Aliaksandr Zaretski

Aliaksandr Zaretski has a diverse range of work experience. Aliaksandr is the Founder and CTO of Grolltex, Inc. where they are responsible for inventing the cornerstone technology for the synthesis of large-area graphene at a low cost. This technology allows Grolltex to supply large-area graphene at significantly lower prices than the current market. Additionally, Aliaksandr oversees the development of custom graphene solutions for display manufacturers, sensor technologies, and RFID and IC companies.

Prior to Grolltex, Aliaksandr worked as a Nanoengineer at UC San Diego. During their time there, they conducted research on large-area graphene fabrication and its applications in clean energy and devices as part of their PhD studies.

Aliaksandr has also gained experience as an Intern at The Scripps Research Institute, where they were responsible for protein extraction, purification, and essays in the laboratory of Dr. Lerner.

Aliaksandr has held positions as an Intern at the Cornell Center for Materials Research and as a Research Associate at the Advanced Materials Laboratory. In their role at the Advanced Materials Laboratory, they developed processes for growing carbon nano-tubes, performed material characterization using scanning electron microscopy, conducted thermo-gravimetric analysis, and managed research team projects.

Furthermore, Aliaksandr has worked as a Research Assistant at Vitebsk State University. In this role, they assisted with research on endogenous biogeosuccession using the Carabus family as a biological marker, and set up and maintained formalin traps throughout the study season.

Throughout their career, Aliaksandr Zaretski has gained extensive expertise in nanotechnology, material synthesis, graphene fabrication, and research management.

Aliaksandr Zaretski began their education in 1999 at Minsk State Linguistic University, where they studied Linguistics. Aliaksandr completed their studies there in 2002. Aliaksandr then pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biomedical Engineering at Florida International University from 2008 to 2012. Following this, they furthered their education at UC San Diego, specializing in Nanoengineering, and successfully obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2016.