Meet the team
David Cumming - KTA Director
David Cumming (SMIEEE, FIET, B.Eng Glasgow and PhD Cambridge) holds the Chair of Electronic Systems at the University of Glasgow. He is Director of the Electronics Design Centre for Heterogeneous Systems and leads the Microsystem Technology Group in the School of Engineering. His research interests are in sensors, systems and integration and is active in several fields including ultrasonics, terahertz technology and VLSI design.
Neil Bowering - KTA Project Manager
Neil Bowering joined the University in December 2009 as Project Manager for the Knowledge transfer account, a £2.5m initiative designed to ensure that research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research council in the area of nanotechnology is exploited to maximum effect with the aim that any research results produced might benefit the UK economy and society. A key part of his responsibility is the formation of new academic-industrial networks, development of industry led research programmes and promoting the benefits of nanotechnology, which is an emergent, enabling technology area that has the potential to be exploited across many industrial sectors.
Neil has worked on and has managed various knowledge transfer and commercialisation activities at universities and public sector research establishments in the UK. He has extensive experience of supporting SME's in accessing the wealth of knowledge and expertise available within universities.
His qualifications include a first degree and PH.D in Materials Science and Chemistry.
Duncan Bremner - KTA Technology Translator
Duncan Bremner is the Technology Translator within the Knowledge Transfer Account. He works with both the academic staff and industry partners to identify and sponsor collaborative projects that can demonstrate tangible impact in projects associated with nanotechnology. With over 25 years industrial experience in the semi conductor industry he has held operational and strategic executive roles in product development and technology planning within leading organisations such as National Semiconductor and The Intel Corporation. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Edinburgh University and an MBA from Glasgow University.