2012, PhD in thin film physics, University of the West of Scotland - 2012-2016, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Research Group in Surface Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering - Currently a Research Fellow in the Advanced Composite Materials Laboratory, University of Southampton

Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) methods (magnetron sputtering, electron beam evaporation and thermal evaporation) and Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition (PE-CVD) - Chalcogenide thin films for non-volatile memory - Development of novel materials by PVD methods - Multilayer coatings and nanostructure materials - Thin film optical design and measurement - Mechanical and tribological measurement of thin films and coatings