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Aeluma Names Christiane Poblenz Vice President of Materials Operations

  • Aeluma Inc. (NASDAQ: ALMU) announced the appointment of Christiane Poblenz as Vice President of Materials Operations to lead scaling efforts for large-diameter epitaxial wafers.
  • Poblenz brings 25 years of experience in scaling semiconductor wafers & laser products for consumer markets, including next-generation displays & automotive sectors.
  • She previously served as Senior Director of Epitaxy at Kyocera SLDLaser Inc., where she led operations through growth stages, production scaling, automotive qualification, & the 2021 acquisition by Kyocera Corporation.
  • In her new role, Poblenz will oversee the qualification & volume production of Aeluma's large-diameter wafer technology amid growing market demand in datacom, AI infrastructure, mobile, defense, aerospace, & quantum sectors.
  • Aeluma's indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) photodiode technology for consumer sensing & high-speed datacom continues to drive interest & the company roadmap.
  • Dr. Poblenz holds a Ph.D. in Materials from the University of California Santa Barbara & will report directly to President & CEO Jonathan Klamkin, Ph.D.
  • Aeluma specializes in high-performance photonic & electronic technologies using compound semiconductors for applications in mobile, AI, defense, robotics, automotive, AR/VR, & quantum.