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Kripa K. Varanasi
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Kripa K. Varanasi is an Inventor, Entrepreneur, and Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The focus of his work[1] is on physico-chemical phenomena particularly at interfaces and developing novel materials and interfaces, devices, and products that can dramatically enhance performance in energy, biomedical, water, agriculture, transportation, and consumer devices.

He has co-founded multiple companies including LiquiGlide,[2][3][4] Dropwise, Infinite Cooling,[5][6][7] Alsym Energy,[8][9] AgZen[10][11] and Coflo Medical. Time[12] and Forbes[13] Magazines have named LiquiGlide to their "Best Inventions of the Year". His Infinite Cooling project has won first prize at DOE's National Cleantech University Prize, First prize Rice Business Plan Competition, first prize Harvard Business School Energy & Environment Start-up, First prize at MIT-100K,[14] First prize at MassChallenge. His recent work on Electrochemical removal of CO2 from oceans[15][16] has been listed in the IUPAC's 2023 Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry.[17]

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Kripa Varanasi received his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India and his SM (ME and EECS) and Ph.D from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[18]

Recognition[edit]

Kripa Varanasi has received numerous awards for his work including NSF Career Award,[19] DARPA Young Faculty Award,[20] SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award,[21] ASME Bergles-Rohsenow Heat Transfer Award,[22] Boston Business Journal's 40 under 40, ASME Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award for outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering,[23] APS Milton van Dyke award, and MIT Graduate Student Council's Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kripa Varanasi: Innovating at interfaces". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  2. ^ "The Engineer Who Ended the Ketchup Bottle Battle". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  3. ^ "LiquiGlide slides into consumer space". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  4. ^ "The high-tech coating that makes ketchup, toothpaste and glue glide out of the container". PBS NewsHour. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  5. ^ https://www.infinite-cooling.com
  6. ^ Patel, Sonal (2022-07-01). "Harnessing Cooling Tower Plumes to Provide Purified Water". POWER Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  7. ^ "Vapor-collection technology saves water while clearing the air". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  8. ^ https://www.alsym.com
  9. ^ Takahashi, Dean (2024-04-03). "Alsym Energy raises $78M to make batteries that don't use lithium". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  10. ^ https://www.agzen.com
  11. ^ "New crop-spraying technologies are more efficient than ever". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  12. ^ Staff, TIME (2012-11-01). "LiquiGlide - Best Inventions of the Year 2012". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  13. ^ Arumugam, Nadia. "Best Food Innovations Of 2012". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  14. ^ "Device that recycles vaporized water from power plants wins MIT $100K". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  15. ^ Strickler, Jordan (2023-02-17). "MIT researchers find new way to extract CO2 from oceans". ZME Science. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  16. ^ "How to pull carbon dioxide out of seawater". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  17. ^ "Top Ten Emerging Technologies in Chemistry". IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  18. ^ https://web.mit.edu
  19. ^ "Varanasi wins Career award from NSF". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  20. ^ "Varanasi receives DARPA Young Faculty Award". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  21. ^ "Varanasi selected as outstanding young manufacturing engineer by SME". Main. 2012-12-07. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  22. ^ "Kripa Varanasi wins ASME Heat Transfer prize". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  23. ^ "Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award". www.asme.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.

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