DR. COLIN SASTHAV

PhD, Hydropower & Climate Science, US Department of Energy

Colin Sasthav is a hydropower engineer at the Department of Energy’s Water Power
Technologies Office. Since middle school, Colin has been passionate about sustainable energy and the environment. He first studied biological engineering before going to graduate school to earn his PhD in Energy Science and Engineering from the University of Tennessee where he learned about the interdisciplinary challenges of hydropower. Outside of work, Colin plays almost any sport with a ball (tennis being his main sport) and he enjoys playing video games and reading sci-fi/fantasy novels.