Maya Bhatia was a Canadian biogeochemist known for her research in the Arctic, focusing on microbial ecology and biogeochemistry.
[3] She furthered her education in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, graduating in February 2012 with a PhD, co-advised by Elizabeth Kujawinski and Sarah Das in the MG&G Department.
[4] As an associate professor at the University of Alberta and a CAIP Chair in Watershed Science, Bhatia's research spanned glaciers, ice sheets, and oceans.
Her work focused on understanding the interactions between microbes and their environment, particularly in relation to carbon cycling and nutrient production, with implications for global climate change.
[6] Bhatia died while conducting field work in the High Arctic near Aujuittuq (Grise Fiord), Nunavut, on 16 August 2023.