Ankita Gangotra is an Associate in WRI’s U.S. Climate Program researching avenues to decarbonize the industrial sector, while also working on addressing equity and environmental justice within the sector.

Prior to joining WRI, Ankita was a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Foreign Service and the Department of Physics at Georgetown University. Her research looked at the readily available technology and policy options for upgrading low-carbon cement production in the United States.

Ankita has an integrated Master's in Electronics Engineering with Nanotechnology from the University of York, UK (2015) and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Auckland, New Zealand (2020). During her time in New Zealand, Ankita interned at the Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor looking into equity, diversity and inclusion policy options for New Zealand’s science, research and innovation workforce. She has also previously worked as a measurement scientist on projects related to regenerative agriculture, native reforestation and biodiversity.

She grew up in India in a multilingual household and finds joy in spending time with her family, spoiling her dog and collecting as many plants as she can fit in her apartment.