Robert Hilty (he/him)

Robert Hilty has a long and varied career in engineering and research and development. Robert began their career in 1993 as a Technology Rotation Engineer at TE Connectivity, where they completed a two-year rotation program exposing him to nine different engineering and manufacturing roles. Robert then moved up to Senior Materials Engineer, Director Materials Research, Senior Director Research and Development, and CTO, Senior Director Engineering, Circuit Protection at TE Connectivity. In 2015, they joined Xtalic Corporation as Vice President of Research and Development, where they lead the Research and Development organization in a fast and flexible "start-up like" team environment focused on creating new metals and identifying business opportunities for them. Robert focuses on nanostructured metal materials developed using a proprietary thermodynamic toolkit originally invented at MIT and is currently commercializing new products of nanostructured aluminum alloys made by electrodeposition in ionic liquids.

Robert Hilty obtained their Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1993. Robert had previously obtained a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Temple University in 1989. In 2009-2010, they attended The Wharton School for Organizational Leadership.