Rushi Matkar

Dr. Rushikesh Matkar is the Global Manager Sustainability for Ovivo Electronics. With over two decades of experience in the microelectronics industry, prior to Ovivo, Rushi served in multiple capacities at Intel and GlobalFoundries. He has worked in the water management sector, bringing multiple new installations and new technologies to high volume. In addition, he has also been a program manager for multiple fabrication technologies related to 14nm production start, 7nm Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Systems, Intel 20A/10A Foveros Advanced packaging technologies. He has been a key input/driver/facilitator for many of the prevailing technology trends in the Yield, Cost, Environment and Sustainability roadmaps regarding ultra-pure water and environmental systems regarding water in the industry.

He attributes much of his success to his strong educational foundation, his positive attitude regarding change management and an unsatiated drive for learning. He has a bachelor’s in chemical engineering with a focus in separation science, desalination for heavy water and element recovery in nuclear wastewater. He has a doctorate in Polymer Science specializing in physics of phase separation and crystallization. He served as a research fellow in surface sciences with a focus on surface modification of Silicon and studying biological adhesion physics. He has multiple research papers and book chapters authored in recognized peer reviewed journals.