Completed PhD in Dec’ 2016, on ‘Integrability Evaluation Methodology for Building Integrated Photovoltaic’s (BIPV): A study in Indian climatic conditions’. Currently working with Nitte School of Architecture as Associate Professor and heading the Department of Planning.
Research Areas of Interest
- Integrability of BIPV, Climate Responsive building designs, Thermal Comfort Studies, Lab to Market
Academic Back Ground :
- Masters degree in Urban and Rural Planning from IIT Roorkee
- Bachelor’s degree from Andhra University College of Engineering
Awards:
- Recipient of prestigious BHAVAN fellowship award 2017.
- Financial Assistance received from Science and Engineering Research Board (DST) for participating in 12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies held in August 2013 in Kowloon (Hong Kong)
- Patent filed on 30th May 2011 for co-inventing Double Guarded Hot-Box 1826/CHE/2011
Selected Publications:
- Gayathri Aaditya and Monto Mani., 2017. Integration of Photovoltaics in Buildings, Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Elsevier, pp 259 – 274.
- Aaditya, G. & Mani, M., 2016. BIPV: a real-time building performance study for a roof-integrated facility. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, pp.1–19. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14786451.2016.1261864.
- Rohitkumar Pillai, Gayathri Aaditya, Monto Mani and Praveen Ramamurthy., 2014. “Cell (module) temperature regulated performance of a building integrated photovoltaic system in tropical conditions”. Renewable Energy, 72, pp. 140-148.
- Gayathri Aaditya, Rohit Pillai, Monto Mani., 2013. “An insight into real-time performance assessment of a Building Integrated Photo-voltaic (BIPV) installation in Bangalore (India)”. Energy for Sustainable Development, 17(5), pp. 431- 437.
- Gayathri Aaditya and Monto Mani., 2012. “Climate-responsive Integrability of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics”. International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies, 8(4), pp. 271-281.
Work Experience:
- Worked as a design manager at IDIOM a design firm.
E-mail: gayathriaaditya@gmail.com