Alumni spotlights

As we continue to be connected with our alumni from the EST&P program on LinkedIn, we enjoy getting real-time updates on everyone’s exciting accomplishments as energy leaders.

Here are some highlights collected directly from our alumni or from their LinkedIn posts:

Raafe Khan (M.S. ’14)
Led a lecture on “Practical Considerations for Battery Management Systems” at BatteryMBA. The lecture focused on Battery Management Systems (BMS), covering essential components, functionality, and technological advancements.

Andrew Jones (M.S. ’19)
Worked with Destenie Nock (CEE & EPP) for the Advancing Equity workshop at the EPRI Electrification 2024 conference.

Anirudh Kshemendranath (M.S. ’14)
Kshemendranath and his team discussed the potential and role that Long Duration Energy Storage could play in getting Ontario to Net Zero during Energy Storage Canada’s Webinar.

Gayatri Shahane (M.S. ’19)
Recently launched a company with the mission of equalizing opportunity by building an AI interpreter app that will let you communicate like a native of any country. The app is called Naitiv and is an AI-powered desktop live language interpretation app that works with any online meeting platform, such as Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, WhatsApp, etc.

Malvika Agarwal (M.S. ’23)
Agarwal was on the panel for ICmyFuture in Consulting hosted by ICF.

Pranav Gupta (M.S. ’22)
Represented ICF at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study of Energy Efficiency in Buildings. His presentation was titled "The Value of Proactive Customer Targeting for Meeting Utility Goals."

Dante Zeng (M.S. ’23)
Spoke on the journey of LONGi’s HPBC2.0 development at the TaiyangNews - All About Solar Global PV System Technology Trends H1/2024 Virtual Conference.

Poorna Mujumdar (M.S. ’19)
Co-Founder of All Women Inc., which connects women with inspiring content creators and provides the resources they need to achieve and maintain independence.

Alex Kramer (M.S. ’22)
New publication: "The Building Business Network (B-Biz): Addressing Gaps in the High-Performance Building Technology Market, Especially for Underserved Customers". It explores the current high-performance building technology market, the importance of business models for innovation, and the opportunity to utilize small businesses to address market gaps in underserved communities.

Ankit Kalanki (M.S. ’18)
Recognized as one of the HVAC “Top 40 Under 40” by ACHR News.

If you're an alumn of the EST&P program and would like to share any accomplishments you'd like us to highlight, please direct message us on LinkedIn or email Nicole Rihn directly!