He is responsible for photovoltaics device research within CREST and his research focus is in thin film photovoltaics.
Mike started his career at Loughborough University in the Physics Department where he specialized in surface and thin films research and set up a surface analysis facility which provided a successful service to UK industry using a variety of techniques including Auger electron spectroscopy, XPS, Dynamic SIMS and Laser Microprobe. The commercial part of this activity later became the highly successful Loughborough Surface Analysis Ltd.