Meet the turboTEM Team

The turboTEM team is a spin-out from the Ultramicroscopy Research Group based at the Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin.

Dr Lewys Jones

Dr Lewys Jones

CEO & Co-founder

Lewys is the CEO and co-founder of turboTEM. He is also the principal investigator of the Ultramicroscopy research group and creator of the user adjustable pole-piece.

Fletcher Thompson

Fletcher Thompson

COO & Co-founder

Fletcher is the business development manager and turboTEM operations coordinator.

Dr Jonathan Peters

Dr Jonathan Peters

CTO & Co-founder

Jonathan is the lead researcher and designer.

Germano Motta

Germano Motta

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Germano is the Senior Mechanical Engineer supporting research and development.

Mayra Jones

Mayra Jones

Operations Officer

Mayra is the Operations Officer and provides support to the executive team.

About turboTEM

  • We build

    turboTEM supports impactful R&D, high-tech manufacturing, and sustainable careers on the island of Ireland. 

  • We are independent

    turboTEM aims to develop solutions that support microscopists globally across all vendors and platforms. 

  • We iterate

    Try, test, try again. At turboTEM we continually review, revisit and revise practices across everything we do with all team-members having an equal voice. 

  • We welcome

    We are a team strengthened by respecting our diverse backgrounds, experiences, lifestyles and cultures.

  • We balance

    Work and play, team and family, science and business – never driving one to the exclusion of the other.