Kripa Jagannathan

Kripa Jagannathan is a Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Lab (LBL) with a PhD from the Energy and Resources Group of UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation and climate-resilient planning, specializing in improving the usability of climate science for decision-making.

During her postdoctoral research at LBL and University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability, Kripa utilized a mixed-methods approach combining environmental and social sciences to assess decision-makers' climate information needs. She is experienced in designing 'co-production' projects to facilitate collaboration between scientists and decision-makers for actionable science.

Before pursuing her PhD, Kripa worked for 7 years in Climate Change and Sustainability Consulting, where she developed carbon market projects, low carbon strategies, and climate change adaptation & mitigation strategies for various public and private sector agencies. She also possesses expertise in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Land Use sector, particularly in forestry carbon projects.

Kripa's educational background includes a BSc in Botany Honors from Delhi University, an MSc in Environmental Studies from TERI School of Advanced Studies, a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Disaster Risk Reduction from Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, a Master's Degree in Energy and Resources, and a PhD in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley.

Her professional experience involves roles such as Research Collaborator and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Michigan, Graduate Student Researcher and Postdoctoral Scholar at Berkeley Lab, and positions as a Manager in Climate Change and Sustainability consulting firms. Kripa has also held the role of Senior Analyst in Carbon Credits at Suzlon Energy Ltd.