Gaurav Jha is a Senior Materials Engineer at Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., specializing in the development of next-generation silicon anode batteries since April 2022. Previously, Gaurav worked as a Battery Engineer at Lyten, focusing on lithium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicles, and served as a Process Engineer at Intel Corporation, where responsibilities included troubleshooting etching equipment for electronic chip manufacturing. Gaurav's academic background includes a PhD in Materials Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, where research involved novel techniques for electrophoretic deposition of anode nanoparticles. Additionally, Gaurav has held roles such as Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, contributing to various projects and educational programs in electrochemistry and nanomaterial applications.