Shrivastava and Zheng Receive MassCEC Funding for Climate Tech Advancement
ECE Associate Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava’s start-up, Think Analog, Inc., and MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng were each awarded $75,000 as part of a $4.5 million Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) investment for 23 clean energy and climate technology projects. Think Analog, Inc will develop an analog AI hardware chip to reduce the power consumption of AI operations. Zheng will optimize the formulations of a patented roof coating to lower roof surface temperature and reduce HVAC energy costs. They were both awarded under the Catalyst/DICES programs: the Catalyst program funds researchers and early-stage companies looking to demonstrate initial prototypes of clean energy technologies, while DICES supports projects led by applicants who are underrepresented in the climatetech industry or those who face economic barriers to entry.