Geetanjali Yadav is a research engineer in the Economic Sustainability and Market Analysis group at NREL. Her focus is on the techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of plastic conversion pathways to upcycle existing waste plastics and develop new plastics and processes to be recyclable by design, biomass conversion pathways to biofuels and bioproducts, and algae biomass production pathways.

Research Interests

Conceptual process design, modeling, and simulation (Aspen Plus)

Techno-economic analysis

Life cycle assessment

Education

Ph.D., Bioprocess and Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Professional Experience

Research Engineer, NREL (2022–present)

Postdoctoral Researcher, NREL (2021–2022)

MITACS-Elevate Postdoctoral Researcher, Polytechnique Montreal and Domtar Inc. (2019–2020)

Associations and Memberships

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

American Physical Society

Featured Work

Techno-Economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment for Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Mixed Plastic Waste, Energy & Environmental Science (2023)

CO₂ Process Intensification of Algae Oil Extraction to Biodiesel, AIChE Journal (2020)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids From Algae Produced Biodiesel, Algal Research (2020)

Awards and Honors

Fulbright-Kalam Fellow (2017)

Newton-Bhabha Fellow (2016)