MSci (Hons), PhD, FHEA, CSci, MIMMM, MInstP

Dr Joe Briscoe completed an MSci at the University of Durham (Grey College) in Natural Sciences, which included researching the doping of ceramic zinc oxide under Dr Andy Brinkmann. Following this he undertook a PhD with Dr Steve Dunn and Prof Rob Dorey at Cranfield University in nanostructured photovoltaic devices with a thesis titled, “Investigation of ZnO nanorod solar cells with layer-by-layer deposited CdTe quantum dot absorbers”.

Upon completion of his PhD, Dr Briscoe moved to Queen Mary University of London where he worked on the development of a new type of nanostructured piezoelectric energy harvesting device using ZnO nanorods, and the investigation of ferroelectric materials as novel photocatalysts for the production of fuels (solar fuels / artificial photosynthesis) and the degradation of pollutants. He also worked on a number of projects developing emerging photovoltaic technologies, such as hybrid organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites, organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSC).