Speaker bio page for Dr Vincent Martinez

Bio

Vincent received his PhD in Physics from RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) in 2009 and then joined the University of Edinburgh as a post-doctoral researcher in 2009. Prior to Vincent’s academic life, he spent 3 years, as a junior scientist, to investigate the optical properties of colloidal suspensions and thin films for the paint & coating industry at COMEX (Mexico). Since 2009, he developed innovative techniques to characterise movement within suspensions of both biological particles (sperm, bacteria, and algae) and synthetic particles (e.g., colloids) and became a world-leading expert in this field while based at the University of Edinburgh. Having authored approximately 40 publications in this field, Vincent has given over 50 international and national talks and invited seminars.   At Dyneval he heads the R&D team to investigate aspects that affect semen motility including sample preparation, concentration, and the metabolic health of spermatozoa.