I am a final year PhD candidate in Energy & Environmental Policy at the Biden School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware, working with Dr. Kalim Shah.  I am also affiliated with the UD Island Policy Lab as a researcher.  My research lies at the intersection of policy and engineering, where I study the political economy of clean energy transitions, shared energy systems, and carbon markets.

My doctoral research explores trading decisions within the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) solar energy trading concept and its market potential to decentralize and democratize energy systems, especially in developing countries.  P2P energy trading is a transformative, market-driven business model enabling direct electricity sale and purchase among solar photovoltaic owners within a community via a digital marketplace.  For this research, I conducted a year-long field trip in Mauritius to collect survey data and applying econometric modeling such as model-based clustering and multi-level modeling to investigate consumers' willingness to engage with P2P energy trading and explore the social and economic factors influencing adoption in a developing country context.

As a researcher at the UD Island Policy Lab, I assist in establishing strategic partnerships with other institutions, centers, and universities; facilitate Lab social media and communications; plan and organize educational projects and workshops and in island-related research and the generation of intellectual products like reports, policy briefs and publications in the areas of energy & climate, environment, and Industry.

Recognition for my work includes the prestigious Fulbright Foreign Student Program (2017–2019) from the US Department of State, the Peter A. Larson Prize (2022) from the University of Delaware for contributions to public policy, and several accolades from the University of Mauritius, including the Best Final Year Engineering Award and the Shri Motilall Jughessur Gold Medal.

I have been a Teaching Assistant and Adjunct Faculty at the University of Delaware and, Part-time tutor at the Open University of Mauritius.  I have also worked on consultancy projects with the World Bank and other private firms.

Peter A. Larson Prize, University of Delaware
May 2023

Gotham Innovation Gambit x NY NSF I-Corps Hub
Nov 2022

Summer Institute on Sustainability & Energy, University of Illinois, Chicago
Aug 2018

Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship, U.S Department of State
Aug 2017

Best Final Year Engineering Thesis, Institute of Engineers Mauritius
Sep 2015

Shri Motilall Jagessur Gold Medal, University of Mauritius
Sep 2015