Sarah is the Innovation Technologist for the Transforming Foundation Industries ISCF Challenge. She is responsible for helping UK businesses within the foundation industries (metals, glass, paper, ceramics, cement, bulk chemicals) increase their sustainability and international competitiveness through collaborative R&D competitions and targeted sector support and interventions. With a background in materials science and a PhD in Nuclear Metallurgy, Sarah worked across academia and the High Value Manufacturing Catapults prior to joining Innovate UK in 2020.