Completing his undergraduate studies at University of Reading, Martin worked for a year in industry as a market analyst and trading titanium and nickel base alloys. After deciding to continue his studies at the University of Nottingham, Martin submitted a masters dissertation in 2008 on the economics of AM (developed into an article in 2011). To be able to study this field in depth, Martin decided to pursue a PhD at the Additive Manufacturing Research Group at Loughborough University, where he was awarded a Wolfson School Scholarship. After completing his doctoral research in 2012, Martin joined the newly formed Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Research Group at the University of Nottingham as a Research Fellow and Research Coordinator.