# Saujan Sivaram

> Materials Process Engineering Manager at Antora Energy

Location: Alameda, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/saujan

Product design engineer comfortable working from nanoscale to reactor scale in cross-functional teams. Extensive background in synthesis and characterization of carbon and silicon for lithium-ion battery and electronic applications. Well versed in material-cell interactions. Strong believer in using first-principles to aid in process development.

## Work Experience
### Materials Process Engineering Manager @ Antora Energy
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Staff Product Design and Integration Engineer @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026

### Managing Senior Staff Product Design Engineer @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

### Senior Staff Product Design Engineer @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Alameda, California, United States

### Senior Staff Materials Development Engineer @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Alameda, California, United States

### Staff Materials Development Engineer @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Alameda, California, United States

### Senior Materials Development Engineer @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Alameda, California, United States

### Scientist @ Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### NRC Postdoctoral Fellow @ U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
Synthesis and characterization of atomically thin 2D materials for optoelectronic, chemical sensing, and quantum computing applications

Discovered novel photo-mediated treatment to improve optical properties of monolayer MoS2 by up to 200x 

Developed strategies to synthesize graphene, monolayer MoS2, MoSe2, and WSe2 via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) 

Characterize optoelectronic, electronic, and mechanical properties of 2D materials using photoluminescence, Raman spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) 

Co-authored 6 publications, lead author 1 publication

Investigated the effect of seeding promoters and precursor chemistry on monolayer MoSe2 synthesis

### R&D Intern - Electrochemical Sensor Design @ Lonza
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Designed chemically modified electrochemical sensors for rapid, multiplexed analyte detection (< 1 minute) in aqueous media.  

Developed scalable, robust chemistries to target both electro-active and inactive species.

### Graduate Researcher @ Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2009 – Jan 2015
Investigated the impact of surface chemistry on the growth and function of Group IV semiconductor nanowires. 

Used in situ and operando infrared spectroscopy to interrogate surface intermediates on germanium nanowires synthesized by catalytically-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CVD). 

Determined adsorption kinetics of organic and inorganic molecules on semiconductor surface with time-resolved infrared spectroscopy and characterized nanostructure morphologies using scanning and transmission electron microscopies.

### Science and Technology Analyst @ USG
Jan 2006 – Jan 2009


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NSF IGERT Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Master’s Degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/saujan-sivaram-2428aa7b

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Last updated: 2026-04-13