Nick studied Chemistry at the University of Southampton and graduated with an MChem in the summer of 2018. During his degree, Nick completed a one-year placement developing organic electronic devices with Merck KGaA. It was here that he developed an interest in surface characterisation by using SEM and AFM instruments. Nick am now part of the CDT-ACM and working in the Skinner group in collaboration with Ceres Power, investigating electrode degradation in solid oxide fuel cells.