Entrepreneurs' Breakfast Meeting 

From Scientist to CEO

Dr. Rutvik Mehta '11, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO, ThermoAura Inc.

Rutvik has been on the journey from Scientist to CEO for the past two years.  He (along with two RPI faculty) have developed a novel manufacturing process that allows rapid, large-scalable and cost effective production of nanomaterials that can be tailored to have desired properties and features. ThermoAura, Inc’s nanotechnology results in thermoelectrics with higher efficiencies than currently possible, permitting revolutionary advances in solid-state cooling and heat-to-power generation.  They have gained the attention of local angel investors as well as NYSERDA, who recently awarded the venture a $400,000 grant.

Come and hear about this amazing new company in the Capital Region, and Rutvik’s lessons learned.

ThermoAura Inc. is a newly formed nanotech and energy start-up based in Troy, New York whose mission is to use nanotechnology and thermoelectrics to address global environmental concerns and answer global energy challenges.

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*All students are required to pre-register with a $10 cash deposit at Pitts Rm 4104. Students not pre-registered with a $10 deposit, will be charged a $10 nonrefundable fee at the door. Suggested student attire is business wear. If pre-registered students do not attend the meeting and fail to cancel their registration by the deadline, their deposit will not be refunded.

The Entrepreneurs' Breakfast Group (formerly known as SIG), is a university-community collaborative sponsored by the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, located in the Lally School of Management & Technology. The group serves as a nexus for young innovators and researchers to engage with business leaders and seasoned entrepreneurs to exchange ideas, discuss emerging research, and stay informed of current strategic and global trends. The group has over 400 business members, with chapters in Albany, NY and the Bay Area, CA.

The Paul J. '69 and Kathleen M. Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship (SCTE), established in 1988, helps foster new generations of entrepreneurs through outreach programs, education and research. Centered in Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management & Technology, The Severino Center lies at the core of Lally’s commitment to Entrepreneurship. The mission of the SCTE is to integrate educational and research programs by exposing every Rensselaer student to the practices and principles of entrepreneurship, to infuse the fundamentals of entrepreneurship throughout the Rensselaer curriculum, and to extend Rensselaer’s leadership and national prominence in technological entrepreneurship.