Dr. Indra Haraksingh
The University of the West Indies
Lecturer in Physics
Dr. Indra Haraksingh has been a Lecturer in Physics at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Trinidad & Tobago. She holds a Ph.D. in Physics in Solar Energy, a Diploma in Education, and B.Sc. – Physics and Mathematics Degrees. Dr. Haraksingh has been working in the Renewable Energy field for over twenty-five years, training persons from different disciplines such as Academia, the Hotel Sector, the Agricultural Sector and other areas. She has developed and coordinated the UWI M.Sc. Renewable Energy Technology Programme and has been training students at the M.Sc. level in Renewable Energy Technology. She is also currently Supervisor to M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. students at The University of the West Indies.
Dr. Haraksingh is the President of the Caribbean Solar Energy Society, Member of the Steering Committee of the World Renewable Network and Projects Steering Committee of the CARICOM appointed Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP), Chair of the TT Collaboration for the Advancement of Renewable Energy and Sustainability (TTCARES), UNDP Technical Advisory Committee for the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project, OAS project on Alternative Energy Education Dissemination for the Caribbean, and Technical Advisor and Coordinator for the INEES, DIREKT and the IDB-funded BRIDGE International Renewable Energy projects.
She is one of the key persons involved in Education and Capacity Building in Renewable Energy in the Caribbean region. Dr. Haraksingh has been a Board Member of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF). She has also been CHAIR of the Trinidad & Tobago Mathematics Olympiad for Secondary schools for over thirty (30) years, and has served as Leader of the National Teams at the International Mathematics Olympiad hosted by various countries across the World. She is also a Board Member of the International Mathematics Foundation.
Listed below are some of the Awards bestowed upon her:
AWARDS:
Outstanding Scientist Award – 2002 World Renewable Energy Congress in Germany.
International Pioneer Award for Solar Energy – 2008 World Renewable Energy
Congress in Glasgow, Scotland.
NIHERST Award for Excellence in Science and Technology in the Silver Category –
2012 National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology.
The UWI Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence – 2017 The UWI.
Trinidad &Tobago National Award – The Humming Bird Medal Silver – 2020 for
Loyal and Devoted Service to Trinidad and Tobago in the sphere of Education.
Life Pioneer Award for Renewable Energy – 2021 World Renewable Energy Network
Lisbon, Portugal.