ARUN K MENON

Arun K Menon has over 14 years of experience in product engineering and research related to batteries, electrolytes, and materials. ARUN K started their career in 2007 as a graduate research assistant at the University of Central Florida, where they worked on developing sol-gel techniques for the synthesis of nanocrystalline titanium dioxide and strengthened its properties through metal oxide doping. Later, they also worked as a graduate teaching assistant and tutor at the university. In 2011, they joined Pellion Technologies, where they worked as a materials integration engineer and materials research engineer. Their work involved developing non-aqueous electrolytes and Mg-ion batteries for commercial applications and optimizing the formulations of electrolytes from lab-scale to small-scale manufacturing. From 2019-2021, they served as a battery and quality control engineer at Urban Electric Power. In 2021, they moved on to be a Sr. battery engineer at Sakuu Corp, where they worked until joining Amprius Technologies as a Staff Product Engineer in 2023.

Arun K Menon completed their Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgy and Material Science Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in the year 2006. ARUN K pursued their Masters in Material Science & Engineering from the University of Central Florida from 2007 to 2009. ARUN K also obtained several certifications: they completed Flame Spray Pyrolysis training from Tethis, Inc. in October 2013, they received a Minitab Certification of Completion for Basic Statistics and Factorial Designs from Minitab in July 2012, and they received a Yellow Belt of Six Sigma Technology from Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc. in the year 2010.