Dr Abhijit H U is a Senior Project Associate at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He completed his MSc in Applied Botany from Kuvempu University, Karnataka, in 2016, graduating with first rank and two gold medals. He obtained his PhD in 2022 as a DST Inspire Fellow.
He taught at Sri JCBM College, Sringeri (2016–2017), and later worked as a Research Associate at the Biodiversity Education and Research Lab, Environment Study Center, Shivamogga (2022–2023). His research interests include plant taxonomy and ecology, with a particular focus on grass systematics. He is the co-founder of the NGO AJASRA and currently serves as the Director of the Plant Systematics and Ecology Lab at the Ajasra Research and Education Centre, under the Ajasra Charitable Trust, Sringeri. He has published 15 research papers in national and international journals and has handled four research projects across Karnataka.