Abhinav received his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2009 and 2012 respectively. During his undergraduate years, he spent time in both China and Germany where he was involved with research on solid desiccant cooling systems as well on commercial refrigeration systems. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Purdue under Dr. Groll and Dr. Garimella, and is a recipient of the Adelberg Fellowship. His current research focuses on investigating an Organic Rankine Cycle with Solution Circuit with different working fluids for various applications, including renewable power generation and low-grade heat recovery.