Debadrita Jana, PhD Graduate Student Ambassador at Rice University

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Debadrita Jana (she/her) is a PhD student who came to Rice having worked in the oil & gas industry. She is interested in using the geochemistry of microscopic marine organisms known as foraminifera (especially trace and minor element ratios) to understand changes in seawater chemistry and climate in Earth's past. She attendedĀ Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India for her undergraduate degree, andĀ Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, for her master's degree.

Favorite thing about Rice:

The supportive graduate student community, the positive environment in my lab group, Valhalla!

Favorite thing about Houston:

It's very diverse, the food is great, close to other interesting places in Texas!