Harry Chou is an Application Engineer at NovaCentrix developing new processes with partners and customers, as well as building new technologies within the company. He tackles technical challenges systematically to ensure all collaborators have visibility into experimental plans and results. His collaborations extend beyond the NovaCentrix facility in Austin to companies and institutions all over. He is working to show how photonic processes and functional nanomaterials can impact a broad range of technologies. Harry’s industry experience includes startup and entrepreneurship ventures with novel nanomaterials, as well as in characterization and analysis with semiconductors. Harry has published and reviewed dozens of articles for scientific journals and holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin where he researched synthesis, characterization, and applications of novel nanomaterials. He also holds a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from UC Berkeley.