Dr Noel Rutter

Noel studied the Natural Sciences Tripos at Cambridge (1994-1997), specialising in Materials Science, and then went on to complete his PhD also at Cambridge. He then spent two years working for the US Department of Energy at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and subsequently for a superconducting R&D company in New York. He took up an academic position in Cambridge in 2006, spending a decade as Director of Undergraduate Teaching in the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy. During this period, he was a Fellow of Jesus College for seven years and Director of Education for the School of Physical Sciences for three years. In 2018, he became Associate Professor and Director of Teaching in Materials Science at Monash University, Melbourne, before returning to Cambridge and then joining Wolfson College in the summer of 2021.

Noel has taught a wide range of courses in Materials Science and was awarded the University’s Pilkington Prize in 2016. As well as directing studies in Physical Natural Sciences and Engineering at Wolfson, he is also a Director of Studies at Clare, Selwyn, and Hughes Hall. Noel’s research has spanned technical and educational spheres. He is interested in the fabrication and characterisation of superconducting materials, and on the educational front, he is interested in curriculum development and innovative educational approaches.