Manali Sunil Zantye
PhD Expected 2022
Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M University
Introducing another finalist in the SWE Graduate Rapid Fire Competition at WE19, Manali Sunil Zantye! After meeting so many amazing women at the conference, Manali has been inspired to join GradSWE at Texas A&M, and contribute to the organization’s efforts in promoting women’s involvement in engineering and technology.
Manali received the third prize among the top 10 finalists in the Rapid Fire Competition at WE19. She was also among the top 46 invited student presenters from all over the country selected to present their research at the 2018 C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, which is a joint initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy, Texas A&M University, MIT, and Stanford University. During her undergraduate education, she received the Bronze Medal for third highest GPA among the 2015 graduating class of 600+ students. To recognize her academic excellence, she was also awarded the university’s merit scholarship for 3 consecutive years during her undergrad.
Manali’s research thesis topic is Reduction of Environmental Footprint of Energy Generation Systems through Process Systems Engineering and Optimization. The objective of her research is to develop solutions to decarbonize electricity grids and make energy generation more sustainable. She is using process systems engineering and the underlying optimization concepts to improve sustainability of energy generation systems without compromising on the profitability aspect. To this end, she is working on several applications including: i) making CO2 capture operation in fossil-fueled power plants economically viable using scheduling, ii) developing optimal reaction networks to convert the captured CO2 to value-added fuels and chemicals, iii) optimal design of energy storage technologies to increase intermittent renewable energy integration in the grid. Moreover, there exist several factors contributing to uncertainty in electricity grids, such as dynamic electricity demand and prices, unpredictable renewable energy availability. Her research seeks to design and schedule energy systems operation under such uncertainty while reducing emissions.
After graduation, Manali aims to continue pursuing her passion towards decarbonizing global energy supply chains to lessen the consequences of rising energy needs. Her goal is to leverage her knowledge and experience to address the global energy challenges through a research and development role in the energy industry.
Outside of work, Manali enjoys reading, painting and movies. Fun fact: She is an ambivert! She can be very social and outgoing or reserved depending on the situation.
PhD Expected 2022
Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M University
Introducing another finalist in the SWE Graduate Rapid Fire Competition at WE19, Manali Sunil Zantye! After meeting so many amazing women at the conference, Manali has been inspired to join GradSWE at Texas A&M, and contribute to the organization’s efforts in promoting women’s involvement in engineering and technology.
Manali received the third prize among the top 10 finalists in the Rapid Fire Competition at WE19. She was also among the top 46 invited student presenters from all over the country selected to present their research at the 2018 C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium, which is a joint initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy, Texas A&M University, MIT, and Stanford University. During her undergraduate education, she received the Bronze Medal for third highest GPA among the 2015 graduating class of 600+ students. To recognize her academic excellence, she was also awarded the university’s merit scholarship for 3 consecutive years during her undergrad.
Manali’s research thesis topic is Reduction of Environmental Footprint of Energy Generation Systems through Process Systems Engineering and Optimization. The objective of her research is to develop solutions to decarbonize electricity grids and make energy generation more sustainable. She is using process systems engineering and the underlying optimization concepts to improve sustainability of energy generation systems without compromising on the profitability aspect. To this end, she is working on several applications including: i) making CO2 capture operation in fossil-fueled power plants economically viable using scheduling, ii) developing optimal reaction networks to convert the captured CO2 to value-added fuels and chemicals, iii) optimal design of energy storage technologies to increase intermittent renewable energy integration in the grid. Moreover, there exist several factors contributing to uncertainty in electricity grids, such as dynamic electricity demand and prices, unpredictable renewable energy availability. Her research seeks to design and schedule energy systems operation under such uncertainty while reducing emissions.
After graduation, Manali aims to continue pursuing her passion towards decarbonizing global energy supply chains to lessen the consequences of rising energy needs. Her goal is to leverage her knowledge and experience to address the global energy challenges through a research and development role in the energy industry.
Outside of work, Manali enjoys reading, painting and movies. Fun fact: She is an ambivert! She can be very social and outgoing or reserved depending on the situation.
