- As a staff scientist at Berkeley National Laboratory, Gadgil specializes in the topics of efficient lighting technology, efficient use of energy in buildings, renewable energy technologies, and solar energy.
- Speaks English, Hindi, and Marathi.
- Inspired by the December 1992 outbreak of "Bengal cholera" in India that killed up to 10,000 people, Gadgil, an Indian-born scientist working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, sought a new way to purify drinking water. Using ultraviolet light emitted by an unshielded fluorescent lamp, he built a simple, effective, and inexpensive water disinfection system.
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