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Akanksha Menon is an Assistant Professor at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. She completed her Ph.D. at Georgia Tech in 2018, focusing on developing semiconducting polymers and new device architectures for thermoelectric energy harvesting. Prior to her current role, she was a Rosenfeld Postdoctoral Fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where she conducted research on hybrid membrane-thermal desalination processes using solar energy and contributed to the development of thermal energy storage materials. Dr. Menon's research aims to apply thermal science and functional materials to develop sustainable energy and water technologies. Her work addresses the challenges within the water-energy nexus, studying areas such as solar and thermal desalination, energy storage, waste heat recovery, and the thermodynamic properties of functional materials. Dr. Menon has received several accolades, including the NSF Career Award and the ACS Doctoral New Investigator Award in 2023, showcasing her contributions to the field.
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