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PhD Candidate at The University of Texas at Austin • Process design, techno-economics and reactor design for electrochemical CO2 utilization • Carbon utilization and renewable energy
Education
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2021 - present Austin, TX
PhD in Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
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2017 - 2021 Atlanta, GA
BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Austin, TX
MSE in Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Research
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2021/08 - 2025/12 Austin, TX
Graduate Research Assistant
Resasco Catalysis Lab
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2020/05 - 2021/05 Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Medford Lab
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2019/09 - 2021/05 Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate Research Fellow, Semiconductor Research Corporation
Shen and Kippelen Groups
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2018/04 - 2019/05 Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bhamla Lab
Experience
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2020/06 - 2020/08 Albany, NY
Unit Process Research Intern
IBM Research
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2019/05 - 2019/07 Bengaluru, India
Biotechnology Research Intern
Atrimed Biotech
Publications
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2025/10 Techno-economic assessment of non-aqueous CO2 reduction
Chem Catalysis
Shashwati da Cunha and Joaquin Resasco
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2025/04 Tracking Local pH Dynamics during Water Electrolysis via In-Line Continuous Flow Raman Spectroscopy
ACS Energy Letters
Raul A. Marquez, Jay T. Bender, Shashwati C. da Cunha, Ashton M. Aleman, Amaresh Sahu, Venkat Ganesan, Delia J. Milliron, Joaquin Resasco, Thomas F. Jaramillo and C. Buddie Mullins
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2024/10 Insights from Techno-Economic Analysis Can Guide the Design of Low-Temperature CO₂ Electrolyzers towards Industrial Scaleup
ACS Energy Letters
Shashwati da Cunha and Joaquin Resasco
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2023/11 The Origin of Blinking in Both Mudskippers and Tetrapods Is Linked to Life on Land
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Brett R. Aiello, M. Saad Bhamla, Jeff Gau, John G. L. Morris, Kenji Bomar, Shashwati da Cunha, Harrison Fu, Julia Laws, Hajime Minoguchi, Manognya Sripathi, Kendra Washington, Gabriella Wong, Neil H. Shubin, Simon Sponberg, Thomas A. Stewart
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2023/09 Maximizing Single-pass Conversion Does Not Result in Practical Readiness for CO2 Reduction Electrolyzers
Nature Communications
Shashwati C. da Cunha and Joaquin Resasco
Editors’ Highlights on Catalysis -
2022/05 Kinetics-Informed Neural Networks
Catalysis Today
Gabriel S. Gusmão, Adhika P. Retnanto,‡ Shashwati C. da Cunha,‡ Andrew J. Medford
‡ Equally contributing authors
Selected leadership
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2024/05 - 2025/05 President
Longhorn Energy Club
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2023/09 - 2024/08 Graduate Student Representative
President's Sustainability Steering Committee
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2022/05 - 2022/09 Co-Chair
Chemical Engineering Women
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2021/09 - 2022/09 Enrichment Chair
Graduate Chemical Engineering Leadership Council
Selected awards
- 2024/06
Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship
Chevron Corporation
- 2024/04
University Graduate Continuing Fellowship
Graduate School, The University of Texas at Austin
- 2023/10
Eastman Graduate Fellowship in Chemical Engineering
Eastman Chemical Company
- 2021/04
Intern of the Year
Georgia Tech Career Center
- 2020/08
Thomas L. Gossage International Enrichment Scholarship (2019, 2020)
Georgia Tech Career Center