Sir Ian Chapman became CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority in October 2016.

He has held a number of senior international roles in fusion energy research, currently including membership of the Princeton Plasma Physics Advisory board and chairing the IAEA International Fusion Research Committee.

His own research has been recognised with a number of international awards, including the Institute of Physics Paterson Medal in 2013, the American Physical Society Stix Award in 2017, the Royal Society Kavli Medal in 2019 and the Institute of Physics Glazebrook Medal for leadership in 2021.

He was made a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2013, became a visiting Professor at Durham University in 2015, and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2022.

In 2023, he was knighted in the King’s New Year’s Honours, made an Honorary Fellow of the Nuclear Institute and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.