The College of the West Indies (The UWI) is happy to announce the appointment of Dr. Branson D. Belle because the Govt Director of the Centre for Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Financial system at The UWI 5 Islands Campus in Antigua and Barbuda. The Centre goals to advance analysis and coaching in oceanography and sustainable maritime industries, contributing to the event of the blue financial system within the Caribbean area.
Dr. Belle, an Antiguan nationwide, brings over 20 years of expertise in cutting-edge expertise improvement from famend universities and analysis institutes. He obtained his Ph.D. in Magnetic Supplies from the College of Manchester (UoM), the place he additionally earned a Grasp’s diploma in Digital and Electrical Engineering with First Class Honours, and spent a yr at ENSEEIHT in Toulouse, France. He was awarded the F.C. Williams (2000), IEEE (2001) and the Sir William Siemen (2003) awards for many excellent tutorial achievements in his years at UoM. Belle then obtained an Abroad Analysis Scholarship award to pursue his PhD in Magnetic Supplies at UoM.
After his Ph.D., Dr. Belle labored as a Analysis Affiliate with Nobel Prize winners Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov. He co-founded 2-DTech Ltd, a supplies and expertise firm later acquired by Versarien PLC. For the previous 9 years, Dr. Belle has been a senior scientist at SINTEF, one among Europe’s largest analysis institutes, working within the departments of Sensible Sensor Methods and Sustainable Power Expertise. He has revealed over 30 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals and secured over $7 million in grant funding.
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of UWI FIC,” mentioned Dr. Belle. “After greater than 25 years overseas finding out and dealing with among the world’s main scientists and firms, I sit up for bringing this expertise again to Antigua and Barbuda to additional help within the construct out of the campus and nation constructing.”
Professional Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal Professor Justin Robinson famous that the addition of Dr. Belle to the CoBE can be a major increase to The UWI 5 Islands Campus. “The UWI 5 Islands Campus is lucky to have the ability to entice a scholar of Dr. Belle’s international stature at such an early stage in its improvement.”. He additionally famous that “Dr. Belle, a distinguished son of the soil will lead the cost because the campus builds out a vibrant analysis tradition.”
Dr. Belle’s appointment turns into efficient August 1, 2024.
