Episode 89: Sustainability and Tech Go Hand in Hand, with Sakshi Mishra
In this SWE Diverse podcast episode, SWE’s senior manager of research, Roberta Rincon, speaks with Sakshi Mishra, energy + AI researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Sakshi is an energy researcher and a power systems engineer working on the nexus of renewable energy and artificial intelligence with the goal of tackling climate change problems through AI technologies.
Roberta and Sakshi discuss the similarities and differences between STEM programs in India and the US, AI’s applications in the fight against climate change, and what it’s like to be a woman engineer in the research industry.
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