Maithilee Motlag is a Test Chip Vehicle Integration Lead at Micron Technology Inc. and serves as the technical point of contact for the NAND test chip vehicle development and NAND product enablement. Previously, she was an Advanced Material Modeling Engineer Postdoc at Micron Technology Inc., where she implemented Multiphysics modeling methods to facilitate Technology Pathfinding of next generation memory semiconductor manufacturing processes. She Her Ph.D. research provides a systematic understanding of the effect of laser shock process on Van der Waals materials and demonstrated the modulation of mechanical and optoelectronic properties. She has authored 11 publications in journals such as Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Advanced Sciences and was also the recipient of Purdue Bilsland Dissertation Scholarship. During her time at Purdue, she served as a President for Industrial Engineering Graduate Student Organization and President for Industrial Engineering Graduate Women’s Group. She received the Purdue Outstanding Service Award and McDonnell Douglas Scholarship for her active involvement and service in STEM outreach. Dr. Motlag has a Ph.D. in IE (2021) and a MS in ME (2013) from Purdue University, U.S.A and a B.E. in ME from Cummins College of Engineering for Women, India (2012). Dr. Motlag is passionate about working towards K12 initiatives focused on nanotechnology and semiconductor manufacturing and aspires to be a strong role model for the future women in STEM.

Research Interests

Computational Material Science • Laser Nanomanufacturing • Semiconductor Process Simulations