Socrates Angelides is a Research Associate at the Energetic Materials Blast Information Group (EMBIG) of the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) in the UK. Socrates is involved in the development of EMBlast, a software for predicting blast loads from energetic materials. This project is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University of Sheffield, supported by Innovate UK. Socrates has a background in Civil Engineering (MEng at Imperial College) and Future Infrastructure and Built Environment (MRes at the University of Cambridge). He recently completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge that focused on the blast response of laminated glass. He has also worked in industry for 3 years at DNVGL in London, as a structural engineer designing offshore steel structures.