Dr. Dipti Kamath is an R&D Associate Staff Member in the Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis Group at ORNL. At ORNL, Dipti works on the techno-economic and life cycle assessment of emerging technologies for industrial transformation, especially for the pulp and paper sector. She also serves as a Technical Account Manager for the DOE Better Plants program. Dipti’s research interest has been in sustainable energy systems, material efficiency, and alternative fuels. Dipti received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering with dual major in Environmental Science & Policy from Michigan State University; she received a Master of Technology in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from the University of Calicut.
Technical Expertise & Research Interests
Life cycle assessment
Techno-economic analysis
System dynamics
Industrial workforce development
Energy-Intensive Industries: pulp & paper sector
R&D Associate Staff Member
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2023-Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2021-2022
Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan State University
2016-2020
Lecturer
National Institute of Technology Calicut
2016
Project Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
2015
Tutor
Trace Engineering Solutions, Thrissur
2012-2013
Michigan State University
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering with dual major in Environmental Science & Policy
2016-2020
Institute of Technology Delhi
Master of Technology, Environmental Engineering and Management
2013-2015
Government Engineering College Trichur
Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering
2008-2012
Member
Technical Association of the Paper and Pulp industry (TAPPI)
Member
American Council of Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA)
Member
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
Member
Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation (FSLCI)
