Martin Dawson is Professor and Director of Research in the University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics and is also Head of the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics. He has over 30 years’ research experience in applied photonics gained in academia and industry and is recognised for his work on optically-pumped and ultrafast lasers, III-nitride optoelectronics and diamond photonics. His group’s work within NQIT relates to micro- and nano-fabrication in diamond, based on specialised in-house dry etching.