Mark Jolly

Mark is Director of the recently announced UKRI Transforming the Foundation Industries Research and Innovation Hub (TransFIRe) (EP/V054627/1), co-Director of the Circular Economy Network plus in Transport Systems (CENTS) (EP/S036237/1) and co-Director of the Engineering and Physical sciences Research Council Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing (EP/L016389/1). which offers a triple degree with the Universities of Warwick and Exeter. Mark has sat on the EPSRC Peer Review College since 2003 and sits on the council of the Cast Metals Federation, is a reviewer for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Enterprise Ireland.

He was PI for the EPSRC funded “Small is Beautiful” projects (EP/P012272/1 & EP/M013863/1) and a KTP project with Midland Lead Operations Ltd (KTP009855) aimed at improving materials’ efficiency and cutting energy demand in the casting of Pb sheet and CoI for Cranfield in the EPSRC CIM in Industrial Sustainability lead by Cambridge (EP/I033351/1).

Mark is a reviewer for European Space Agency ISS programmes, Enterprise Ireland, NSERC (Canada) and is on the EU Joint Research Centre Eco Management Audit Scheme (EMAS) working group for Metal Fabrication processes.

Mark is a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Environmentalist, a Fellow and Trustee of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), he sits on IOM3 Executive Board and Advisory Council (AC) and is Chair of the IOM3 Materials Science and Technology Division (MSTD) Board and sits on the Light Metals, Casting and Solidification and Sustainable Development Group Boards. Mark is also a Fellow of the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers,  a Member of TMS and chaired the TMS Solidification Committee from 2016-2018 and a member of the American Foundry Society. Mark has sat on the EPSRC Peer Review College since 2003.

Mark is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Founders