Alan Newby has extensive experience in the aerospace sector, currently serving as the Director of Research and Technology at Rolls-Royce since March 2004, where previous roles included Director of Aerospace Technology and Future Programmes, Chief Engineer for Future Programmes and Technology, and Engineering Director. In addition to these responsibilities, Alan Newby has held board member positions at the Henry Royce Institute since September 2020 and the Aerospace Technology Institute since September 2016. Alan Newby holds a Master of Science degree in Gas Turbine Engineering with Management from Cranfield University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Newcastle University. Further education includes attendance at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford from January 2016 to January 2018.
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Henry Royce Institute
The Henry Royce Institute is the UK’s national institute for advanced materials research and innovation. With its Hub at the University of Manchester, the Royce is a partnership of eleven leading institutions – the universities of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Liverpool, Leeds, Oxford, Sheffield, the National Nuclear Laboratory, and UKAEA, and associates the University of Strathclyde and Cranfield University. Royce aims to undertake world-class research in materials science, to accelerate the commercialisation of materials research for economic and societal benefit and to train the next generation of materials scientists and engineers to tackle some of our most pressing global challenges. Making available £330m of materials research capability; the Royce equipment, facilities, and expertise are open to UK academics and industry alike. Our vision is to design, make, and test advanced materials systems, cost-effectively and at speed. Whether you are from a large company or SME with a problem to solve or an academic looking for support with research, Royce is here to support the UK materials community.