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Rinika Pulupudi merges knowledge and experience in greening infrastructure. Written by Arnel Garcesa Sustainability requires all components of a system to sum larger than its parts. And in order to achieve a better future for all, it requires each of our own talents to fuse into a grand combination. Patel College of Global Sustainability alum Rinika Pulupudi has replicated this process in helping to bridge realms where sustainability can permeate. Before attending PCGS, Rinika received her Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from her native India and a Master’s in Sustainable Energy Engineering in Sweden. “Sweden had the reputation of being more progressive in implementing renewable solutions to provide energy. I was interested in combining my knowledge of technical systems towards the burgeoning technologies being practiced.” Rinika engrained herself into the utility-scale energy solutions then shifted her focus to the opposite - smaller scale renewable energy closer to the ave