Madhumitha Jaganmohan

Leipzig

Madhumitha is a scientist at the Department of Landscape Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig. She is also a PhD student at Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg. Her current research is focused to study the effects of spatial configuration of urban green spaces and biodiversity on the cooling effects of green spaces in the city of Leipzig. She obtained her Master’s degree in Environmental Science in 2011 from Bangalore University, India. Previously, she has worked at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) Bangalore from 2008 – 2013. She was involved in the comprehensive investigation of urban biodiversity in Bangalore which encompasses research on various land uses of the city.