Amy Hearst is a Materials Engineer at SmartIR, where she contributes to the development and optimization of advanced materials and fabrication processes for the company’s adaptive thermal management systems. With nearly a decade of experience in semiconductor processing, X-ray detector development, and infrared imaging technologies, Amy plays a vital role in transitioning SmartIR’s graphene-based devices from lab-scale prototypes to scalable, mission-ready products.
Before joining SmartIR, Amy worked at Silveray, where she helped develop large-area direct conversion detectors for the X-ray imaging market. Prior to that, she held a key R&D role at Nordson Corporation, focusing on scintillator technologies for indirect X-ray detectors. She also served as a Production Engineer at vivaMOS Ltd, a spin-out specializing in CMOS image sensors, later acquired by Nordson.
Amy began her career at Leonardo, where she worked as a Semiconductor Process Engineer, manufacturing infrared sensor arrays for satellite applications in a cleanroom environment—gaining early exposure to space-grade materials and processes.
At SmartIR, Amy leverages her deep expertise in materials processing and device fabrication to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of SmartIR’s smart radiator systems, supporting both product development and spaceflight qualification efforts.