ANCY C STOY

An environmental researcher and citizen science advocate. My journey in science has never been confined to laboratories; it has always extended to the shores, to classrooms, and to the hands of ordinary people who care deeply about their environment. I believe in science that speaks the language of the people, in tools that are simple yet powerful, and in research that empowers rather than isolates. I value collaboration, clarity, and compassion in both research and life. With a deep respect for tradition and an eye on innovation, I strive to build a future where science is not just a profession, but a shared responsibility.

• 'An innovation of two established methods for monitoring water colour and clarity: Participatory science using the mini- and midi-Secchi disks' (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1610130).
• 'Scientific Advances in Aquatic Animal Health by the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute for enhancing mariculture production' Souvenir article for 12th Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture, 23-27 September 2025, Chennai, India.

• TurbAqua Mobile application, Co-developer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=com.meridian.cmfi.sur vey &hl=en.)
• Citizen Science Database for water quality measurements, Co-developer at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi.
• Developer of Digital Image Water Quality Monitoring Strategy for Vembanad Lake, Kerala.

• https://luca.co.in/wetland-day-vembanad/
• https://archnest.in/2025/02/environmental-comprehension/

• Scientific paper presentation on From Contamination to Clarity: An Assessment of Water Quality and Public Health Risks in Lake Vembanad, India in the Living Planet Symposium, 23-27 June 2025, in Vienna, Austria.
• Delivered an oral presentation at the "Voices of Ocean Action" event, European Digital Ocean Pavilion, 9 June 2025.
• Participated and delivered a flash talk at the ‘ECOP India Node session on Ocean Decade Activities’, held at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), June 2025.
• Scientific paper presentation on From Pixels to Parameters: Citizen Science, Smartphone and Satellite Synergy for Water Quality and Sustainable Fisheries in Lake Vembanad, Kerala, India in the XIVth Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, 12-15, February 2025 by Asian Fisheries Society in NewDelhi , India.
• Presented my research work in the Regional Science Slam, held at Kannur University, November 2024.
• Paper presentation on TURBAQUA: Mobilizing smartphones for crowd-sourced water quality indices in the 13th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, 23rd -25th February 2024, Kolkata, West Bengal.
• Scientific paper presentation on Evaluating the impact of agricultural practices on Lake Vembanad through water colour assessment using Forel-Ule datasets in the XVI Agricultural Science Congress, 2023 by the NAAS, Delhi.

• Gold Medalist: M.Sc. in Environmental Science.
• DST INSPIRE fellowship for pursuing Doctoral research.
• TPSF fellowship for Outreach project.
• Finalist, India’s first Science Slam in regional language Kerala Science Slam at IIT Palakkad.
• Won Best Oral Presentation Award for the paper TURBAQUA: Mobilizing smartphones for crowd-sourced water quality indices in the 13th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum.

• Participated in a national summit on Revival and Rejuvenation of Bharathapuzha Riverbasin at JNU, New Delhi.
• Provisionally Selected for Chevening Fellowship 2023.
• Pioneer founder and graduate of People’s Water Data Community jointly organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tel Aviv University, Israel and KMCH Research Foundation.
• Featured on All India Radio to share my research on Lake Vembanad.
• My self-shot video on my research work was accepted and showcased as part of the ‘Faces of the Ocean’ campaign, as a part of European Digital Ocean Pavilion.