Prof. Pratham Arora is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy, IIT Roorkee. At IIT Roorkee, his team focuses on comparative life cycle assessment, process optimization, and techno-enviro-economic analysis of different energy and environmental systems. Prior to joining IIT Roorkee, he was a Post-doctoral fellow at the Georgia Tech., Atlanta in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department. Dr. Arora has completed his doctorate from IITB-Monash Research Academy – a joint venture between IIT-Bombay, India and, Monash University, Australia. He has been working in collaboration with highly innovative sustainability-focused companies such as Algenol Biofuels, Lanzatech, Pontoka, BHEL, Orica Mining, and Global Thermostat.