Layton Baker

Layton Baker has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Layton most recently served as the Head of Manufacturing Science & Technology at VitriVax, where they led GMP manufacturing development for their Atomic Layering Thermostable Antigen and Adjuvant (ALTA) technology. Prior to this, Layton worked at Quantinuum as a Lead System Engineer. Layton also held the position of Sr. Instrument Scientist and Project Manager at High Precision Devices (HPD), a FormFactor Company. Layton gained experience in process engineering and development at Bayer, where they worked as a Consulting Engineer in Process Technology and Development, Principal Plant Engineer, and Senior Plant Engineer. Layton was also part of the Materials Science Division at Luminati Aerospace, where they led formulation of materials and technology R&D programs. Layton began their career as an R&D Technologist at HZO, focusing on thin film materials development and analysis. Layton also worked as a Microdevice Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as a Sales Engineer at Beneq, where they developed business relationships and consulted on thin film applications. Layton's early career involved research positions at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Carnegie Mellon University, where they conducted studies on atomic layer deposition (ALD) and metal surface cleaning and annealing processes.

Layton Baker completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, attending from 1994 to 1999. Afterwards, Baker further pursued higher education at Carnegie Mellon University, where they obtained a PhD in Chemical Engineering from 2003 to 2008.