About MIMIV - Our Board of Directors

Dr Tuck has a world reputation for innovation in electron sources and devices. He made key advances in both the practical development and theoretical understanding of high current density thermionic cathodes. He set-up the UK's Ministry of Defence centre of excellence for cathode technology at EMI-Varian, during which they measured inter-atomic distances of the activating adsorbates on the heterogeneous and polycrystalline cathode surfaces – a world first. Dr Tuck became EMI-Varian's Chief Scientist, also managing the Applied Physics Group at CRL, where he was responsible for many programmes, including a high intensity electrodeless back light for LCD's. He is the author or co-author of over twenty patents, many papers and even more confidential reports to the UK MoD, DoD in the USA and the European Space Agency.

Bill is a serial entrepreneur, having founded and established: The Fin Machine Co(machine tools), Whickham Ion Beam Systems (ion implantation), Darchem's Automation Division (engineering), Farmsum Associates (R&D), Teesside Marketing (marketing consultancy), Marketing Assessments (marketing training) and of course: Printable Field Emitters. Bill holds a BSc (Hons) in Liberal Studies in Science from Manchester University (Physics with Engineering), a Diploma in Electronics and Electromagnetics from the Open University, a postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and an MSc from Durham University Business School. He is an adviser to the European Commission on advanced surface engineering, materials and display technologies and is the holder of a family of field emission patents.

Vice Chairman of Bookham Technology plc and director of several private companies.  David Simpson was formerly President of the $2.5 billion Gould Corporation in Chicago.  His earlier career included founding the Hughes semiconductor operation and the Hewlett Packard Ltd business in the UK. He and his wife Janice manage the Elvingston Science Centre, a high technology incubator near Edinburgh.