Mehul Nair

Activities: IEEE (Industrial Relations Officer/Exec), ANS (Research Director/Coordinator), Net Impact Berkeley (Executive Board), MSEA

• Designing and verifying epitaxial deposition processes for cutting-edge chip development.
• Optimizing epitaxy processes to decrease costs and manufacturing time for chip fabrication at TSMC's new Arizona fab.
• Developing doping processes using advanced epitaxy technology to maximize yields for semiconductor production.

• Conducted market analysis across nine regions, utilizing 25+ databases and reports to identify growth opportunities.
• Gathered and processed data for 15 key metrics across various regions, condensing information into regional plans.
• Created detailed visualizations to illustrate significant trends and recommend four strategic investment opportunities.

• Created a novel metrology thresholding system, improving sensitivity by 1000x compared to state-of-the-art, sharply decreasing magnet damage potential.
• Utilized 3+ unique ML architectures to develop a model that prevents damage to high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets.
• Developed machine-level denoising of voltage data to increase superconductor damage response window by 5 times.

• Applied Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) imaging to achieve atomic-level resolution across two distinct ferroelectric interfaces for analysis of polarization and oxygen octahedral tilt.
• Developed and implemented image processing algorithms on low-resolution charge density maps (<100k pixels), improving atomic precision determination by 100% and reducing polarization measurement uncertainty.
• Improved polarization map uniformity in ferroelectric interfaces by 40% through optimized imaging and processing protocols, enabling oxygen fitting for the first time in one interface.

• Analyzed market expansion possibilities for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) by sourcing, conducting, and analyzing 10 stakeholder interviews and researching industry ESG disclosures.
• Managed Climeworks’ top 100 Salesforce accounts with a team of five, assessing CDR adoption potential through climate maturity analysis.
• Investigated decision-making hierarchies and developed strategic sales decision frameworks aligned with company goals.

• Tested novel image reconstruction algorithms (using Python, statistical models, penalty functions) for low-noise near-field imaging of radioactive sources in medical settings.
• Developed fitting algorithms to identify peaks in radiation spectra (Gamma Vision output) for characterizing differences in radiation detectors.

• Conducted product analysis to refine a B2B model for scaling an online environmental learning course in the corporate EdTech market.
• Developed go-to-market strategy by creating case studies on ESG and CSR-focused companies.
• Redesigned website sections using interactive Figma prototypes to enhance user engagement and retention.

• Conducted advanced failure analysis and characterization (SEM, EBSD, Tensile Testing) on over 80 additively manufactured steel samples for microstructure analysis.
• Performed experiments studying radiation effects on fusion energy materials to determine future energy viability (in conjunction with LBNL's Superconducting Magnet Program).
• Conducted mechanical properties testing on irradiated epoxy mixes used for superconducting accelerator magnets (results published).
• Utilized SEM to analyze and characterize REBCO superconductors; prepared samples for TEM using FIB lift-out techniques.