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Sashank Shivakumar

PhD Candidate at UC San Diego

San Diego, California

Overview 

Sashank Shivakumar is a PhD candidate at UC San Diego specializing in high-temperature materials processing, with experience in materials science, physics, and research. Highlights of his career include serving as a Senior Analyst in VC investment at Anzu Partners and being a Shah Fellow in Technology Program Management at the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur UC San Diego.

Work Experience 

  • Research Aide Technical - PhD

    2025 - Current

    Applied materials division (AMD), materials for harsh environments (MHE) dept. Continuing PhD thesis work on ceramic-ceramic joining for advanced energy.

Argonne National Laboratory conducts researches in basic science, energy resources, and environmental management.

Raised $41,400,000.00 from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, US Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, US Department of Energy and US Department of Energy.

  • PhD Candidate

    2020

    Novel joining schemes for SiC subassemblies in concentrating solar power. Synthesis, consolidation, processing and characterization of advanced high temperature materials - bulk nanocrystalline/UFG/FG refractory multicomponent alloys, oxides, silicides, and borides. Extensive experience with: sintering techniques (FAST-SPS, tube, vacuum, and controlled atmosphere furnaces), custom processing equipment design, fast heating ( > 100 C.s), powder metallurgy, air sensitive materials handling etc. Characterization techniques: XRD, SEM, EDS, EBSD, FIB-SEM.

  • Senior Analyst: VC Investment

    2022 - 2022

    Portfolio support and sourcing for/of companies deploying breakthrough materials science and manufacturing technologies, with a focus on semiconductor, LDES (Thermal/Geothermal), DER, and battery verticals.

Anzu Partners is an investment firm that invests in industrial and life science technology companies.

  • Shah Fellow: Technology Program Management

    2021 - 2022

Institute for Global Entrepreneurs offers education, mentorship, and entrepreneurial programs to students, research staff, and alumni.

  • Engineer: Materials Science & Technology Development

    2018 - 2020

    Core technology validation for Brain Computer Interfaces.

Paradromics is developing high data-rate brain computer interfacing technology

Raised $108,406,129.00 from IPOSharks.

  • Volunteer Researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant

    2017 - 2018

    Nanocomposite Carbon Nanotube paints and coatings for non-invasive structural health monitoring of concrete via tomographic approaches. (ARMOR Lab, Prof. Kenneth Loh) TA for PHY2CL (Aug '17 - June '18) - Physics Lab: Electricity and Magnetism

  • Consultant

    2015 - 2016

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