Sean Robertson

Sean Robertson's work experience includes various roles in different companies. In 2012, they worked as an Undergraduate Student Researcher at ChemGreen Innovation Inc. and TRIUMF. In 2014, they served as a Graduate Student Researcher (MSc) at Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris / Chimie-ParisTech. In 2015, they worked as a Graduate Student Researcher (MSc) at MIT Mesoscale Nuclear Materials Group and later became a Senior Design Engineer at Transatomic Power. From 2018 to 2022, Sean worked as a Graduate Student Researcher (PhD) at MIT Mesoscale Nuclear Materials Group, where they contributed to various research projects related to molten salts and thermal conductivity. Starting in 2021, they became a Communication Lab Fellow at the MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering. In 2022, Sean became Co-founder and CTO at Mantel, focusing on developing materials for carbon capture solutions.

Sean Robertson pursued their education chronologically, starting with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Honors Chemistry with a minor in Physics from Mount Allison University, which they completed from 2009 to 2013. Following this, they obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Nuclear Reactor Physics and Engineering from Université Paris-Saclay, studying from 2013 to 2015. Sean has recently completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in Nuclear Materials Science with a minor in Finance, which they undertook from 2018 to 2022.