Ari Gilman

Ari Gilman, PhD, is a chemical engineer with a focus on research and development in sustainability and catalysis. With expertise in analytical methods and instrumentation, Ari has worked on ultrahigh vacuum surface science and materials characterization. They have served as a Thin Film Deposition Engineering Lead at RTX since 2025 and previously held research positions at Princeton University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Ari has also contributed to the field through internships at Acumentrics Corporation and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, and they hold a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Princeton University.