Jesse Vaitkus obtained his PhD at RMIT University, studying electron transport in nanodevices using the non-equilibrium Greens function (NEGF) formalism within FLEET’s research theme 1 with Prof Jared Cole. He completed his double BSc. of Nanotechnology and Applied Sciences in 2013 with Distinction, and published his first paper the same year. Jesse completed his Honours degree in 2014, winning the best theory student award.