Sidharth Agrawal, Ph.D. Candidate, Base Option
- Research: Apply analytical skills and theoretical knowledge to health and safety policy research.
- Methods: Finite Mixture Modeling, Group-based Trajectory Modeling, Mixed-effect Modeling, Difference-in-Difference Modeling
- Impacts: Provide rigorous evidence of the efficacy of safety management systems and make a compelling case for its widespread adoption in the United States mining industry.
- Dream Job: A position where I can apply my analytical skills to help organizations across private, government, and social sectors to identify strategies to address their most pressing challenges and achieve their goals.
- My Background: I grew up in India and completed my undergrad from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka in India. Before graduate school, I worked in multiple roles in the mining industry for 4+ years.
- Why Penn State?: My vision for graduate school was two-fold - excel as a researcher and become a global citizen. The graduate program in Energy and Mineral Engineering provided me with access to world-class labs and a platform to conduct collaborative research with top researchers in the energy sector and Penn State provided me an opportunity to connect with people from 140+ countries - so it was a natural choice and one of the best decisions I made.