Siddharth Maddali
Fremont, California, United States of
America
Computational physicist with a
specialization in X-ray and optical
imaging and microscopy for condensed
matter and materials systems.
Experience
KLA (United States)
Research Scientist / November, 2022 —
Present
Sensitivity enhancement of
optical inspection of
semiconductor wafers
Argonne National Laboratory
Staff Scientist / October, 2019 —
September, 2022
(1) Imaging: Inverse problems
for 3D nanoscale materials
imaging using coherent X-ray
probes. (2) Time-resolved
studies: Signal processing
methods for XPCS at free
electron laser facilities. (3)
Experiments: POCs &
demonstrations for the above
at APS/future APS-U
instruments. (4) Fundraising:
Research grants (LDRD, DoE),
APS, ESRF user-time proposals.
(5) Dissemination/Outreach:
Publications, peer review,
editorship, conferences, tech
reports. (6)
Mentoring/Organization:
Postdocs, students
(unofficial), workshop
planning/chairing.
Post-doctoral
researcher / January, 2017 —
September, 2019
National Energy Technology
Laboratory
Postdoctoral Fellow / May, 2016 —
November, 2016
Machine learning -driven
materials discovery of steel
alloys for optimized power
plant components
Research Expertise
Computational microscopy
Fourier/physical optics
signal processing
physics
HPC
And 17 more
About
Computational materials, imaging and
microscopy scientist with **8 years
combined experience** in industry and
national laboratories. Expert in
physics-based imaging and
characterization with X-rays and
optical probes, high-performance
computing for light-matter interaction
and materials data analysis.
Experienced in machine learning for
materials discovery. Previous
experience at the National Energy
Technology Laboratory, Argonne
National Laboratory and KLA
Corporation. <br>