Michael Walsh Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

As a trusted advisor to boards, c-suite executives, founders and leaders in government, Xtal Advisory contributes to its clients’ growth by applying first principles reasoning and unravelling complexity to engage audiences and markets, bringing our clients’ ideas, products and services to the world. Through a unique combination of political, corporate, and technical knowledge and experience, XTAL specialises in: strategic communications and stakeholder engagement; market entry and expansion;… Show more As a trusted advisor to boards, c-suite executives, founders and leaders in government, Xtal Advisory contributes to its clients’ growth by applying first principles reasoning and unravelling complexity to engage audiences and markets, bringing our clients’ ideas, products and services to the world. Through a unique combination of political, corporate, and technical knowledge and experience, XTAL specialises in: strategic communications and stakeholder engagement; market entry and expansion; public policy development; and risk, issues and crisis management. Having worked at the highest levels of government, in world-leading laboratories and research teams, and as an executive in a FTSE 100, our experience spans the private, public and not-for-profit sectors, including financial services, technology, clean energy, nanoscience, manufacturing, mining, infrastructure, professional services, health, justice and transport. As an integrated member of your team through retained, ongoing relationships or as specialists-for-hire for specific projects, Xtal Advisory contributes to the growth, development and evolution of a range of organisations from startups and privately-owned businesses to large, listed companies and governments, creating value for clients, community, employees and shareholders. Show less

Department Of Materials Engineering And Monash Centre For Electron Microscopy

Postdoctoral Research Fellow investigating the growth mechanisms and structure-property relationships of metal nanoparticles at the atomic scale using aberration corrected electron microscopy.

Ph.D. in Physics under the supervision of Prof Pratibha Gai (2013 Unesco Laureate for Europe) and Prof Ed Boyes and in collaboration with Johnson Matthey Plc. Thesis entitled: "Aberration Corrected In-Situ Electron Microscopy of Nanoparticle Catalysts."In-situ aberration corrected electron microscopy was used to study metal nanoparticle catalysts under controlled environmental conditions at the atomic scale. Characterisation of the structure and stability of catalytic… Show more Ph.D. in Physics under the supervision of Prof Pratibha Gai (2013 Unesco Laureate for Europe) and Prof Ed Boyes and in collaboration with Johnson Matthey Plc. Thesis entitled: "Aberration Corrected In-Situ Electron Microscopy of Nanoparticle Catalysts."In-situ aberration corrected electron microscopy was used to study metal nanoparticle catalysts under controlled environmental conditions at the atomic scale. Characterisation of the structure and stability of catalytic nanoparticles provided insights into commercially relevant catalyst activation and deactivation mechanisms. Show less

Stanford Innovation And Entrepreneurship Certificate

Subjects include building financial models; valuing projects, firms and new ventures; building and evaluating business models; market.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics

Thesis: Aberration corrected in-situ electron microscopy of nanoparticle catalysts Supervised by Prof Pratibha Gai (2013 UNESCO Laureate.

B.Sc. (Hons), Physics

Awarded the 2008 Goodwin Prize for best B.Sc. project in Physics University of York Outstanding Sporting Achievement Award, 2007 First.