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Dr. Hrishikesh Arvind Chandanpurkar is an Earth System Scientist working with Arizona State University, USA. He has a Ph.D. in Earth System Sciences from University of California, Irvine, an M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences and a B.Sc. in Geology from University of Pune, India. Previously, he has conducted research at NASA / Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, USA), the Department of Aerospace Engineering at University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, and Global Institute for Water Security, Saskatoon, Canada. His research interests mainly comprise studying water cycle changes at multiple spatiotemporal scales, investigating their climatic- and human- causes and their implications for socio-ecological and climate systems. He has taught several courses at undergraduate and graduate level in earth sciences in the US and in India.

The inspiration for his research comes from his love and appreciation of the natural world around him. He loves being in the remote backcountry, sometimes doing nothing, occasionally painting or photographing the landscapes, and other times doing a range of activities (such as trail running, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry skiing) that provide him with an endless supply of Type 2 fun. He lives in Calgary, Canada.