Irina Chakraborty

Irina Chakraborty
Irina Chakraborty in December 2017
Born1980 or 1981 (age 45–46)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
CitizenshipFinnish

Irina Chakraborty (Russian: Ирина Чакраборти, Bengali: ইরিনা চক্রবর্তী, born 1980 or 1981) is a Russian-Finnish-Indian scientist, an environmental engineer and a university instructor. She has lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia since 2011. She was selected as one of BBC'S 100 Women in 2013 for her work with sanitation for floating villages.

Early life

Chakraborty was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), to Finnish-Indian parents. She is a Finnish citizen. She studied microbiology in Finland.

She was awarded a Fulbright Graduate Grant in 2004.

In 2020 she created an online sustainability group in Cambodia.

In 2024 she was part of a team which won the annual J. James R. Croes Medal.

References

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  3. ↑ "Interview: Wetlands Work!". Geeks in Cambodia. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "About WW!". Wetlands Work!. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Chen, Dene-Hern (11 October 2016). "A booming city with a brutal history". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Outlook: My Family Freed Me From Somali Pirates". BBC World Service. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Who are the 100 Women?". BBC News. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bong Bonlai". The Ladies' Penh. 29 September 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 23 October 2023. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, to Indian-Finish parents
  9. ↑ "Participants". Our City Festival. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Grantees 2004-2005". The Fulbright Center. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "J. James R. Croes Medal Past Award Winners". American Society of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 20 August 2026.

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