Gayatri Sundar Rajan

Gayatri Sundar Rajan is an Engineering Science DPhil student at the University of Oxford researching how to utilize sorption desalination and cooling processes to develop a decentralized, low-energy potable water and cold storage cogeneration system. More broadly, she seeks to utilize computational and experimental methods at the water-energy-food nexus to tackle current and future sustainable development opportunities. Prior to joining the University of Oxford, Gayatri completed her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University. During her degree, she built and tested a desiccant-based water harvesting device for her senior design project, conducted research in heating electrification through Boston University’s Campus Climate Lab, and interned at Commonwealth Fusion systems as an R&D Mechatronics Intern. Building on a range of research and industrial internships in the energy and water landscape, Gayatri aims to bring an interdisciplinary perspective to future computational and experimental research p