John C. Waite

Co-founder and CEO at Phycobloom

John C. Waite's work experience includes being a Breakthrough Energy Fellow at Breakthrough Energy since 2022. John C. is also the Co-founder and CEO of Phycobloom since 2019. Previously, they were an Entrepreneur as part of the LD-13 Cohort at Entrepreneur First from 2019 to 2020, where they focused on developing technologies to address the climate crisis. Before that, they were a Dphil Student at the University of Oxford from 2015 to 2019, where their research focused on Refractory Body-Centred Cubic High-Entropy Alloys for Nuclear Fusion. John C. also held a position as a Non-Stipendiary Lecturer in Materials Science at St Edmund Hall from 2017 to 2019, where they taught and marked coursework and exam papers. Additionally, they were a Materials Intern at Rolls-Royce for a 10-week internship in 2014, working on modeling crevice corrosion using COMSOL. John C. also had internships at Huawei in 2013 and served as a Student Caller at St Edmund Hall in 2013. John C. was also an Open Day Helper at St Edmund Hall from 2012 to 2013.

John C. Waite completed their educational journey with the following chronology:

From 2011 to 2015, they pursued a Master's Degree in Materials Science at the University of Oxford.

John C. further specialized in the same field and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree from the University of Oxford between 2015 and 2020.

In 2020, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the Quantic School of Business and Technology, further expanding their knowledge and skills.

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