Michael W Deem Michael Deem continued his education at the California Institute of Technology after graduating from high school. He completed his undergraduate studies before applying to the University of California’s PhD program. He received his PhD after successfully defending his thesis, continued his education at Harvard University. After finishing his postdoctoral position at Harvard, he continued to push himself to learn more, accomplish more, and make more discoveries. He then made the decision to carry out research in both academia and industry.