Amperesand
Dickson Thian has extensive experience in deep tech venture investment and advanced research, currently serving as Vice President at Xora Innovation since August 2020, where the focus is on accelerating the market entry of Seed and Series A stage ventures. Concurrently, Thian is the Interim Chief of Staff at Amperesand, which specializes in grid infrastructure solutions utilizing solid-state transformer technology. Previous roles include Scientist II at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Graduate Research Fellow at Stanford University, and research positions at various institutions, where Thian contributed to cutting-edge projects in atomic layer deposition and quantum computing. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. and MS in Engineering Physics/Applied Physics from Stanford University and a BS in Physics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Amperesand
Amperesand’s infrastructure solutions, powered by novel solid-state transformer (SST) technology, enable efficient, intelligent, and resilient electrification on a global scale. Amperesand infrastructure systems are built with solid-state transformer (SST) modules. Each module contains silicon carbide (SiC) devices and proprietary high-frequency transformers that are significantly more efficient, flexible, and resilient than traditional transformers. This modularity allows for simple application-specific scaling. Amperesand’s first SST systems will be available in 2, 4, and 6MW units, which can easily be combined for applications with larger power requirements. Our SST technology was pioneered by the Energy Research Institute at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and spun out by Xora Innovation.