Sagarika Kumar received her Ph.D. in photovoltaic module reliability from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, in 2020. She had previously received her master’s in energy science and engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Dr. Kumar is currently working as a senior researcher at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, UAE, on the development of desert-specific environmental standards for photovoltaic modules. She has been granted awards.