Alumni Spotlights
By Nicole Rihn
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)
Lead 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)
Him and his team talked about the potential and role that Long Duration Energy Storage could play in getting Ontario to Net Zero on 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 it is an AI-powered live language interpretation desktop app that works with any online meeting platform, such as Zoom, Gmeet, Teams, Whatsapp, etc.
Malvika Agarwal (M.S. ’23)
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 on 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 alumni of the EST&P program and would like to share any accomplishments you'd like us to highlight, please direct message us on or email Nicole Rihn directly!