Indu Roychowdhury is the recipient of a 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award

Congratulations to Indu Roychowdhury for winning a 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support and annual stipend of $37,000. The NSF GRFP is prestigious, highly competitive, and a significant national accomplishment.

Indu is a Ph.D. student in the Geography Graduate Group studying natural disasters, ecosystem service valuation, and the geography of climate change impacts in the lab of Dr. Frances Moore, Professor of Environmental Science and Policy. Indu graduated with her Bachelor's from the University of New Mexico summa cum laude with a dual degree in Geography and English, and a minor in French. Her research uses mixed methodologies - including econometric modelling and geospatial analysis - to investigate wetland conservation and restoration policy in the context of climate-related natural hazards.