Faculty

Dr Gerard Barrett

Gerard Barrett is Director of Studies for English at St Edmund’s College Cambridge.  He studied for his B.A. degree at University College Galway, Ireland, where he graduated with a degree in English and Philosophy.  He went on take a Higher Diploma in Education at the same institution and also a MA in English Literature, for which he wrote a dissertation on the English novelist, Henry Green (1905-1973).  He then studied for a Doctorate in Literature at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, where he worked on the American novelist, John Hawkes (1925-1998).  He lectured for two years in English and American literature in Plymouth before returning to Cambridge to take up the position of Director of Studies at St Edmund’s College. His publications include essays on Joseph Conrad, Henry Green and Albert Camus.  He organizes an annual symposium on twentieth century fiction at Jesus College, Cambridge.

Yaël Ronen

Yaël Ronen is currently pursuing her research in international law, on issues of legality and effectiveness in statehood. Following her military service, she studied in the Hebrew University, completing an LLB and LLM in law. She has had 8 years of experience as a career diplomat in the Israeli Foreign Service, during which she participated in the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian on self-government, and represented Israel in the United Nations, primarily in the General Assembly and in human rights committees. She also served 2 years as a diplomat in New Delhi, India. Her academic fields of interest include international law, human rights, gender and family law.

Dr Julian E. Asher

Julian E Asher graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and attended medical school in the United States.  He is now in the second year of a PhD in neurogenetics as part of a joint MD-PhD programme with the Departments of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology at the University of Cambridge.  His research focuses on a neurological condition known as synaesthesia, in which patients perceive a sensation in one sense when another sense is stimulated – for instance, hearing sounds can evoke colours, or tasting food can evoke tactile sensation.  This condition affects approximately 0.05% of the population, and may occur either sporadically or in families.  Julian’s research concentrates on the latter type, with the goal of finding a gene or genes linked to this condition.  Previous research experience includes the genetics of absolute (perfect) musical pitch and issues faced by marginalised and underserved patients.  He teaches neurobiology for the Cambridge Medicine Course at Trinity Hall.

Dr Prodromos Vlamis

Prodromos Vlamis (Ph.D Finance Cambridge-UK (defence Dec. 2004), M.Phil Land Econ. Cambridge-UK 2000, M.Sc Econ. York-UK 1996, B.A Econ. Athens-Greece 1995)) is the Harold Pollman (Post-Doctoral) Research Fellow in Real Estate Finance and Economics at Harvard University, USA, for 2004-2005. He is also Fellow of the Cambridge European Society, Affiliate of the Centre for Economics & Policy of the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge and member of the Economic Chamber of Greece.

Previously, he worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Athens University of Economics and Business in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs (1996-1999) and the University of Cambridge (2000-2002).  He also served as a Temporary Lecturer in Finance at the Department of Land Economy of the University of Cambridge (2002-2003). Since 2002 he has been working as a Lecturer in Economics for the International Programmes Department of the Pembroke College, University of Cambridge.

His research throughout the years has been sponsored by a number of companies and institutions; the Harold Samuel Fund, the Cambridge European Trust, the Cambridge Political Economy Society Trust, the British Foreign Office, the PriceWatehouseCoopers, the Quatercentenary Fund of the Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge and the Harold Pollman Fund.

His research interests include Credit Risk Analysis, Property Finance and Applied Econometrics
 

DR NOEL RUTTER

Dr. Noel Rutter (PhD Cambridge, 2001, MA Cambridge, 2001, BA Cambridge 1997) is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy in the University of Cambridge. He was awarded a College Prize by St. John's College in 1996 and a Hockin Prize in 1997, in addition to an ICI Prize from the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy. He also held a United Steel Companies Scholarship through St. John's from 1996-2000 and was the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers research scholar from 1999-2001.

After completing his PhD in the field of Superconducting Materials, he spent 2 years working for the United States Government Department of Energy, at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He then returned to Cambridge where his current research interests include superconducting wires & tapes, thin film materials and electro-magnetic characterisation.

He is an author of around 25 scientific papers and has been invited to present his work on several occasions in Europe and North America.

He has taught the first and second year undergraduate Materials Science course at Cambridge University over several years, beginning in 1999, is Head of Class for undergraduate practical sessions and is currently assisting in presenting a lecture course on Devices Materials. Additionally, he has presented lectures in the “Physics at Work” series and is a Science and Engineering Ambassador (SEA).

DOUGLAS GUILFOYLE

Douglas Guilfoyle is a graduate of the Australian National University and Cambridge. In Australia he studied History and Law, graduating with first-class honours in both. He has worked for Sydney’s largest firm of commercial solicitors (Mallesons Stephen Jaques), the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal and for two judges of the Federal Court of Australia. Having completed the Cambridge Master of Laws degree, he is currently studying towards a PhD in international law at Trinity Hall. His particular research interests lie in the law of the sea and smuggling weapons of mass destruction.

MILES DODD

Miles Dodd is a visiting professor at Nihon University Graduate School of Business, Tokyo and OMRON Fellow at Doshisha University, Kyoto. He is British, and has a law degree from Oxford University.  For ten years he was responsible for INSEAD's business in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan. He has lived abroad for many years including 28 years in Japan, 4 in Hong Kong, and two in Singapore.  He has travelled extensively, especially in Asia and also has experience in South America, West Africa.

Jaime Ruiz-Tagle

Currently attached to the Department of Economics at University of Cambridge, Jaime Ruiz-Tagle is pursuing his research on the distributional effects of wealth accumulation processes and the imperfections of the financial markets.

Graduated from the University of Chile in Santiago with an Economics and Business Management degree, he then went on to pursue his Masters at the same university in Growth and Economics Development. His Master dissertation was in Total Factors Productivity. He later joined his alma mater’s Department of Economics as a junior researcher and lecturer, focusing on Labour Markets, Poverty and Income Distribution.

After obtaining the Fulbright Scholarship and Joint Japan/World Bank Scholarship, he was awarded Distinction for his MPhil in Economics at Cambridge, which subsequently allowed him to pursue his PhD, fully funded by the “Presidente de la República" Chilean Government Scholarship.

Dr David Davis

Mr David Davis comes from a village in South Wales called Llanboidy. He pursued his undergraduate degree at Downing College, University of Cambridge and is currently working towards obtaining his Ph.D in Physical Chemistry within the field of Surface Science and Catalysis. His research project involves collaboration with BOC, with the aim of producing gas sensors for the semiconductor industry. David has extensive experience in teaching undergraduate Cambridge Chemistry course, covering a wide range of topics from organic chemistry to thermodynamics. He has supervised students from both Downing and Newnham College.

Sonia Bicknell

Sonia Bicknell was educated at the University of Nottingham and subsequently, at the University of Cardiff.  Following her master’s degree in Occupational Psychology she worked for five years as a management consultant focusing primarily on business psychology.

Sonia has consulted to organisations in both the public and private sectors on a wide range of issues including, customer satisfaction, retention and market needs analysis, employee satisfaction and workplace audits, coaching and psychometrics.  She has also worked with companies in the selection and development of high potential employees and the design and implementation of leadership development programmes for senior international managers.

Sonia is currently in the final year of her PhD here in Cambridge at the Institute for Manufacturing.  Located in the Manufacturing Leaders Programme, she is studying leadership in early stage firms and new ventures and is particularly interested in the understanding how leaders bring meaning to the workplace endeavours.