Matthias Kling, PhD
Co-Founder
20+ years in advanced materials characterization. Ex-R&D director of $100M+ materials science programs. 500+ publications with ~20,000 citations.
Team
We have spent our careers in the lab and the fab
Matter42 is a team of physicists, semiconductor engineers, and AI builders. We have run $100M+ research programs, developed process technology at leading chipmakers, and built ML systems at scale. Now we are turning that experience into AI-native tools for materials characterization and growth.
- Materials physics
- Semiconductor engineering
- Applied AI
Founding team
Thomas Linker, PhD
Co-Founder
Physicist specializing in multiscale simulation and ML. 8+ years in materials AI research with a focus on atomic-scale quantum materials control.
Kamila Stepniowska
Founding Team Member, COO
AI and data science operations, 10+ years. Tech-industry and open-source partnership builder across GTM, community, and ecosystem.
Deep expertise across the stack
Kalai Ramea, PhD
Chief AI Officer
ATLAS AI framework, UI, and user support
Michael Curtis, PhD
Materials Scientist
MOCVD expert, 2D materials and device R&D
Srikar Jandhyala, PhD
VP of Product
Semiconductor technology and business strategy
Bala Radhakrishnan, PhD
Head of Process Intelligence
Process modeling and simulation architecture
Ali Al Kadhim, PhD
Research Engineer
ATLAS literature pipelines and database, AI, and simulations
Matt Moderwell
Founding Engineer
ATLAS simulations, AI framework, and scaling
Kirtana Romfh
Multiscale Simulation Engineer
Reactor-scale simulation for materials growth
Want to help build the future of materials research?
We are looking for materials scientists, scientific software builders, and applied ML engineers.