Dr. Amrit Kumar Thakur

Amrit

Position Title
Postdoctoral Scholar

Amrit
Bio

Dr. Amrit is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis. His area of research includes Desalination, Solar Energy and Solar Cells, Thermal Energy Storage, Battery management and Material science. He was awarded JSPS fellowship in 2023 and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Seal of Excellence in 2024. He is exploring transparent solar cells with novel material and innovative atmospheric water harvesting for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) facilities at UC Davis.   

Education and Degree(s)
  • Ph.D - Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, India
  • Master's in technology - Thermal Engineering, RTU, Kota, India
  • Bachelor's in technology - Mechanical Engineering, RTU, Kota, India