Iain McLellan is a Chartered Environmentalist and sits on the IES’s Application Review Panel. With over 30 peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations, Iain is currently the Associate Dean: Learning & Teaching at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). Before his time in academia, Iain worked for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and UK and Scottish third sector organisations.

Denise is a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Marine Scientist who has worked with the Economic Community of West African States for over 13 years, including the West African Biodiversity and Climate Change Project and the Agro-Hydro- Meteorological (AGHRYMET) Committee. Before this, she worked in the Oil and Gas Division of the Federal Ministry of Environment and the National Institution for Oceanographic and Marine Research in Nigeria. She is an Expert Reviewer of the IPCC.

Liz Price is Professor of Environmental Education and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Environmentalist.

Brigette is an internationally recognised Sustainable Finance and Nature Expert, with over 15 years’ experience working across environmental consultancy, finance and space technology. She is Director of two environmental consultancies that enable the finance sector to embed sustainability and science into everyday decision-making. She has been appointed as a Green Finance expert by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and has previously been recognised as Female Ag-tech.

Alison is an Associate Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Plymouth.

Eric is a Visiting Professor at Newcastle University and a Professorial Fellow at Charles Darwin University, Australia. He was the last Chair of the Foundation for Water Research and comes to IES from this role. His 45-year career in environmental hydraulics began in New Zealand and he has worked extensively in both New Zealand and Australia with 18 years in Newcastle upon Tyne as an academic.