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Aruna Ramkrishnan

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Founder at Copernic Catalysts

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedCopernic Catalysts

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Aruna Ramkrishnan is the CTO and co-founder of Copernic Catalysts, a clean-tech startup developing catalysts to lower the cost and improve the sustainability of industrial chemical and fuel processes. The company uses computational screening combined with high-throughput experimentation and is commercializing a thermochemical ammonia synthesis catalyst. Copernic Catalysts is backed by Future Ventures and The Engine and has received an ARPA-E OPEN grant from the U.S. Department of Energy; Ramkrishnan previously worked at ExxonMobil and Linde.

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Breakout VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $6M checksFuture VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checksInnospark VenturesBoston · $2M checksJuniperClarksville · $100K – $1.5M checksNew Climate VenturesHoustonThe Engine VenturesCambridge

Experience

  1. Copernic CatalystsCTO and Co-foundercurrent2022 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  2. On DeckClimate Tech Fellowcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  3. ExxonMobilPlanning Advisor to Global VP of Research2022
  4. ExxonMobilPlanning Advisor (Strategy and Planning)2021 — 2022
  5. ExxonMobilSenior Researcher2017 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. PraxairDevelopment Specialist2015 — 2016Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area
  7. SchlumbergerPh.D. Research Intern2015Greater Boston
  8. University of MinnesotaResearch Assistant2009 — 2015Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  9. University of MinnesotaTeaching Assistant2010 — 2013
  10. SchlumbergerPh.D. Research Intern2014Greater Boston
  11. University of Erlangen-NurembergResearch Intern2007

Skills & more

Matlab31Mathematica5ANSYS3Fortran3LaTeX3C++2MATLAB1AFM1Chemical Engineering33Fluid Mechanics17Modeling6Finite Element Analysis5
+12 moreCoatingsThin FilmsMaterials ScienceCharacterizationZeolitesSimulationsScanning Electron MicroscopyCFDMicrofluidicsFluid DynamicsR&DPolymers

Languages English · Hindi · Marathi · Sanskrit · Tamil

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Who is Aruna Ramkrishnan?
Aruna Ramkrishnan is the CTO and co-founder of Copernic Catalysts, a clean-tech startup developing catalysts to lower the cost and improve the sustainability of industrial chemical and fuel processes. The company uses computational screening combined with high-throughput experimentation and is commercializing a thermochemical ammonia synthesis catalyst. Copernic Catalysts is backed by Future Ventures and The Engine and has received an ARPA-E OPEN grant from the U.S. Department of Energy; Ramkrishnan previously worked at ExxonMobil and Linde.
Where does Aruna Ramkrishnan work?
Aruna Ramkrishnan is Founder of Copernic Catalysts.
What companies did Aruna Ramkrishnan found?
Aruna Ramkrishnan founded Copernic Catalysts.
Where did Aruna Ramkrishnan go to school?
Aruna Ramkrishnan studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B.Tech, Chemical Engineering); University of Minnesota (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering); University of Minnesota (Master's degree, Chemical Engineering).

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