Ashish SharmaDr. Ashish Sharma is the Climate and Urban Sustainability Lead at the Discovery Partners Institute, University of Illinois System, and a faculty member in the Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He also holds a joint appointment as a Climate Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory and directs the NSF-UKRI Global Center on Clean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions (CLEETS). Named to Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40 in 2023, Dr. Sharma holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Arizona State University. His expertise lies in atmospheric sciences, with a focus on regional climate, air quality, and evaluating climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Read More Read Less