Nalini Nadkarni

Nalini Nadkarni is an IndianAmerican ecologist who pioneered the study of Costa Rican rain forest canopies. Using mountain climbing equipment to make her ascent, Nadkarni first took an inventory of the canopy in 1981, followed by two more inventories in 1984.

Nadkarni was born in Bethesda, Maryland, the third child to Moreshwar and Goldie Nadkarni. Her father immigrated to Iowa from Thane, India, while her mother is a Jewish Brooklyn native of Russian and Ukrainian descent. She has three living siblingssister Saroj and brothers Vinay and Mohan. Another sister, Susheela, died in 1994. Nadkarni attended Brown University for her undergraduate degree and received a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. She is married to myrmecologist Jack Longino, who is also a professor at the University of Utah. They have two children.

Source: Wikipedia