Leanne joined the Institute for Manufacturing in September 2019 as a part-time Research Centre Administrator.  She supports the Fluids in Advanced Manufacturing Group led by Dr Ronan Daly, the NanoManufacturing Group led by Dr Michael De Volder, the Centre for Industrial Photonics led by Professor Bill O'Neill and the Business Model Innovation group led by Dr Chander Velu.

Leanne is on secondment from the Undergraduate Teaching Office at the Department of Engineering. Previously she has worked for the Faculty of Education and various student support roles at other HE institutions.