For my PhD, I studied high-temperature responses of photosynthesis in Amazonian forest trees. Focusing on the hottest Amazonia forest site in the Southern borders. As part of my PhD, I also developed a novel spectroscopic technique that can resolve energy interactions in leaves linked to photosynthetic status in real-time non-destructively. I have tested this technology on soybean extensively linking the spectral signatures to underlying molecular/biochemical mechanisms of photosynthesis. I also have decade-long research experience in Tropical Indian agricultural systems that encompass natural resource management, carbon accounting, as well as sustainable agriculture. In collaboration with the network of NGOs across three states of India, I set up five research facilities in rural parts of India where nitrous oxide and methane efflux from cropland soils was measured across different crop systems and sustainable climate-smart agricultural practices. Over a period of 3 years, I have set up five GHG laboratories in rural areas training local youth in sampling and measuring GHG emissions from cropland soils that generated the first dataset for cropland N2O emission factors for smallholder farms in India. While empirical approaches and method/instrument development are my key strengths, I am also involved in supporting mitigation projects as an independent verifier/validator of GHG mitigation projects.Apart from two main streams of research interest, I use my spare time in volunteering. I conceived and lead India's first distributed proofreading initiative that is creating accessible (audiobook) textbooks in Kannada (a south Indian language) for visually challenged students.Visit my personal website to know more: https://www.rakeshtiwarilab.org