Team

Dr. Yashkumar Shukla, Principal Researcher And Centre Head

Dr. Yash is the Principal Researcher and Centre Head at CARBSE. He also served as the Technical Director - Energy Systems between 2014 and 2021 for the Centre. He has more than seventeen years of research and consulting experience in high-performance buildings. Dr. Shukla possesses several professional certifications including certified measurements and verification professional (CMVP), home energy rating system (HERS), GRIHA Trainer, and ECBC Master Trainer.



Dr. Rajan Rawal, Senior Advisor

Rajan is a senior advisor at CARBSE. He advises and mentors the Centre for its research and developmental activities. He is also serving CEPT University as a Professor at Faculty of Technology. He was instrumental in setting up the CARBSE (formerly known as Centre for Energy and Environment, 2008-2011), nurturing and expanding its activities. He served as an Executive Director of the Centre between since its inception around 2008 and 2021.  



Asha B. Joshi, Research and Development Executive

Asha is a Research and Development Executive, at CARBSE. With a work experience of eleven years in areas of academics, administration, and publications, she joined CARBSE as an Administrative Manager in 2009. She worked with ICFAI Business School, Research Centre, Ahmedabad before joining her current position; she was associated with International Development Enterprises (India) and The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), Ahmedabad. 



Manish Salvi, Research and Development Manager

Manish is working as a Research and Development Manager at CARBSE. He looks after accounts, administration and facility management related works at CARBSE. He is a commerce graduate from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. Before joining CARBSE he has worked for 2 years as Account Assistant with Liverpool Retail India Ltd, Ahmedabad and one-year as Admin and Account Assistant at Kampus Landing Abroad Education, Ahmedabad. 



Nikhil Bhesaniya, Deputy Manager

Nikhil is working at CARBSE as a Deputy Manager. Having previously served as a Senior Laboratory Technician, he is proficient in material characterization of various types of materials used in buildings. He often gets involved in field research. 



Avni Gor, Senior Research Associate

Avni is a Senior Research Associate at CARBSE, CEPT Research and Development Foundation. She contributes a decade of interdisciplinary experience to the team with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from CEPT University and a Gold Medal in Master of Architecture (Urban Design). 



Sneha Asrani, Senior Research Associate

Sneha is a Senior Research Associate at CARBSE. With over four years of experience, she has contributed to several research publications and reports centred on Thermal Comfort, Green Building Rating Programs, Climate Resilience, Gender Sensitivity, and Embodied Energy and Carbon. She has been actively involved in conducting and managing country-wide on-field thermal comfort surveys.



Subham Das, Senior Research Associate

Subham is a Senior Research Associate at CARBSE. He holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Architecture (Gold medal) from the School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada. His Master's thesis involved the development of an integrated design framework for improving the socio-physical livability and environmental sustainability of Slum Rehabilitation Housing of Mumbai, for which he was accorded the Best Thesis (PG) award.



Tej Chavda, Senior Research Associate

Tej is a Senior Research Associate at CARBSE. He is involved in the development of sophisticated three–dimensional urban energy models to access Green House Gas (GHG) emissions at the city-level, city-scale urban energy benchmarking and Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE).Tej holds a Master's degree in Geomatics from CEPT University. 



Roshani Ponkiya, Laboratory Technician

Roshani Ponkiya is a Laboratory Technician at CARBSE. She is proficient in material characterization, particularly in the context of various materials used in construction and building science. She has earned a Master’s degree in Physics from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar.



Dharmin Bhandari, Senior Research Associate

Dharmin is a Research Associate at CARBSE. Prior to joining CARBSE, he spent three years working in architectural practice and one year with the SDA Daman & Diu cell in the ECBC cell. He earned his Master's degree in Building Energy Performance, from CEPT University.



Tarjani Mehta, Research Associate

Tarjani is a Research Associate at CARBSE. Her primary research focuses on the effect of environmental factors on human physiology, health and well-being. She actively contributes to the creation of research papers and reports dedicated to enhancing building energy efficiency, with her work delving into the comprehensive examination of building energy analysis within the framework of natural ventilation and mixed-mode Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems. 



