Peter Scott
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Scott is a co-founder of Power 3D a Lithium-Ion battery launching out of Carnegie Melon University. He brings over 20 years of experience in industry and academia working with entrepreneurs and technology companies. His previous experience includes advising 25+ technology start-ups in strategy, marketing/sales, finance and securing commitments of over $14 million of investment. He began his teaching career as a Professor of Entrepreneurship in Syracuse University’s top 10 ranked program where created a class on Angel Investing and started a Creativity and Innovation competition for the College of Engineering. Scott is also EiR at 20Fathoms, building a Blue Tech Ecosystem, and co-founder of Grasp Robotics and CellDrop Biosciences that is commercializing a stem cell therapy for horses. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Rahul Panat
Chief Technical Advisor
Dr. Rahul Panat serves as Power 3D Inc.'s Chief Technology Advisor. He is a renowned expert in advanced manufacturing and energy materials, and he guides Power 3D's technological innovation and product development efforts for next-generation Li-ion batteries. Dr. Panat is also a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to his current roles, he spent 10-years in Intel Corporation working on microprocessor manufacturing research. Dr. Panat holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University.
Chunshan Hu
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Chunshan Hu serves as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), pioneering new technologies and overseeing product development. With over 8 years of experience in the development of micro 3D printing technologies, he has been a driving force behind various advanced applications. His work was pivotal in developing a rapid, 10-second COVID-19 detection platform and next-generation 3D printed brain-machine interfaces. He has also been instrumental in advancing 3D micro-scale battery electrodes using materials such as Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Cobalt Oxide (LCO). Prior to joining the company, Dr. Hu was a postdoctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University, and a B.S. from Northwest A&F University, China.
Jay Kunselman
Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineer
Serving as a semiconductor manufacturing engineer at Power 3D, Jay is passionate about fabricating tiny devices.While studying materials science at Carnegie Mellon, Jay helped build the first DIY open-source semiconductor fab, known as the Hacker Fab, and supported the creation of similar labs at various other universities. Through this initiative, he gained hands-on experience developing microfabrication process flows and equipment, all from scratch. Committed to the proliferation of semiconductor education, Jay continues to co-run the original lab at Carnegie Mellon, and helps instruct an associated course in nano-fabrication. Jay's fascination with miniature technology is counterbalanced by a love for wilderness and aquatic life, which he pursues through snorkeling, fishing, and backpacking, whenever he can.
Paul V. Braun
Consulting Battery Expert
Prof. Paul Braun serves as a consultant to Power 3D. Prof. Braun is the Director of the Materials Research Laboratory, the Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering, and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Prof. Braun has published extensively on new materials and devices for electrochemical energy storage, as well as on other topics Prof. Braun received his B.S. degree with distinction from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Illinois. Following a postdoctoral appointment at Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Prof. Braun was a member of the 2010-2011 DARPA Defense Science Study Group, and the 2015-2017 National Academies Technical Advisory Board for the US Army Research Laboratory. Prof. Braun is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society, AAAS, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Justin Payne
Consulting Semiconductor Expert
Justin serves as Power 3D’s semiconductor process development advisor. With more than 25 years in the industry, he has been responsible for process, device and equipment development from initial concept to high volume production ramp. His professional interests focus on the realization of novel device types through the application of traditional silicon CMOS processing techniques. He has been a co-founder of two start-up companies: The first was SIMAERA, a GaN-on-Si optoelectronic company with operations in Shanghai, China where he served as CTO. Later he co-founded Temari Medical, a thin film shape memory alloy medical device company in Santa Clara, California developing endovascular occluders for the treatment of brain aneurysms, where he was V.P. of Engineering. He has also been a principal at several start-up companies in the MEMS space developing both digital and analog micro-mirror arrays as well as nanopore technology for interrogating the structure of organic molecules. His early career included senior engineering roles at Intel and KLA.
Linze Du Hill
Director of Product Engineering
She graduated from a Ph.D. program in 4 years with a 4.0 GPA, 10 publications, 16 patent filings in Li-S batteries, semiconductors, and rare-earth materials, was nominated for the 30 Under 30 award, secured over $10 million in funding, and has 8 years of experience in product-driven research and development.
