Rana Faryad Ali
Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Education
Simon Fraser University
Ph.D. M.Sc., Materials Science/Chemistry / 2021
Wharton Online University of Pennsylvania
Certificate, Technology Entrepreneurship and IP Law / 2022
Experience
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Researcher / January, 2025 — Present
Leading projects to address the scalable fabrication and characterization of advanced materials metasurfaces coatings and thin films for nanophotonics nonlinear optics and optical sensing. Providing leadership and managing teams to advance the vision of MIT in advanced materials initiatives.
DuPont
Senior Scientist Process Development and Product Innovation / January, 2024 — December, 2025
Developed and innovated new materials and coatings for photonics and semiconducting technologies. Led product development and process improvement initiatives to scale-up high-performance materials. Engaged cross-functional teams and global clients to find the solutions of their problems by new specialty materials and expanded the business areas of the organization.
University of Toronto, DuPont
Associate Researcher / January, 2024 — December, 2025
Designed new advanced materials coatings and surface chemistry strategies for nanophotonics and optical devices to enhance the light-matter interactions and improved performance of optical sensors. Provided leadership mentorship and innovation strategies to teams at cross-functional institutes to address the challenges in nanotechnology advanced materials and surface science projects.
Foresight, Simon Fraser University
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Collaborative Researcher / January, 2022 — December, 2023
Co-founded a startup focused on energy and nanophotonics technologies. Raised funding through venture capital and led deep-tech product development. Worked with VCs and investors to support deep-tech startups.
TRIUMF Inc. (National Lab)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Project Lead / January, 2021 — December, 2022
Led projects and managed teams in nuclear fuel design target development and optics-related initiatives. Advanced Canadas research leadership in advanced nuclear materials development for CANDU reactors. Led new frontier research programs on materials designed for extreme environment applications.
Simon Fraser University, 4D LABS
Research Assistant / January, 2015 — December, 2021
Successfully developed new methods (e.g. solvothermal sol-gel and solid-state) for materials surface coatings and thin films for nonlinear optics nanophotonics optical sensorsimaging and photodetectors. Published 15+ papers; presented at 30+ international conferences; and won 6 research grants. Hands-on experience with electron microscopy (TEM HRTEM SEM EDS EELS) CVD PVD ALD XPS Raman laser and optical spectroscopy techniques for the characterization of advanced materials.
Nano-One Materials Inc.
Consultant, Collaborator / January, 2015 — December, 2020
Consulted on lithium-ion battery material RD and resolved challenges related to scaling up production.
Graphene Research Institute, Sejong University
Visiting Researcher / January, 2014 — December, 2014
Fabricated and characterized graphene-based optical devices at scale. Optimized processes for large-scale and defect-free fabrication of graphene. Developed operando characterization methods for device evaluation.
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