Kavya Dathathreya

Kavya Dathathreya joined the Institute for Materials Research’s Nanotech West Lab as a research assistant in January 2021. Kavya supports NTW’s research operations and has extensive experience in the design and fabrication of micro and nano-devices for biomedical and semiconductor applications. Her skills include layout design, photolithography, nanoimprint lithography, thin film deposition, DRIE, and SEM characterization. Prior to joining Ohio State, Kavya worked as a Research Technician at the University of Kansas and has 5+ years of experience working in the power plant industry.

Kavya holds an M.S. degree (2016) from Louisiana State University and a B.S. degree (2009) from the PES Institute of Technology (Bangalore, India). Both in Mechanical Engineering.