Who am I?
Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I was deeply fascinated by the delicate balance between harnessing natural resources and achieving sustainable development. This early curiosity led me to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering at NIT Agartala, India, where my passion for renewable energy first sparked. Through rigorous technical coursework and hands-on research during my undergraduate studies, I established a robust foundation.
Driven by a commitment to influence the global energy transition, I advanced my studies at the University of California, Davis, where I am currently completing a Master's in Energy Systems, specializing in Energy Management, Economics, and Finance. My extensive research includes techno-economic analyses, sensitivity studies, and financial modeling across diverse energy sectors, notably hydrogen production and renewable energy infrastructure.
Today, my ambition centers on accelerating the global transition to resilient, sustainable energy systems by leveraging my comprehensive technical knowledge and robust analytical skills in renewable energy economics and project finance. I am actively seeking opportunities in energy consultancy, eager to strategically advise stakeholders and drive the development of financially viable, environmentally sound energy solutions across various sectors.
Work experience
Graduate Researcher @ UC Davis
Oct 2024 — Present · Davis, California
- Twelve studies since Oct 2024 — six published as reports or policy briefs, three lead-authored — running on stock–flow and dynamic sales models built to carry fleet turnover through to fuel demand and emissions.
- Wrote GSTEM's battery chemistry and supply-chain module: global NCA, NMC and LFP adoption to 2060, and the supplier concentration and mineral dependencies each path locks in.
- Analysis and drafting on a Presidential Briefing for the Africa Forward Summit 2026 — four missions, ~$900B of market opportunity, prepared for heads of state including Macron and Ruto.
DAAD WISE Scholar @ TU Braunschweig
May 2023 — July 2023 · Braunschweig, Germany
- A comparative techno-economic study benchmarking proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) and alkaline electrolyzers, each paired with utility-scale solar, in Germany and India.
- Hydrogen at $0.52/kg (PEM) and $0.68/kg (alkaline) by 2050 against $3–4/kg today, on solar falling to about $20/MWh in both countries — fossil-parity territory with no carbon price applied.
Research Intern @ IIT Ropar
May 2022 — July 2022 · Ropar, India
- A techno-economic analysis of hydrogen production from natural gas with and without carbon sequestration, sized to a 20 t/hr steam methane reforming (SMR) plant in India and costed on the US DOE's H2A model.
- Sequestration adds $1.25/kg — $2.05/kg without it against $3.30/kg with, at 40% equity and an 11% after-tax IRR, both within 3% of NITI Aayog's 2022 estimates. Feedstock rather than capital sets the number: a +20% swing in gas consumption alone takes it to $2.32/kg.