Dr. Ankur Awadhiya has had an extremely accomplished academic career. He received his B.Tech from IIT Kanpur, where he was class rank 1 and received several awards for academic excellence. He then earned his Ph.D from the same institution, developing an inexpensive bioplastic and receiving patents. Dr. Awadhiya has also had a highly successful career in the Indian Forest Service, receiving numerous honors at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. He is fluent in several languages and computer skills, and has worked on diverse projects in areas like water purification, gene expression, and microbial metabolism.