Alan W. Nicholls, Ph.D.

Alan's graduate and post graduate work were carried out at Birmingham University in England. His main research topic was analytical electron microscopy, an area that he is still interested in to this day. He spent twelve years with VG Microscopes as their applications scientist, involved in all aspects of the HB series dedicated Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopes, before moving to the RRC in January 1998. He was involved with the installation of the microscopes in the new RRC facilities in the Science and Engineering South (SES) building, and took over responsibility for all of the EMS in February 1999.