Silvia de Dea

Sr. Technical Leader | Chemical Engineer | Semiconductor Scientist | Product Development Expert | Nuclear Fusion Materials | Program Manager | Genomics R&D

Role
Head of Materials and Process Engineering at Xcimer Energy
Location
San Diego, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Silvia de Dea

I grew up in an Italian town, surrounded by the Dolomites. That landscape shaped my love…

Experience

  1. Head of Materials and Process Engineering

    Xcimer Energy

    May 2025 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

    Leading the design, development, and scale-up of novel materials solutions and manufacturing processes for laser-driven inertial fusion systems.• Applying deep expertise in vacuum systems, optical coatings, semiconductor processes, materials corrosion, and materials-plasma interactions to overcome materials challenges critical to commercial fusion deployment.• Driving cross-functional collaboration across R&D, engineering, and external collaborators to define material requirements and advance fusion commercialization readiness.

Education

  • University of California, San Diego

    Master of Science (M.S.)

    2002 — 2004

  • UC San Diego

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

    2002 — 2008

  • Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna

    B.S./M.S.

    1996 — 2001

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