Alumni

Mr. Soumya Deep Das’s thesis titled Way Forward for the Viability of Power Distribution Sector in India – A Case Study in Karnataka has been evaluated and he is declared eligible for the Award of Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).  He worked under the guidance of Prof. R Srikanth. 

Harini Santhanam an environmental scientist with 6+ years’ experience in studying multiple aspects of natural systems such as biogeochemistry, hydro-geological processes and land-water-human nexus from an ecosystem perspective. She has been a long-term researcher with IISc Bangalore, working in multi-disciplinary teams with a focus on water-related issues. She has a Ph.D in coastal ecosystem modelling and a M.Sc. degree in Environmental Science from Anna University, Chennai. She also has UGC-NET eligibility for Lecturership in Environmental Science. Recently, she has also been the Principal Investigator of a DST-funded Woman Scientists project (2015- 2018) at IISc.Her research interests include the use of integrated modelling approaches for aquatic ecosystem investigations, studying the ecosystem-human nexus over the land-water-air continuum and investigating short-term and long-term changes of lacustrine systems using environmental proxies.

Dr Tejal Kanitkar was a Professor in the Energy, Environment, and Climate Change Program, the School of Natural Sciences and Engineering, NIAS. She is a mechanical engineer by training and has worked on in the area of energy and climate studies since 2006.

Tejal did her PhD in energy science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, a master’s in mechanical engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering in Mumbai University. She has been teaching since 2011.   

Her research interests lie in the areas of energy, development, and climate policy. She works on trying to integrate perspectives from the natural sciences, engineering, and social sciences to understand the interconnected aspects of energy production, environmental constraints, and economic development, with a perspective that prioritizes equity in the era of acute environmental crises such as climate change. 

Amit Mukherjee served as an Assistant Professor in the International Strategic & Security Studies Program and the Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, from October 3, 2017, to August 1, 2023.