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Venkat Viswanathan

Investor

Technical Advisor at Avila

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

About

Venkat Viswanathan is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan and a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Aionics Inc (AI-driven materials design), Chement (zero-carbon cement process), and And Battery Aero (aviation batteries). He has received the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 recognition and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. He has advised 20 PhD students and 10 postdoctoral scholars and is a named inventor on more than 50 patent applications.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials

Experience

  1. University of MichiganProfessorcurrent2026 — presentAnn Arbor, MI
  2. University of MichiganAssociate Professor2023 — 2026Ann Arbor, MI
  3. QuantumScapeTechnical Consultantcurrent2015 — present
  4. Aionics, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2020 — present
  5. And Battery AeroCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
  6. Propel AeroCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
  7. Chement Co.Co-Foundercurrent2021 — present
  8. IonworksCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
  9. InceptEVCo-Founder2022 — 2025
  10. Carnegie Mellon UniversityAssociate Professor2019 — 2023
  11. Carnegie Mellon UniversityAssistant Professor2014 — 2019Greater Pittsburgh Area
  12. CMU Scott Institute for Energy InnovationFaculty Fellow2018 — 2023Greater Pittsburgh Area
  13. Citrine InformaticsScientific Advisory Board2017 — 2020
  14. Zunum AeroTechnical Advisory Board Member2018 — 2019
  15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Postdoctoral Fellow2013 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  16. Stanford UniversityPh.D2008 — 2013
  17. Robert BoschBattery Modelling Intern2010Palo alto, California
  18. Technical University of DenmarkSummer school student2008
  19. Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasB.Tech/M.Tech2003 — 2008

Skills & more

Computational Materials Science9Machine Learning8Energy Storage10Batteries3Electrification2Modelling7Matlab29Mathematical Modeling27Simulation6Materials Science16LaTeX13Numerical Analysis10
+4 moreCMathematicaPythonSimulations

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Colleagues at Avila

Addison Stark
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Ally Yost
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Arturo Elizondo
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Carlos Araque
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Claudia Sender
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Daniel Betts
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Gilberto Perez
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Venkat Viswanathan?
Venkat Viswanathan is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan and a serial entrepreneur who co-founded Aionics Inc (AI-driven materials design), Chement (zero-carbon cement process), and And Battery Aero (aviation batteries). He has received the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 recognition and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship. He has advised 20 PhD students and 10 postdoctoral scholars and is a named inventor on more than 50 patent applications.
Where does Venkat Viswanathan work?
Venkat Viswanathan is Technical Advisor at Avila.
What does Venkat Viswanathan invest in?
Venkat Viswanathan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Deep Tech, Energy, New Materials.
Where did Venkat Viswanathan go to school?
Venkat Viswanathan studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology, Mechanical Engineering).

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