Dr Jo Smart BEng, MSc, EngD
Programme Manager
Dr Jo Smart qualified with an EngD with Rover Group at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, researching thermoplastic processing, specifically an in-mould decoration technique and its application within the automotive industry. She completed a part-time MSc in Engineering Business Management concurrently with the first 2 years of her doctoral studies.
Jo went on to work at Pera: an engineering consultancy and new product development contractor. At Pera, she gradually moved from materials engineering technologist roles into management, initially as Project Manager, then creating and leading the Nanotechnology team, before becoming responsible for technology delivery across the Advanced Materials and Processing group.
Jo joined the University of Birmingham in 2015 as Project Manager for the Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Metrology. She became Programme Manager for the Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing in 2019 and is now Grant Manager for the UK Quantum Technology Research Hub in Sensing, Imaging and Timing (QuSIT).
