Des Gibson

Professor Des Gibson has a 30-year track record in the industry, academic-based research & development, and successful physics-based product commercialization. He has co-founded and scaled up four successful physics-based technology companies focussing on optical thin film & sensor technologies. Two most recent are Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd (co-founded in 2006, recent winner of both an Institute of Physics Innovation & a Shell Springboard awards) - and Applied Multilayers Ltd (2002, now TelemarkInc, USA). In 2014, he joined the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) as a professor in thin film & sensor technologies and is the director & founder of the Institute of Thin Films, Sensors & Imaging. Professor Gibson is a chartered engineer, fellow of the Institute of Physics, fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology, senior member of the Optical Society of America, and a named inventor on 17 patents with over 100 peer-reviewed technical publications. Des has joined Lightricity to contribute to the company’s growth through the development of external funding, collaborations, and manufacturing links.