Sanjita Wasti

Bio

Sanjita Wasti is postdoctoral research associate in the Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Group at Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF). She has expertise in different polymer composite materials, manufacturing processes and characterization techniques. 

Professional Experience

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Oct 2024- present
• Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) - Aug 2020- Aug 2024
• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University - Aug 2018- Aug 2020
• Teaching Assistant, Thapathali Campus, Tribhuvan University - Nov 2017- Jun 2018

Awards

• Outstanding Graduate Student in Mechanical Engineering by Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, UTK - Apr 2024 
• Graduate Student Senate Award for Excellence in Graduate Research by UTK - Mar 2024
• Summer Graduate fellowship by UTK - Jul 2023
• Graduate Advancement, Training and Education (GATE) fellowship by UT-ORII to support collaborative research between UTK and ORNL - Feb 2023 
• Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - ACCE student poster competition winner - Sep 2022 
• Harold Giles Composites Division Scholarship by SPE - Jul 2022 
• Jackie Rehkopf Scholarship by SPE - Jul 2022 
• Outstanding Master’s Student for 2020-2021 by Auburn University - Apr 2021 
• Master’s Thesis Award for 2020-2021 by Auburn University - Oct 2020 
• Graduate fellowship by UTK to pursue doctoral work from Fall 2020 - May 2020

Education

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville - Aug 2020 - Aug 2024
• MS in Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University - Aug 2018 - Aug 2020
• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering - Nov 2013- Nov 2017

Professional Service

• Reviewer for Composites Part B: Engineering, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, Industrial Crops and Products and Green Energy and Sustainability journals

• Extensively supported IACMI workforce development programs for K-12 and community colleges

   

Professional Affiliations

• Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
• Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE)

Publications

Other Publications