Mike Singleton is Manager of FASTrac at the Heriot-Watt University Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering, where his research interests include mechanisms of oilfield scale formation and its prevention and enhanced oil recovery through chemical interactions that take place during fluid flow through porous media. He is an active member of the Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) joint industry project (JIP) as well as his role managing the group’s consultancy activity (FASTrac). Mike joined FAST in December 2004 following 10 years of service with Baker Petrolite, Liverpool, UK. During this time Mike was involved in the manufacture and testing of many oilfield service chemicals, ranging from demulsifiers to scale, wax and corrosion inhibitors. During 1997-98, he was seconded to Heriot-Watt University to study the molecular structure/activity relationship for a proprietary Baker Petrolite scale inhibitor and received an MPhil for his work in this area. In 1999, Mike returned to Heriot-Watt University to lead a 5 year joint Baker Petrolite/Heriot-Watt University research project into the area of Chemical Water Control, investigating the mechanisms of Relative Permeability Modification (RPM), the development of suitable RPM chemistries and the design and deployment of these chemistries in the field. Mike also holds a BSc. in Chemistry from Salford University, UK (1991). Mike has authored/co-authored 15 publications and in excess of 60 consultancy research reports.