Dr Punyasloke Bhadury completed his M.Sc. from Edinburgh and Ph.D. from Plymouth in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, he did his postdoctoral research from Princeton University, USA. He initially joined as a Faculty in WII Dehradun at the end of 2008 and subsequently moved to IISER Kolkata in 2009. Since 2018 he is a Professor of Biological Sciences in IISER Kolkata. He is the recipient of prestigious SwarnaJayanti Fellowship Award in Earth and Environmental Sciences conferred by Government of India in 2019. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers in international journals. His research interests include biocomplexity of microbial systems including in mangroves, biogeochemical cycling and sea level rise, nature-based solutions to ecosystem restoration and developing technologies for biomonitoring of coastal biotopes.
Personal & organization webpage links: https://www.iiserkol.ac.in/web/en/people/faculty/dbs/pbhadury/#gsc.tab=0
