Jyothi S. Sadhu is an experienced R&D Engineer at Qorvo, Inc. since September 2014. Prior to this role, Jyothi served as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from August 2008 to May 2014, focusing on projects such as nanostructured silicon thermoelectrics and the photo-excitation of surface acoustic waves. Jyothi has a Doctor of Philosophy and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as well as a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Early research experience includes serving as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and a Summer Internship Fellow at the Indian Institute of Science, where Jyothi developed innovative techniques for engineering applications.