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Akhilesh Tripathi is the XRD Application Manager at Rigaku Americas, a division of Rigaku Americas Holding, located in The Woodlands, Texas. With 30 years of experience in materials characterization using powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction, Akhilesh has dedicated 20 of those years to his work at Rigaku. His expertise spans a range of X-ray techniques, including Rietveld analysis, small-angle X-ray scattering, thin-film characterization, and various quantitative phase analysis methods. Akhilesh is well-versed in conducting XRD-related training, both onsite and offsite, sharing his extensive knowledge with others in the field. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Material Science from Stony Brook University and completed postdoctoral research at Texas A&M University. Akhilesh has also contributed to the scientific community with over 28 papers published in peer-reviewed journals on these subjects.