George is a Research Associate working on the EPSRC project Direct Writing of Nanodevices: A Sustainable Route to Nanofabrication. This project seeks to demonstrate a new, sustainable and cost-effective method for producing the electronic devices that underpin today’s society. The method is based on the decomposition of molecular precursors into semiconductors under ion beams. His role in the project is to characterise the devices using nanoscale THz and infrared spectroscopy and imaging, evaluating their potential for applications in computing, telecommunications, energy generation, and medical imaging.

George has deep expertise in nanoscale spectroscopic imaging, having completed a PhD on this topic at Imperial College London, where he also did his undergraduate studies. Under the supervision of Professor Chris Phillips, his PhD project saw him explore use cases for scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) in biomedical imaging, with an emphasis on chemically mapping the interactions between cells and nanoparticles used as therapeutic and diagnostic agents.

George has also had spells working as an analytics and sustainability consultant, and was a finalist at the UK Green Business Awards 2025 for Sustainability Report of the Year!

Outside of work, George can usually be found learning about and implementing permaculture principles in his garden or at local permaculture projects.