Dr. Sunanda Narayanan is currently postdoctoral research scientist at University of Hamburg, Germany since 2025 and Guest Scientist at Department of Ocean Biosphere Dynamics, Max Planck Institute of Marine Microbiology, Bremen.She completed her Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2025 in ocean biogeochemistry. She is also the co-lead of Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) India Node, a programme endorsed by United Nations as a part of Decade of Ocean Science for sustainable development(2021-2030). She is also a part of Indian Diaspora Initiative by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India contributing towards Viksit Bharat 2047.She will be addressing students on the “Ocean of Opportunities” where she will talk about various career options, PhD and general research environment.