Gayathri Gopalakrishnan

Gayathri Gopalakrishnan has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Gayathri is currently the Director of Environmental Science at Regrow Ag since October 2022. Prior to this, they founded Ecoformatics LLC in 2018 and served as the Founder/CEO. Gayathri also worked as an Advisory Committee Member in STEM Education for Sustainability at the Smithsonian Institution starting in April 2021.

Before their current roles, Gayathri held positions such as an Affiliate Research Scientist at the Space Science Institute, where they focused on research in disaster management and sustainable city design. Gayathri also worked as a Technical Lead in the Energy Access Program at Facebook and a Data Scientist at Flywheel Software, where they built algorithms and data pipelines for fraud detection and routing algorithms.

Gayathri's earlier experience includes working as a Data Scientist at Picarro, Inc., an Environmental Engineer/Research Scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory, and a Research Assistant at the Illinois State Geological Survey and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During their time at the University of Illinois, they developed and implemented a monitoring technology using plants to detect environmental contamination and taught classes on environmental remediation and optimization techniques.

Overall, Gayathri Gopalakrishnan's work experience demonstrates their expertise in environmental science, sustainability, research, and leadership roles.

Gayathri Gopalakrishnan has a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) (Hons.) degree in Civil Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Gayathri also holds a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Environmental Engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Environmental Engineering, both from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.