Professor John Womersley is Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the UKs funding agency for physics, astronomy and large research facilities.
A graduate of Cambridge and Oxford he has played a leading role in particle physics both in Europe and the United States, in particular the UK involvement in the Large Hadron Collider. John also represents the UK in a number of international forums including CERN Council and the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures ESFRI. John lives in Oxford with his wife Elizabeth and is a visiting professor at the University of Durham, University College London, and University of Oxford