Preeti Nain

Dr. Preeti Nain is a R&D associate staff in the Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Research & Analysis (MEERA) group at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. At ORNL, Preeti works on the techno-economic and life cycle assessment of industrial technologies for energy-intensive industries via U.S. DOE’s Industrial Technologies Office and ENEGRY STAR program. By pairing environmental impact assessment with economic feasibility, she help answer a practical question: which technology can make manufacturing more sustainable, and what will it take for them to be adopted at scale?

Preeti obtained her PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. Following her PhD, she worked at Michigan State University on sustainability assessment and recycling of solar photovoltaics. Preeti academic journey is supported by competitive awards like UGC-JRF and GATE.  Preeti’s career interests are focused on the green chemistry, industrial efficiency, circular economy, techno-economic and life cycle assessment.