Professor Michael Lerch graduated with a PhD in solid state physics in 1998. He is a founding member of the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP) at the University of Wollongong (UOW) and Head of the UOW School of Physics. Michael applies his expertise of electronic properties of semiconductors to the design and development of novel, solid state-based sensors and instrumentation for application in radiation medicine. He is interested in the real-world implementation and application of real-time devices designed to operate in vivo from a targeted diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy point of view. Michael also contributes to research into the optimization of radiation medicine created by the physical and semiconducting properties of engineered nano-ceramics and semiconductor devices in different radiation field environments (e.g., photons or charged particles).