Bruce Grieve

Prof Bruce Grieve, Director of the e-Agri Sensors Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Prof Grieve is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology, Vice President & Fellow of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and holds the N8 Chair in Agri-Sensors & Electronics. Before joining the University of Manchester he gained c.20 years of industrial experience in the fields of on-line analysis & sensors R&D; including deployment of informatics systems within new integrated products for Sustainable Agriculture & Food. Since 2007 he has attracted over £6M of direct industrial, governmental and NGO funding which has been leveraged against a portfolio of £24M in collaborative multidisciplinary research projects.

Previously Prof Grieve has been the industrial manager on a number of UK Research Council and DTI supported projects. He has been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Senior Fellowship to progress his e-Agri research at the University of Manchester and has held a number of funding board roles with UK Research Councils and the Innovate-UK (TSB), including being a nominated member of the BBSRC Agriculture & Food Security Strategy & Policy Panel and the STFC 21st Century Challenges Strategy Panel.

Since 2013 Prof Grieve has particularly focused his agri-sensors research towards translating those smart technologies in appropriately designed and low-cost forms, to assist with the sustainable delivery of nutritious crops within less developed nations, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the assistance of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) and UK-GCRF programmes. Additionally he is co-founder of the agri-sensors company Fotenix Ltd.