Prof. Ian Kinloch holds a Chair in Materials Science in the School of Materials and the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester. His research takes new materials from their production through to their processing and ultimately applications with a focus on composites and electrochemical   energy   storage. This   integrated approach enables the optimal materials to be made and arranged into their ideal architectures for a given application. He has held previously an EPSRC/RAEng Research Fellowship and an EPSRC   Challenging Engineering Fellowship. Ian works closely with companies, with previous work on nanotube growth licensed to both Thomas Swan and with current projects across a range of industrial sectors. He is currently Deputy Work Package Leader for Polymer Composites in the Graphene Flagship and Deputy Champion for the 2D theme in the Henry Royce Institute.