People
Dr Simon Cockerton
Dr Simon Cockerton, Managing Director. A former research physicist in Professor Brian Tanner's group at Durham University, where he completed a thesis entitled "High resolution double crystal x-ray diffraction studies of III-V semiconductor compounds". During his PhD, Simon worked at the SRS at Daresbury for several months. He then worked as a research fellow in the University of Warwick's Nanotechnology Group.
Simon started his commercial career as Staff Scientist with Bede plc, world leaders in x-ray characterisation for the semiconductor industry. He left Bede in 1994 to set up Crystal Scientific, initially focused on a niche part of the characterisation market. His science background found strong resonances with the x-ray synchrotron community where he saw an opportunity in a market for diffraction crystals traditionally supplied internally by the synchrotrons' own laboratories. With the emphasis of most synchrotrons moving increasingly towards science and away from engineering there was a clear need for a commercial supplier and Crystal Scientific now fills that need.
Dr Melanie Cockerton, BSc (Hons), PhD
Melanie Cockerton is a British biochemist born in October 1963. She serves as a director of Crystal Scientific (UK) Limited.Melanie Cockerton shares her directorial duties with Dr. Simon Cockerton.Together, they lead a team that includes four additional staff members at their facility.
Dr Luke Cockerton, BSc (Hons), PhD
Dr Luke Cockerton works as a manufacturing engineer at Crystal Scientific. He holds a PhD from the Applied Sciences department of Northumbria University in Microbiology and a First Class Honours degree in Biochemistry from Newcastle University. His prior doctoral training provides a scientific understanding of each stage of the manufacturing process at Crystal Scientific.
Mr Jamie Cockerton, BSc (Hons)
Mr Jamie Cockerton is head of marketing and sales at Crystal Scientific. He holds a degree in Information Technology Management for Business from Northumbria University. He brings a depth of former experience as a prior technology delivery lead at various world leading IT consultancy firms. Such experience facilitates agile delivery and management of the business.