Our Team
Jo Nicholas
Group Publisher
Jo Nicholas is Group Publisher for the Physics World and Education group of IOP. She has a degree in biological sciences from the University of Birmingham and 12 years’ experience in the publishing industry. She has worked at IOP for over 10 years, mostly in the Physics World area.
Matin Durrani
Editor, Physics World
Dr Matin Durrani has been Editor of Physics World since March 2006. He graduated with a degree in chemical physics from Bristol University, and did a PhD in polymer physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. After two years as a postdoc at the Cavendish, he joined Physics World in 1994.
Dens Milne
Associate Editor, Physics World
Dens Milne is Associate Editor of Physics World. She has been with the magazine for over 10 years having previously helped publish material covering the whole spectrum of the subject from a weekly condensed-matter journal to the 2000-page reference work Twentieth Century Physics. She has a degree in physical sciences.
Michelle Jeandron
Reviews and Careers Editor, Physics World
Michelle Jeandron is Reviews and Careers Editor of Physics World. She joined the magazine in 2007 after working for a year as a reporter with medicalphysicsweb. She has a degree in physics and philosophy from the University of Bristol and an MSc in science, culture and communication from the University of Bath.
Michael Banks
News Editor, Physics World
Dr Michael Banks is News Editor of Physics World. He graduated in physics from Loughborough University having spent a year at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, Germany. After then completing his PhD in experimental condensed-matter physics at the Max Planck Institute, he joined the magazine in October 2007.
Hamish Johnston
Editor, physicsworld.com
Dr Hamish Johnston is Editor of physicsworld.com. He did a PhD in condensed-matter physics at Canada’s McMaster University and has spent a decade editing technology magazines in the computing, vacuum-technology and wireless-communications sectors. He joined physicsworld.com in August 2006.
Jon Cartwright
Reporter, physicsworld.com
Jon Cartwright is a Reporter on physicsworld.com. Jon started work at IOP in 2006 immediately after graduating from Bristol University with an MSci in physics. While at university, he wrote for the university’s newspaper and a local arts magazine.
Ed Jost
Display Advertisement Manager, Physics World
Ed Jost has been working at IOP for over six years. He began his career with the optics team and then moved to the recruitment section of Physics World and CERN Courier. He is currently the Display Advertisement Manager for Physics World, physicsworld.com, CERN Courier, CERN Computing Newsletter, cerncourier.com and the newsletter of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. He has a degree in politics from the University of the West of England.
Kathryn Zerboni
Senior Sales Executive, Physics World
Kathryn Zerboni has been working for IOP for two years. She started selling recruitment advertising and now works as part of the display-advertising team. She can fluently speak and write four languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish. She has a degree in languages from the University of the West of England.
Bernadette Bickmore
Senior Sales Executive, North America
Bernadette Bickmore has worked in B2B sales in numerous markets since gaining a BSc from Drexel University in 1982. Her current responsibilities include Physics World, physicsworld.com, the newsletter of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility and a sales advisory role on CERN Courier and cerncourier.com. Previously, she was also responsible for the clients in the Americas for nanotechweb.org.
Jeffrey Spratley
Sales Executive, North America
Jeffrey M Spratley is a Sales Executive on Physics World and CERN Courier magazines. His responsibilities include selling display and online advertising to commercial markets in North America. Prior to joining IOP, Jeffrey worked for the Philadelphia Tribune newspaper selling and designing display advertising for multiple markets within the Philadelphia area. Jeffrey is a native of New Jersey and an alumnus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Moo Ali
Recruitment Advertisement Manager, Physics World
Moo Ali is Recruitment Advertising Manager for Physics World and CERN Courier. She started work at IOP in 2004 and is a graduate of the University of West of England with a degree in information systems and politics. Her previous roles include working in sales and marketing for various IT software companies.
Sonia Nardo
Recruitment Advertisement Executive, Physics World
Sonia Nardo joined IOP Publishing in June 2007 and is a Recruitment Advertising Executive for Physics World and CERN Courier. She has a degree in foreign languages from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. She comes from a town close to Milan where she used to work for a fashion company. She moved to the UK in April 2007 in search of new professional challenges.
Jordan Jurgiel
Recruitment Advertisement Executive, Physics World
Jordan Jurgiel has recently joined IOP. He is responsible for selling recruitment advertising for Physics World and CERN Courier magazines and websites. Jordan came to the UK in search of a career after graduating with a BA in teaching English as a foreign language from the University of Zielona Góra. He has previously worked in recruitment agencies specializing in account management.
Jayne Boulton
Advertisement Production Co-ordinator, Physics World
Jayne Boulton is Advertisement Production Co-ordinator for Physics World. She has been with IOP since 1991 and has worked on various magazine titles over the years. Jayne is currently also responsible for advertisement production on CERN Courier.
Jackie King
Senior Product Manager
Jackie King is Senior Product Manager for Physics World. She has been at IOP for eight years, during which time she has been involved in the development and launch of a series of company websites. She is a member of the business-development team and represents the company on a number of related industry committees to ensure that it regularly identifies research and review opportunities and initiatives within the STM electronic-publishing industry.
Angela Gage
Product Manager
Angela Gage is Product Manager for the Physics World and Education group. She is responsible for the marketing of physicsworld.com and the circulation of Physics World magazine. She joined IOP in 2000 and the Physics World team in 2006.
Teresa Honey
Sales Administration Manager
Teresa Honey is Sales Administration Manager for Physics World. She has worked at IOP for 23 years, 15 of those in the magazines department working with the sales team. She has been involved in systems administration since 2000 and more recently in sales administration particularly associated with various websites. Teresa supports Physics World’s recruitment sales team.
Dawne Goodwin
Senior Sales Administration Co-ordinator
Dawne Goodwin is the Senior Sales Administration Co-ordinator for the Physics World team, and has been at IOP since 1998. She is involved in the systems administration and sales administration for various IOP websites. Dawne supports Physics World’s display sales team.
Sarah Plenty
Electronic Product Support Specialist
Sarah Plenty is an Electronic Product Support Specialist on Physics World. She has been at IOP since 1989 and has worked in a number of departments within the journals and books divisions. Now part of a large customer-services team, she is responsible for supporting a variety of electronic products including physicsworld.com.