Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce and Whatcom Young Name Dr. Ramesh Raliya as “2026 Top 7 Under 40”

Dr. Ramesh Raliya’s scientific curiosity sparked at an early age. “I was raised in a farming family in Rajasthan, India, and I learned early that agriculture is both incredibly important and incredibly difficult,” he says. “Farmers make decisions about soil, water, weather, fertilizer, pests, markets, and economics, often with very little margin for error. That experience stayed with me. I eventually pursued science because I wanted to understand how to solve those problems at a fundamental level.”