Ashwin Gopinath is co-founder and CEO of Sentra, where he builds organizational memory systems designed to help companies retain decisions, commitments, and context. He previously served as an assistant professor at MIT and worked in research at Caltech and Google. His earlier work focused on DNA nanotechnology, nanophotonics, synthetic biology, and applied physics.
Ashwin Gopinath is co-founder and CEO of Sentra, where he builds organizational memory systems designed to help companies retain decisions, commitments, and context. He previously served as an assistant professor at MIT and worked in research at Caltech and Google. His earlier work focused on DNA nanotechnology, nanophotonics, synthetic biology, and applied physics.
Career
Ashwin Gopinath studied at Boston University (Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering) and Visvesvaraya Technological University (B.E. in Electrical Engineering).
Visiting Scientist, Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2024 to PresentContinues research in mechanical engineering and related nanotechnology and quantum-photonics areas after leaving the MIT faculty.Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2019 to 2024Conducted research spanning DNA origami, molecular self-assembly, nanofabrication, synthetic biology, and photonics.