Funded Researchers
Kripa Varanasi
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kripa K. Varanasi is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He received a Bachelor of Technology from IIT Madras, India and SM and PhD from MIT. The focus of his work is in understanding the physico-chemical phenomena with applications to energy, water, agriculture, transportation, and medical and consumer devices. He is passionate about entrepreneurship and has co-founded multiple companies. Professor Varanasi has received the NSF Career Award, DARPA Young Faculty Award, SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, ASME Bergles-Rohsenow Heat Transfer Award, ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award, APS Milton van Dyke award, and MIT's Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising.
J-WAFS-funded projects
- Chemo-electrophilic interfaces for bacterial disinfection in wastewater
- Reducing runoff and environmental impact of agricultural sprays
Publications
News
- J-WAFS announces 2023 seed grant recipients
- J-WAFS researchers develop new technology that could cut pesticide use in half
- J-WAFS PI Kripa Varanasi and team develop new water purification system
- MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces inaugural MCSC seed award recipients
- Developing electricity-powered alternatives to carbon-intensive industrial processes
- Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects include multiple J-WAFS PIs
- Using materials science to decrease hazardous runoff from agricultural sprays
- J-WAFS PI develops waterless technology to clean solar panels
- Multiple J-WAFS PIs chosen as MIT Climate Grand Challenges finalists
- J-WAFS PI develops vapor-collection technology that saves water and clears the air at power plants
- BBC series “Follow the Food” features Kripa Varanasi’s J-WAFS Solutions project
- Two new J-WAFS Solutions grants are advancing technologies for sustainable agriculture