Thomas Eiden
FounderFounder at Atomic Alchemy
Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
FoundedAtomic Alchemy · YC
About
Thomas Eiden worked as a reactor engineer and core designer at Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test Reactor and conducted research on next-generation nuclear fuels at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Founder at Atomic AlchemyYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Thomas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Thomas can intro founders to Atomic Alchemy's investors below.
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Experience
- Oklo IncSenior Director, Isotopescurrent2025 — presentIdaho Falls, ID
- Atomic Alchemy Inc.Founder & CEOcurrent2018 — presentIdaho Falls, ID
- Battelle Energy AllianceReactor Engineer2015 — 2018Idaho Falls, ID
- Battelle Energy AllianceAdvanced Test Reactor Experiment Engineer2014 — 2015Idaho Falls, ID
- University of Wisconsin-Madison College of EngineeringGraduate Research Assistant2013Madison, WI
- University of Wisconsin-Madison College of EngineeringUndergraduate Research Assistant2011 — 2012UW-M
- Argonne National LaboratoryResearch Aide2012Lemont, IL
Skills & more
Matlab8LaTeX4Linux2Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel1Joomla1Inventor1AutoCAD1SolidworksPublic Speaking6Scanning Electron Microscopy10Nuclear Engineering9
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Materials SciencePowder X-ray DiffractionStar-CCM+Electron MicroscopyWebsite DevelopmentSample PreparationCFDScanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)ResearchBuilding reactorsNeutron farmingHELIOS Lattice Physics Code (Studsvik)- Master Gardener — University of Idaho
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Eiden?
- Thomas Eiden worked as a reactor engineer and core designer at Idaho National Laboratory's Advanced Test Reactor and conducted research on next-generation nuclear fuels at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Where does Thomas Eiden work?
- Thomas Eiden is Founder of Atomic Alchemy.
- What companies did Thomas Eiden found?
- Thomas Eiden founded Atomic Alchemy.
- Where did Thomas Eiden go to school?
- Thomas Eiden studied at Y Combinator; University of Wisconsin-Madison (Master's degree, Nuclear Engineering/Engineering Physics); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Science (BS), Nuclear Engineering).
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