Bhattacharya Selected as AGU Community Science Fellow

Ananyo Bhattacharya, a Ph.D candidate at U-M Climate and Space, has been selected as a Community Science Fellow in the AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange program for 2024.

The cohort will be working with communities across the United States, Mexico and South America to launch impactful community science projects. The partnership will connect communities with scientists and technical experts and support them as they work together to tackle local challenges related to natural hazards, natural resources and climate change.

Bhattacharya is working toward his Ph.D. at the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at University of Michigan. He is originally from the city of Vadodara, India. His primary research focuses on investigating the physical and chemical process governing planetary atmospheres, and their space environment.

He has been a fellow of Entrepreneurs Leadership Program at U-M Center for Entrepreneurship where he worked on development of infant warming solutions for low resource communities. He has also represented the university as a delegate to UNFCCC COP 28.

As a graduate student and scientist in-training, he is interested in development of technical solutions for social impact. Through the Thriving Earth Exchange program, he seeks to learn from the community and partner with professionals to integrate scientific research into solutions for positive change.