Dr Kunal Lulla is a Senior Technical Specialist and Faculty Lead for cleanrooms at the University of Manchester (UK). Kunal is currently leading the operations of the 1500 m2 cleanroom facility at the National Graphene Institute. Kunal holds a PhD in Physics (The University of Nottingham, 2011) and an MBA (Lancaster University, 2020). He previously worked as a researcher in several research projects at European level and has over 10 years of experience leading cleanroom operations. In 2024, he co-founded and currently leads nanoFabUK, a UK-wide network connecting research technical professionals running and/or working in academic cleanrooms.