DEPARTEMENT OF
ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL, & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


Karthik Balakrishnan
Director, Polysilicon Engineering and Process Technology, MEMC Electronic Materials
Thesis: Singularity Methods: Novel Mesh Free Methods for Solving Particle Scale Phenomena in Trickle Bed Reactors



Contact Balakrishnan
Alumni
Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering & Applied Science, Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory
Brauer Hall, Campus Box 1180, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
Phone:             (314) 935-5548

Academic background
  • B.Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1992 – 1996)
  • D.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (1996 – 2000)

  • Manager, Lexan Semiworks & Development Facility, General Electric Company (2004 - 2008)
  • Process Technologist, General Electric Company (2002 - 2004)
  • Process Technology Engineer, GE Leadership Program, General Electric Company (2000 - 2002)


Work Experience