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MIT names Rohit Karnik director of water and food lab
Karnik, Tata professor of mechanical engineering, becomes J-WAFS director as the lab marks its 10th anniversary, advancing water and food research.
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Rohit Karnik / MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has appointed Rohit Karnik as the new director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS), effective March 1. Karnik, the lab’s associate director since 2023, succeeds founding director John H. Lienhard V.
“I am delighted that Rohit will bring his talent and vision to bear on the J-WAFS mission, ensuring the program sustains its direct support of research on campus and its important impact around the world,” vice president for research Ian A. Waitz said.
Karnik’s tenure as associate director involved grant management, corporate partnerships, and program development. His research focuses on micro- and nanofluidics, with applications in water filtration and environmental sustainability. He has received numerous accolades, including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and election to the National Academy of Inventors.
As director, Karnik aims to advance J-WAFS’ impact on global water and food security. “The experience gave me broad exposure to the amazing ideas and research at MIT in the water and food space, and the collaborations and synergies across departments and schools that enable excellence in research,” says Karnik.
Karnik joined MIT as a postdoctoral researcher in 2006 and became a faculty member in 2007. He holds degrees from Indian Institute of Bombay and the University of California, Berkeley.
The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) was founded in 2014 through a gift from Community Jameel, which is a philanthropy and community service established by the Jameel family of Saudi Arabia in 1945. The lab supports research and commercialization of MIT’s food and water technologies globally. Over the past decade, it has provided approximately $25 million in research funding, supported 300 faculty members, researchers, and students, and facilitated the launch of 12 startups.
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