Adhiraj Bhagat

Adhiraj Bhagat

India

Adhiraj is a PhD student at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Ben T Zinn Combustion Laboratory who hails from Hyderabad, India. His research focuses on supersonic and pressure gain combustion, with an emphasis on carbon-free fuels for the aerospace industry. He is passionate about sustainable engineering and design for social justice, and has contributed significantly to the development of college curricula on these topics. Adhiraj strives to make aerospace engineering more accessible to underrepresented identities and international students through outreach and mentorship. Through his research, he hopes to make high-speed air-breathing propulsion cleaner, more efficient, and commercially available, bringing the world a little closer. Outside of his research, he is a pilot, sculptor, photographer, pianist and baker.