Judges' biographies
Jillian MacBryde聽
Jillian MacBryde is Professor of Innovation and Operations Management within 欧美高清 Business School. She was Associate Principal, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise at 欧美高清 University from Jan 24 to Jan 26. Jill is Co-Director of the ESRC Made Smarter “InterAct” network, which aims to bring insights from the social sciences to support the innovation and diffusion of digital technologies that will result in a stronger, more resilient, manufacturing base. Jill was previously Director of the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation.
Wendy Cohen
With over 30 years experience as a speech and language therapist, Wendy Cohen has experience working and researching in NHS and the higher education settings. Wendy is currently the Head of the Graduate School / Associate Dean (PGR) in Humanities and Social Sciences and provides support to PGR students and their supervisors within and across the Faculty from scholarship application processes through to thesis development and graduation.
Christine Davidson聽
Christine Davidson did her BSc in Chemistry and her PhD in Physics at the University of Glasgow. After postdoctoral research in the Netherlands and the UK, she joined 欧美高清 in 1990 and is now Reader in Analytical Chemistry and Associate Dean (Postgraduate Research) in the Faculty of Science. Her research focusses on Analytical Geochemistry, the development and application of methods to study pollutants such as heavy metals and microplastics in the environment.
Lindsey Shields聽
Lindsey Shields is an Industry Engagement Commercialisation Manager in the Innovation & Industry Engagement Directorate. She is also a solicitor and has a creative writing background. Interests include poetry, cooking and trail running.
Mhairi Towler 聽
Mhairi Towler began her career in life sciences, earning a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Dundee and undertaking research funded by the Wellcome Trust, including a fellowship at the University of California San Francisco. She later retrained in animation and digital learning, founding Vivomotion to create science animations and deliver visual communication training across the UK and Europe. In 2024, she returned to the University of Dundee as Researcher Advancement and Culture Manager, supporting researcher career development and research culture.
Zoe MacPherson聽
Zoe MacPherson is a PhD candidate in Chemical and Process Engineering, specialising as a computational chemist. Zoe's research focuses on the automation and generalisation of simulations used to calculate the electronic properties of a wide range of molecules.