Dr. Arunima Bhattacharjee is a postdoctoral materials scientist with the . Bhattacharjee has extensive experience in microfabrication, microbial biofilm engineering, and microfluidics. Her primary research interests include creating soil-like microenvironments using microfluidics, microbe–mineral interactions, and extracellular polymeric substance characterization. She is currently working on the  initiative and , also called the Soil Microbiome SFA.