Congratulations to Professor Paola Lettieri for being appointed Academic Director for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº East!
1 August 2016
Professor Lettieri, currently Professor of Chemical
Engineering and Vice-Dean (Strategic Projects) in ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Engineering Sciences, has been appointed Academic Director for . A
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº PhD, with five years industrial experience at BP, Professor Lettieri joined
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº 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 ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº East
project since 2014, leading the development of the engineering activities at
the QEOP, working with the Faculties across ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, and engaging with the V&A
and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).
Further information on this appointment can be found on the