Dr. Lakshminath Kundanati
Lakshminath is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras. He is a trained materials engineer with a doctorate from the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. He has worked extensively with natural materials towards understanding their structure-function relationship using various characterization techniques. He brings to the team his training in materials development and characterization, along with a deep passion for creating eco-friendly and sustainable materials
Dr. Ankur Kulkarni
Ankur is a business professional with ~3 years of experience in handling product development, marketing, and sales of capital equipment. He is also a doctorate from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore specializing in biomechanics and soft materials. Ankur is also a trained microbiologist with a graduate degree in Industrial Microbiology and brings to the team his technical and business development knowledge.
Dr. Somanna Kollimada Aiyappa
Somanna has a master’s in Physics and a doctorate in Physics for Life Sciences from Universite Grenoble Alpes, France. He has a decade of research experience and has also worked in plantation management, providing agricultural solutions to farmers. His passion is the development of simple, scalable solutions to complex problems.