Atya Kapley

Atya Kapley is an Indian environmental geneticist who is the Asia & Pacific coordinator and vice president for the Organisation for Women In Science for the Developing World. Kapley is senior principal scientist and head of the Director's Research cell of the CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute in Nagpur. In 2000 the Association of Microbiologists of India gave Kapley the Young Scientist Award for her work in the field of environmental microbiology. In 2008 Atya Kapley was presented with the Women Scientist Award by the Biotech Research Society of India. As part of her support for the Organisation for Women In Science for the Developing World Kapley has organised conferences and workshops. Provided by Wikipedia