Dipti D Kamath

Bio

Dr. Dipti Kamath is an R&D Associate Staff Member in the Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis (MEERA) Group at ORNL. At ORNL, Dipti works on the techno-economic and life cycle assessment of integrated biorefinery technologies for paper and pulp industries in addition to biomass allocation optimization. She also serves as a Technical Account Manager for the DOE Better Plants program. Dipti’s career interests are focused on the techno-economic and life cycle assessment of manufacturing industries, especially in integrating energy efficiency, waste management, and circular economy. Dipti received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering with dual major in Environmental Science & Policy from Michigan State University; she received a Master’s of Technology in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and a Bachelors of Technology in Civil Engineering from the University of Calicut.

Technical Expertise/ Research Interests

• Life cycle assessment

• Techno-economic analysis

• System dynamics

• Industrial decarbonization

• Low carbon fuels, feedstocks, and energy sources

• Industrial ecology and circularity

• Industrial workforce development

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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

[1] Armstrong, K.O., Kamath, D., Zhao, X., Rencheck, M.L., Tekinalp, H., Korey, M., Hun, D. and Ozcan, S., 2023. “Life cycle cost, energy, and carbon emissions of molds for precast concrete: Exploring the impacts of material choices and additive manufacturing.” Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107117

[2] Kamath, D., Moore, S., Arsenault, R. and Anctil, A. “A system dynamics model for end-of-life management of electric vehicle batteries in the US: Comparing the cost, carbon, and material requirements of remanufacturing and recycling.” Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2023) DOI 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107061

[3] Sundaramoorthy, S., Kamath, D., Nimbalkar, S., Price, C., Wenning, T. and Cresko, J. “Energy Efficiency as a Foundational Technology Pillar for Industrial Decarbonization.” Sustainability (2023) DOI 10.3390/su15129487

[4] Copenhaver, K., Smith, T., Armstrong, K., Kamath, D., Rencheck, M., Bhagia, S., Korey, M., Lamm, M. and Ozcan, S., 2023. “Recyclability of additively manufactured bio-based composites.” Composites Part B: Engineering (2023) DOI 10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110617

Conference Publications

[1] Kamath, D., Shukla, S., and Anctil, A., 2019. “An economic and environmental assessment of residential rooftop photovoltaics with second-life batteries in the US” 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), IEEE, 2019. DOI 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981132

[2] Kamath, D. and Anctil, A., 2018. “Powering India’s villages sustainably: A case study of Bihar.” Emerging Trends in Engineering, Science and Technology for Society, Energy and Environment: Proceedings of the International Conference in Emerging Trends in Engineering, Science and Technology (ICETEST 2018), January 18-20, 2018, Thrissur, Kerala, India, 2018, 213-2019, CRC Press.

Others

[1] Kamath, D., "Prospective Life-Cycle Assessment of Second-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries and Uranium Extraction in the US." Order No. 28262835, Doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University, 2020.

Education

• Ph.D. Environmental Engineering with dual major in Environmental Science & Policy, Michigan State University

• M.Tech. Environmental Engineering & Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

• B.Tech. Civil Engineering, University of Calicut, India

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