Umashankar Karthikeyan

Umashankar Karthikeyan is an Associate Process Engineer at Northvolt since January 2024, focusing on process optimization and quality improvement for battery cell manufacturing within the Formation and Ageing Continuous Improvement team. Previously, Umashankar completed a Master's Thesis at Volvo Penta, analyzing fuel cell exhaust water quality and designing a chimney for heat recovery. Experience also includes working as a Project Engineer at Chalmers EcoSmarter, where thermal performance of battery systems was tested using CFD models, and serving as a Process System Product Engineer at Cameron, focusing on the development of FEED design for Mono Ethylene Glycol. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Sustainable Energy Systems from Chalmers University of Technology and a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.