Lab Members

Hetvi Tambawala

Hetvi Tambawala

Ph.D Student

GLT 5.214


Research Area

  • Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis
  • Membrane Systems
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
  • Polymer Chemistry

Biography

Hetvi Tambawala is a Ph.D. student at the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining her Ph.D., she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Polymer Engineering and Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology (Mumbai), and worked in ExxonMobil for 2 years. Hetvi started working with Professor Ryosuke Okuno and Professor Manish Kumar since Fall 2025. Her current research focuses on membrane electrodialysis for applications in carbon capture and sequestration.

 

Education

  • B.Tech. in Polymer Engineering and Technology (2023), Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India

Representative Publications

  • Tambawala, H., Batra, S., Shirapure, Y., & More, A. P. (2022). Curcumin- A Bio-based Precursor for Smart and Active Food Packaging Systems: A Review |  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-022-02372-x
  • Tambawala, H.S., Mahajan, D., Kolhatkar, P. et al. (2025). Oil-based efficient poly(esteramide)coatings – A review | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-024-05571-9