Paul is a co-founder of Aer Ventures and enjoys supporting entrepreneurs focused on the resource and environmental challenges facing the world. He’s excited about the positive impact on raw material supply management that Watercycle Technologies can make - an impact that is essential if we are to meet our Net Zero obligations .

Chris is a co-founder of Aer Ventures and has over 25 years of experience in founding, developing and scaling professional services, sustainability and technology businesses. He has a passion for the Circular Economy and is an advocate for the process of turning waste products into usable minerals.

Phil is an experienced Board Advisor, working with founders from a number of early stage businesses in the technology, property and education sectors. Before becoming an advisor, Phil worked for 30 years in IT/Telecoms as well as the property industry. Phil is committed to working with people and companies that have strong social and environmental drivers.

Former Lecturer in the department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science at the University of Manchester and Seb’s former PhD supervisor, Patricia has played a pivotal role in the formation of Watercycle Technologies. Now lecturing at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, Patricia continues to support Seb and Watercycle in its technical development, grant writing and academic collaborations.

Patricio Nuñez holds a PhD and MSc from the University of Pittsburgh, USA. He is a Chemical Civil Engineer and graduate from the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa where he currently holds an academic position at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. He has extensive experience consulting for the largest mining companies in the world on various large-scale projects including lithium and copper mining projects in the Andes mountains. Patricio has been advising Watercycle since 2020.

Mathias has over 30 years of experience in organic and polymer chemistry as well as chemical engineering. In the focus of his research are functional polymeric and nanohybrid materials, including synthetic membranes and membrane-based technologies for water purification, bioseparation and energy conversion. He was Ahmed’s academic supervisor during his internship at the University of Duisburg-Essen and has continued to support both Ahmed and Watercycle ever since.

Reader in Crystallisation at the University of Manchester, Aurora supervised Seb during his Doctoral Prize Fellowship. Her research interests lie in the area of the organic solid-state, data analysis, molecular modelling, crystal engineering and crystallisation. Earlier in her career she spent some months at the Royal Institution in London before moving to Cambridge where she gained a PhD in Physical Chemistry (2008) under the supervision of Dr Graeme Day and Prof. Bill Jones. She continues to advise and support Watercycle as it begins commercialising its technology.