Bhagyashree has successsfully defended her master’s thesis, titled “Towards Equitable Electric Vehicle (EV) Adoption: A Structural Framework and Empirical Analysis” [URL]. In this thesis, she proposes to identify key EV equity indicators and their corresponding factors from various sources and develop an equity relationship framework to evaluate EV equity. Further, by matching the electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) data to the US census data, she runs numerical analyses to assess the availability and accessibility of EV charging facilities in different communities in space. Numerous managerial and policy recommendations related to EV infrastructure and programs in the field are reviewed for their feasibility, efficiency, effectiveness for the disadvantaged populations.
Bhagyashree joined our program at the George Washington University in Fall 2021 as a master’s student with a concentration in Transportation Engineering. Before joining GW, she had been a faculty member in Civil Engineering at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in India for seven years. She overcame all the challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and transitioned overseas now as a student at GW. I believe her persistent attitude and zeal to explore will warrant her competitiveness in the future study, research, and career in the field of transportation. Wish her all the best on her future journey!