Thomas is a Patent Scientist with a background spanning Physics, Optics, Nanomaterials and Photonic Integrated Circuits. He joined EIP from the University of Bristol where he was a Research Fellow in Physical Chemistry and his research focused on ultrafast optics and photon-counting experiments as well as nanomaterials and their applications in collaboration with industrial partners.
Thomas’s PhD was in Functional Nanomaterials at the University of Bristol, where he researched light harvesting in photosynthesis; the design, synthesis, and fabrication of nanomaterials; and the study of the physical and electronic structures of nanomaterials. Thomas’s work has been published in various academic journals and he has presented at national and international conferences.