Smita Chandiwala
Smita is the Founding Principal at Energe-se – a development research and policy advisory organisation focussed on sustainability solutions for the built environment at the intersection of thermal comfort, resource efficiency and climate resilience. She has over 20 years of diverse experience spanning roles across energy policy advisory, climate philanthropy, academia, and architectural design organisations in India and the United Kingdom. Prior to Energe-se, Smita led the buildings and appliance efficiency programmes at Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation in India, and was a research fellow at the Oxford Institute of Sustainable Development, UK. She has taught postgraduate architecture students in England and is currently a visiting faculty at CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
The Salata Institute
The Salata Institute supports interdisciplinary research that leads to real-world action, including high-risk/high-reward projects by researchers already working in the climate area and new endeavors that make it easier for Harvard scholars, who have not worked on climate problems, to do so. Faculty interested in the Climate Research Clusters program should note an upcoming deadline for concepts on April 1, 2024.