Dhruval Gadhvi, Research Assistant

Dhruval is a Research Assistant at CARBSE. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from CEPT University. Her research thesis focused on outdoor Thermal Comfort and the role of Built Morphology on the various aspects of meteorological factors that govern thermal comfort at the macro level. She is keen on understanding the interrelationship between Built Morphology and Thermal Comfort, and its policy-level impactions which could make cities thermally comfortable and resilient.



Megh Shah, Research Associate

Megh Shah is a Research Associate at CARBSE. He has a Master's degree in Geomatics from CEPT University and Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Indus University, Ahmedabad. His thesis focused on the "Use of Space-Based Night-Time Light Data for Environmental and Societal Applications". This research work was carried out under the Training and Research in Earth Eco-System (TREES) Program of the Space Applications Centre (SAC-ISRO), Ahmedabad. 



Stuti Banerjee, Research Associate

Stuti is a Research Associate at CARBSE. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering and a master’s degree in Building Energy Performance from CEPT University.  Her master’s thesis focuses on quantifying sensible and latent heat loss from various body segments at different operative temperatures and relative humidity ranges.



Chetan Vaghela, Laboratory Assistant

Chetan Vaghela is a laboratory assistant at CARBSE. In his role, he supports laboratory operations by preparing and installing samples, maintaining equipment, and performing routine laboratory activities through diligent care and cleaning under the supervision of the senior team members. 



Khushi Patel, Research Associate

Khushi Patel is an Urban Designer with a diverse practice that integrates spatial planning, graphic design, and visual storytelling. She graduated from CEPT University and has over five years of experience working with CRDF, architecture firms, research cells, and urban design studios throughout India. Her expertise includes urban development, signage systems, and public communication, and she has gained recognition for her designs, such as winning the Toyota Mobility Challenge in Varanasi.



Dakshesh Bhatt, Research Associate

Dakshesh is a Research Associate at CARBSE) CRDF, CEPT University. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from the Government Engineering College, Bhuj. His work focuses on Building Management Systems (BMS), which includes developing control logic, creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and programming controllers for building automation. 



Supriyo Bhattacharjee, Research Associate

Supriyo is a Research Associate at CARBSE with a background in Mechanical Engineering. He has completed a Master's in Thermal Engineering from Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar. He is currently working on thermal modeling and simulation of cooling systems. Previously, he has experience working in the HVAC and Heat Exchanger domain. Supriyo’s master’s thesis won the first prize for the National Best Thesis Award, conducted by Gujarat State Fertilizer Co. Ltd in 2023.



Parth Nayi, Laboratory Technician

Parth is a Laboratory Technician at CARBSE, CEPT University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, and a Master’s degree in Physics from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD focused on computational techniques in condensed matter physics, specifically using Density Functional Theory (DFT)



Govind Prajapati, Laboratory Technician

Govind N. Prajapati is a Laboratory Technician at CARBSE. He holds a Master’s degree in physics with a specialization in Applied Electronics. Before his current role, he gained valuable experience in several impactful positions. He worked as a Junior Scientific Assistant at Ecor Battery Recycling Pvt Ltd., served as an Assistant Process Officer at Plasmatech Venture LLP, was a Project Engineer at Epsilon Control and Automation, and held the position of Operation Executive at Udaan Pharma. 



Mahesh Solanki, Laboratory Technician

Mahesh is a Laboratory Technician at CARBSE. With experience of over 14 years, he brings with him strong expertise in precision soldering, PCB rework, component-level troubleshooting, and electronics testing, handling D-type, LEMO, and BNC connectors, schematic interpretation and PCBA inspection, reworking fine-pitch components and BGA reballing. 



