Contact Professor Tom Stephenson
- Tel: 07748 768309
- Email: T.Stephenson@cranfield.ac.uk
Background
Current Appointments:
CEO, MEMetic & Visiting Professor, Aston University
Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence for the School of Science & Technology, City St George's, University of London.
Previous Experience: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (PVC) Research & Innovation, PVC School of Applied Sciences, 星空体育官网. Appointed Professor of Water Sciences in 1994. Senior Lecturer in Biochemical Engineering, Teesside University. Post Doctoral Researcher, Civil Engineering Department, Imperial College London. Founded Water Innovate Ltd, a university spinout, sold to Bluewater Bio. Advisor to the Board, Bluewater Bio, 2010-2021. Advisor to Bluemethane Ltd, a net zero startup, 2023-2025.
Qualifications: BSc Biochemistry, University of York, UK. PhD, DIC Civil Engineering, Imperial College London. Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng). CEng, FIChemE, FHEA.
Research opportunities
Biological wastewater treatment processes
Current activities
CEO, MEMetic, Aston University. Fast tracking the development and commercialisation of bio-inspired selective membranes.
Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence for the School of Science & Technology, City St George's, University of London. Helping staff and students identify opportunities for IP protection, technology licensing and start-ups.
Clients
- Anglian Water
- Bluemethane
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Microvi Biotech Inc
- Ofwat Innovation Fund
- Severn Trent PLC
- Thames Water
- Warden Biomedia
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Mann A, Mendoza-Espinosa L & Stephenson T. (1998). A comparison of floating and sunken media biological aerated filters for nitrification. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 72(3)
- Brindle K & Stephenson T. (1996). The application of membrane biological reactors for the treatment of wastewaters. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 49(6)
