Kripa Varanasi
Co-Founder & Chairman
Board Member
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Kripa Varanasi is the chairman, Co-Founder, and board member of Infinite Cooling and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. His research focuses on developing nano-engineered surfaces, interfaces, and coating technologies for enhanced performance across multiple industries, including energy and water systems. Kripa is passionate about entrepreneurship and has co-founded multiple companies including LiquiGlide, AgZen, and Alsym Energy.

Kripa holds several awards, including Time Magazine's Best Inventions, Boston Business Journal’s 40 under 40, and ASME’s Bergles-Rohsenow Heat Transfer Award.
Kripa received his B.Tech from IIT Madras, India and his SM (ME and EECS) and Ph.D from MIT. Prior to joining MIT as a faculty member, Prof. Varanasi was a lead researcher and project leader at the GE Global Research Center.
