Surekha Tetali
Assistant Professor
Head- Marketing, People Supply Chain (RMG) & Corporate Services
Overview
Overview
Surekha Tetali has been an Assistant Professor at the Center for Sustainability at Mahindra University since January 2024. With over 15 years of experience in researching sustainability within the built environment, she is dedicated to advancing knowledge and practices in this field. She holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Her research focuses on the interactions between urban heat and the built environment, utilizing advanced analytical techniques and computational models. Her work encompasses various topics, including cool roofs, Urban Heat Islands, building performance modeling, and urban micro-climate analysis. She is actively involved in projects that aim to develop sustainable and resilient built-environments through innovative design and technology. Additionally, she collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to identify climate change challenges and enhance the environmental sustainability of urban areas.
Education :
Ph.D. Building Performance and Diagnostics, Carnegie Mellon University (2023)
M.Sc Master of Science, IT in Building Science, IIIT Hyderabad, India. (2011)
B.A. Bachelor of Architecture, Andhra University College of Engineering, India. (2006)
Experience :
Surekha Tetali has been an Assistant Professor at the Center for Sustainability at Mahindra University since January 2024. With over 15 years of experience in researching sustainability within the built environment, she is dedicated to advancing knowledge and practices in this field.
Books :
2017
- V.Garg, J.Mathur, S.Tetali, A.Bhatia. Building Energy Simulation: A Workbook Using DesignBuilderTM, Edition 1, CRC Press LLC, 2017, ISBN: 9781498744515
Research :
- Assessing the impact of AI on heat mitigation and adaptation, PI, Grant Agency: Future of Life Institute, Grant Amount: USD 15,000.
- Variation in Built-Up Area Land Surface Temperatures with the Spatial Neighbor – A multi-city study of cities in India and the US (Publication under preparation)
- Other ongoing research:
- Predicting air temperatures from land surface temperatures using machine learning techniques
- Land Use Classification of Hyderabad using machine learning techniques
- Designing an experimental setup for estimating the impact of cool roofs on solar photo-voltaic panels
- Intra-urban air temperature variations across cities in India
