Peter Zalar
🎓 Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara (2014)
đź“Ť Currently located in Cupertino, California, USA
About Me
Senior Materials and Device Engineer with 10+ years of international experience leading R&D in organic electronics, printed sensors, and opto‑electronic device development across The United States, The European Union, and Japan.
Proven track record of driving innovation with 36 peer‑reviewed publications, 14 patents, and over 5,000 citations (h‑index: 24).
Adept at scaling technologies from lab to industry, managing cross‑functional teams, and securing public and private funding.
Fluent in English with proficiency in Japanese and Dutch, and skilled in aligning scientific strategy with product development and commercialization goals.
Areas of Expertise
- Flexible, stretchable, thin-film electronics
- Printed electronic devices and circuits
- Organic semiconductors and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
- Wearable sensors for health monitoring
- Conjugated polymers and functional materials chemistry