    • Dr. Yash Shukla
    • Dr. Rajan Rawal
    • Dr. Asha Joshi 
Former Mentors, Advisers and Directors


Dr. Vinod Patel
Technical Director

Dr N.K. Bansal
SINTEX chair professor, CEPT University
Former Senior Research Associates

Mona Galsar
Visual Communication Expert
Himani Pandya
Senior Research Associate
Jayamin Patel
Assistant Laboratory Manager
Deepta Mishra
Senior Research Associate
Agam Shah
Senior Research Associate
Sanyogita Manu
Senior Research Associate
Former Research Associates And Assistants


Arjun Desai
Research Associate

Kartikay Sharma
Research Associate

Vishnu Vardhan
Research Associate

Harshil Patel
Laboratory Technician

Srushti Thakur
Research Associate

Het Modi
Research Associate

Aniket Deore
Research Associate

Samarjeet Salunke
Research Associate

Priyanka Bhanushali
Research Associate

Nidhi Rai Jain
Research Assistant

Purnima Verma
Research Associate

Niveditha P
Research Associate

Sachin S.
Research Associate

Shubham Solanki
Research Associate

Saranya A
Research Assistant

Umang Patel
Research Assistant

Priya Raval
Laboratory Technician

Jigar B. Patel
Laboratory Supervisor

Tithi Soladhara
Research Assistant

Greesha Gowri
Research Assistant

Parth Raval
Research Assistant

Amiya Ranjan Behera
Research Assistant

Krati Airan
Research Assistant

Shruti saraf
Research Assistant

Devna Vyas
Research Assistant

Naddunuri Kumar
Research Assistant

Mitul Jani
Research Assistant

Chinmay Patel
Research Assistant

Saranya S.Nair
Research Assistant

Sean Murphy
Research Assistant

Meenakshi Sharma
Research Assistant

Roma Almeida
Research Assistant

Md. Asif Raza
Research Assistant

Deepjyoti Barman
Research Assistant

Malini Roy
Research Assistant

Ruchi Shah
Research Assistant

Mithi Dave
Research Assistant

Mohini Singh
Research Assistant

Krishna Shah
Research Assistant

Divya Batra
Research Assistant

Padmini R.
Research Assistant

Purvi R. Panchal
Research Assistant

Pritisha Modi
Research Assistant

Nimesh Prajapati
Research Assistant

Kabir Dave
Research Assistant

Pranav Kishore
Research Assistant

Mihir Vakharia
Research Assistant

Srijan Didwania
Research Assistant

Bhavya Pathak Desai
Research Associate

Shivani Senthilkumar
Research Associate

Sammit Pancholi
Research Associate

Palak Patel
Research Associate

Akshay Rao Kolpe
Research Assistant

Krishna Patel
Research Assistant

Pankaj Kumbhar
Research Associate

Pravin Kirat
Laboratory Technician

Vishal Bhise
Laboratory Technician

Mahesh Suvasiya
Laboratory Technician

Siddhi Vashi
Research Associate
Former Research Interns

Dharini Sridharan
Research Intern
Adarsh Varma
Laboratory Technician
Mahesh Jayachander
Research Intern
Garima Kamra
Research Intern
Shoumik Desai
Research Intern
Sanjeev Kumar
Research Intern
Maaz Dixit
Research Intern
Shailee Goswami
Research Intern
Tanushree Charan
Research Intern
Pooja Chavan
Research Intern
Cynthia Alex
Research Intern
Ankita Bokhad
Research Intern
Hema Mulchandani
Research Intern
Surbhi Pandit
Research Intern
Ankit Bhalla
Research Intern
Chinta Shree Sowmya
Research Intern
Krutika Ghawghawe
Research Intern
Jalpa Gandhi
Research Intern
Nirav Sonagara
Research Intern
Ashima Charnalia
Research Intern
Chaitali Trivedi
Research Intern
Rachit kumar
Research Intern
Rohini Singh
Research Intern
Anmol Mathur
Research Intern
Supported by:

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Govt. of India, Gujarat Energy Development Agency, U.S. Agency for International Development iNDEXTb (Industrial Extension Bureau) Govt. of Gujarat, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, New Delhi