Simon P. Ringer is an engineer and leading researcher in atomic-scale materials design. A Professor in materials engineering in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, and an academic member and former Director of the Australian Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis at the University of Sydney, he is presently Director of the Core Research Facilities at the University. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.