Abhinay Mishra

About Abhinay Mishra

Accomplished materials scientist and engineer with a strong track record of leading the development of advanced material technologies for consumer electronics, biomedical and healthcare applications.• Led and managed cross-functional teams in the development, optimization, and scale-up of advanced material systems and process technologies for optical and display films in augmented reality (AR) glasses, including integration with waveguide architectures and device fabrication workflows.• Strong skills in elucidating structure-property relationships of materials through correlation of thermal, mechanical and rheological properties. • Proficient in synthesis of polymers via step growth, free radical, cationic and ATRP polymerization.• Expertise in fabrication of biocompatible polymer scaffolds using 3D printer, UV curing and photo-polymerization.• Proficient in fabrication of gold polymer nanocomposites for biosensing and detection applications.• Expertise in synthesis and fabrication of polymer nanocomposites using CNT, graphene, nanoclay.• Specialization in 3D lithography for fabrication of polymer microstructures using NIR fs-lasers.• Proficient in designing and constructing basic optical setup for fabrication and imaging applications. •Proficient in mechanical testing, spectroscopic (UV-Vis, FTIR, NMR) and microscopic (SEM, TEM and AFM) techniques.

Experience

1. Senior Materials Engineer

   Digilens Inc

   Jul 2024 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US

   Role: Led cross-functional materials and process development for optical and display films in augmented reality (AR) glasses.• Drove material selection and characterization of liquid crystal (LC) and nanoparticle (NP) doped photopolymers for AR waveguide technology development.• Successfully developed inkjet printable holographic photopolymer inks for both Volume Bragg Grating (VBG) and Surface Relief Grating (SRG) based AR waveguides.• Established robust material qualification protocols using comprehensive characterization techniques, including density, viscosity, surface tension, particle size, and refractive index measurements.• Drove functional material deposition and photopolymer-based optical device fabrication using the Fujifilm Dimatix inkjet printing platform.• Employed plasma etching and atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes for SRG waveguide fabrication.• Successfully utilized in-house metrology tools to characterize the optical performance of diffraction gratings (VBG and SRG).• Led reliability and failure analysis testing of waveguides under accelerated environmental conditions to ensure long-term performance.• Proactively identified and resolved humidity-related degradation in diffraction holograms, significantly improving waveguide durability.• Built and maintained strong partnerships with domestic and international raw material suppliers and vendors, enabling effective collaboration and material innovation.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science and Technology (Polymer Nanocomposites)

  2008 — 2012

• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

  Master's degree, Materials Science and Technology

  2006 — 2008