Dr. Anupama Krishnamurthy is a Palynologist and Palaeoecologist. Since more than 30 years she has been carrying out research in the fields of Palaeovegetation reconstruction, Pollination Ecology and Aerobiology employing pollen grains as the key tool, as also phytoliths. She has guided/co-guided several doctoral and masters students on various aspects of Quaternary Palynology, Melisso Palynology and in diverse topics linked to land cover reconstruction and Palynology. She has been actively involved with Humans and Biosphere Commission of INQUA (International Union for Quaternary Research) where she served as President during the Intercongress period 2019-2023 and is a member of PAGES (Past Global Changes) Landcover6K Working group.
She has organized several International workshops, conferences and Training programmes linked to Palynology and phytolith studies with support from both INQUA and PAGES. She is involved in various interdisciplinary projects involving archaeology and humanities. She is currently in the Research Advisory Committee of Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleosciences , Lucknow and is a co-opted member of the Programme Advisory Committee of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (PAC-E&AS), Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi since 2022.