University of Houston – The Energy University – has named Debalina Sengupta as the chief operating officer of its Energy Transition Institute. Sengupta is a chemical engineer with over 18 years of experience working on sustainability and resilience issues. She starts Monday, July 1.
Since its inception in 2022, the ETI has made significant strides in its mission to create a future with reliable, affordable and sustainable energy for all.
Sengupta said the ETI’s mission and location in Houston, home to more than 4,500 energy companies and a pivotal international oil and gas hub, appealed to her. “UH Energy Transition Institute is the first of its kind Institute setup in Texas that focuses solely on the transition of energy,” she said. “A two-way communication between the academic community and various stakeholders is necessary to implement the transition and I saw the UH ETI role enabling me to achieve this critical goal.”