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Four Indian-origin students named UH-Chevron Fellows
As UH-Chevron fellows, Indian-origin students will work on scalable innovations for transformational impact on the energy industry with varying objectives of their study.
Indian-origin students were selected as 2023-24 UH Chevron Graduate Energy Fellows (L to R): Kripa Adhikari, Aparajita Datta, Chirag Goel and Meghana Idamakanti / Image – UH
University of Houston, the Energy University, named Indian-origin Aparajita Datta, Chirag Goel, Swapnil Sharma and Meghana Idamakanti among the inaugural cohort of eight UH-Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows. The chosen fellows showcased a broad range of energy-related research, a University statement said.
Political science PhD student, Datta will work on the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a redistributive welfare policy designed to help households pay their energy bills. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India alumnus, Datta is studying public policy and international relations with a focus on policy feedback analyses to improve energy equity and affordability for low-income communities.
Commenting on the fellowship, Datta said, “The motivation for my research focus came from my past work evaluating the impact of state climate policies on household energy burden across socioeconomic groups. My research is centred around exploring the impact of LIHEAP’s administrative burden on program participation and the strategies that can reduce this burden for racial minorities.”
Goel is a research scholar in materials science and engineering at UH. Author of many research papers, he earned his master’s in mechanical engineering from UH in 2020. He hopes to work on groundbreaking advancements in materials science and energy technologies, according to his bio.
An IIT Delhi alumnus, Sharma is a research student in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. In 2021, he co-founded with two friends, a web-based non-profit app CovRelief that tracked the availability of hospital beds, oxygen suppliers, and an updated list of state helpline numbers, his academic credentials noted. He filed several patents on developing the world’s highest fiber-count optical fibre cable.
Idamakanti is a third-year doctorate student in the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. As a researcher, she hopes to contribute to sustainable energy initiatives, focusing on the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
Funded by Chevron, the fellowship supports graduate students’ research efforts through a one-year, $12,000 fellowship which includes mentoring by faculty experts and the opportunity to engage with subject matter experts at Chevron, according to the UH.
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