Congratulations to Professor Paola Lettieri for being appointed Academic Director for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø East!
1 August 2016
Professor Lettieri, currently Professor of Chemical
Engineering and Vice-Dean (Strategic Projects) in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Engineering Sciences, has been appointed Academic Director for . A
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø PhD, with five years industrial experience at BP, Professor Lettieri joined
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø in 2001 as a Research Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the first
female engineer to be awarded the Academy’s RAEng Fellowship. As a Professor of
Chemical Engineering, she won a prestigious Senior Research Fellowship from the
Royal Academy of Engineering and the Leverhulme Trust for her work on nuclear
waste management. She has played a key role in the development of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø East
project since 2014, leading the development of the engineering activities at
the QEOP, working with the Faculties across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, and engaging with the V&A
and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).
Further information on this appointment can be found on the