Position Title
Leaders for the Future Fellow
Tanoogna Mallarapu
Tanoogna Mallarapu is a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis, working in the Pavement Research Center. Her research focuses on sustainable pavement materials, with a particular emphasis on rubberized asphalt, benchmarking asphalt and concrete mixes, and conducting life-cycle assessments of transportation infrastructure.
She aims to address gaps in data on material use, recycling, and climate-specific performance to develop reliable environmental product benchmarks that help state agencies achieve net-zero carbon goals. Originally from India, Tanoogna earned her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering before joining UC Davis as a master’s student. She is passionate about advancing sustainable infrastructure solutions through research, collaboration, and industry partnerships.