Presently,
Working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Sripat
Singh College (University of Kalyani) with a passion for teaching, research
and student development.
Qualification
M.Sc.,
Ph.D. in Chemistry (A joint Doctoral
programme between University of Kalyani and IIT Kharagpur)
Area of secialization
1.
Hydrogeochemistry 2. Water management for sustainable use 3. Environmental
Geochemistry 4. Water Quality Monitoring 5. Geochemical characterization and trace element speciation in
environmental samples (water, sediments, soils) 6. Carbon nano
materials 7. Analytical Chemistry
Research interest
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Teaching experience
1.
Presently, Working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry,
Sripat Singh College, Under University of Kalyani.
2. Worked as Application Specialist and GC-MS analyst at The Public Health
Engineering Department, Government of West Bengal
3. Guest scientist in a project entitled, Performance Evaluation of 8
no's of Arsenic and Iron Removal Plants at Groundwater Geochemistry
lab, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal,
India
4. Project Assistant in a project entitled Biomarkers of arsenic exposure and assessment of risks of arsenic
in drinking water in Nadia District, India funded by Trehan Foundation,
University of Michigan, USA.
5. Senior Research Fellow in DST-PURSE (Govt. of India) Programme
6. Project Assistant in a project entitled "Preparation of Certified
Reference Material of Metallurgical Products" at National Metallurgical
Laboratory, CSIR Lab, Jamshedpur, Tatanagar, India.
Awards
...
Prof. membership
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Research guidence
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Special achivements
1.
WINNER OF STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD IN 13th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ONÂ BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF TRACE ELEMENTS, FUKUOKA,
JAPAN, 2015.
2. WINNER OF STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD IN 5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL
GEOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GEOLOGY ASSOCIATION, CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA,
USA, 2013.
Publications Journal
Peer
reviewed journal article:
1. Optimized study of the annealing effect on the electrical and structural
properties of HDLC thin-films, Biswas H.S., Datta J., Mandal P., Poddar S.,
Kundu A.K., Saha I., RSC Advance, 2022, 12(46), 29805-29812. doi:
10.1039/d2ra06255k.
2. Tuned synthesis and designed characterization of graphene oxide thin
film, Biswas H.S., Bala S., Mandal P., Poddar S., Kundu A.K., Saha I, Sarkar,
S., Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2022, 139, 109356.
3. Cr(VI) and Cu(II) using novel amine functionalized composite
nanofiltration membranes fabricated on ceramic tubular substrate, Roy S.,
Majumdar S., Sahoo G., Bhowmick S.,
Kundu A.K., Mondal P., Removal of As(V),. Journal of Hazardous Materials,
2020, 399. 122841.
4. Optimisation of laboratory antimony measurement techniques for
environmental samples, Adhikari J., Chatterjee D., Kundu A.K., Kulp
T.R., International Journal of
Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2020, 102:17, 5033-5044, DOI:
10.1080/03067319.2020.1791325
5. Arsenic in cooked rice for the rural population in West Bengal, India:
Effect of rice type, arsenic concentration in raw rice and cooking water,
Mandal U., Singh P., Kundu A.K., Chatterjee D., Nriagu J., Bhowmick S..
Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 648, 720 –727
6. Optimization of laboratory arsenic analysis for groundwaters of West
Bengal, India and possible water testing strategy, Kundu A.K., Majumder S.,
Biswas A., Bhowmick S., Pal C., Chatterjee D.. International Journal of
Environmental Analytical Chemistry(DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2018.1477136)
7. Groundwater Arsenic in the Bengal Delta Plain: Geochemical and
Geomorphological Perspectives, Chatterjee D., Kundu A.K., Saha D., Barman S.,
Mandal U. Procedia earth and Planetary science, 2017, 17,622–625.
8. Distribution and affinity of trace elements in Samaleswari coal, Eastern
India, Saha D., Chakravarty S., Shome D., RaviathulBasariya M., Kumari A.,
Kundu A.K., Chatterjee D., Adhikari J., Chatterjee D. Fuel, 2016,
181,376–388
9. Assessment of toxic metals in groundwater and saliva in an arsenic
affected area of West Bengal, India: A pilot scale study, Bhowmick S., Kundu
A.K., Adhikari J., Chatterjee D., Iglesias M., Nriagu J., GuhaMazumder D.N.,
Shomar B., Chatterjee D. Environmental Research, 2015, 142,328–336.
10. Vertical and temporal variation of arsenic in the shallow aquifers of
Bengal Basin: Controlling geochemical processes, Biswas A., Neidhardt H.,
Kundu A. K., Halder D., Chatterjee D., Berner, Z., Jacks G., Bhattacharya P.
Spatial, , Chemical Geology, 2014, 387,157–169.
11. Role of competing ions in the mobilization of arsenic in groundwater of
Bengal Basin: Insight from surface complexation modeling, Biswas A.,
Gustaffson J.P., Neidhardt H., Halder D., Kundu A. K., Chatterjee D. ,
Berner, Z., Bhattacharya P.. Water Research, 2014, 55,30–39
12. Shallow hydrostratigraphy in an arsenic affected region of Bengal
Basin: Implication for targeting safe aquifers for drinking water supply,
Biswas A., Bhattacharya P., Mukherjee A., Nath B., Alexanderson H., Kundu A.
K., Chatterjee D., Jacks G.. Science of the Total Environment, 2014,
12–22,485–486
13. Is saliva a potential biomarker of arsenic exposure? A case-control
study in West Bengal, Bhowmick S., Halder D., Kundu A. K., Saha D., Iglesias
M., Nriagu J., GuhaMazumder D.N., Roman-Ross G., Chatterjee D., India.
Environmental Science & Technology, 2013, 47,3326−3332
14. Groundwater Arsenic in the fluvial Bengal Plains: geochemistry and
Mitigation, Chatterjee D., Nath B., Chakraborty S., Majumder S., Biswas A.,
Bhowmick S., Halder D., Mondal P., Kundu A.K., Saha D., Barman S., Biswas U.,
Saha I., Das A., Sarkar S., Chatterjee D.,Â
Procedia earth and Planetary science, 2013, 7,143–146
15. Testing Tubewell Platform Color as a Rapid Screening Tool for Arsenic
and Manganese in Drinking Water Wells, Biswas A., Nath B., Bhattacharya P.,
Halder D., Kundu A. K., Mandal U., Mukherjee A., Chatterjee D., Jacks G.
Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46,434–440.
16. Hydrogeochemical Contrast Between Brown and Grey Sand Aquifers in
Shallow Depth of Bengal Besin: Consequences for Sustainable Drinking Water
Supply, Biswas A., Nath B., Bhattacharya P., Halder D., Kundu A. K., Mandal
U., Mukherjee A., Chatterjee D., Mörth C-M, Jacks G., Science of the Total
Environment, 2012, 431,402–412.
17. Groundwater chemistry and redox processes: depth dependent arsenic
release mechanism, Biswas A., Majumder S., Neidhardt H., Halder D., Bhowmick
S., Mukherjee – Goswami A., Kundu A.K., Saha D., Berner, Z., Chatterjee, D.
Applied Geochemistry, 2011, 26,516–525.
18. Arsenic in Grondwater of Young Bengal Delta Plain of India: It’s
Distribution and Geochemistry, Chatterjee D., Majumder S., Biswas A., Halder
D., Bhowmick S, Chatterjee D., Mukherjee- Goswami A., Jana J., Saha D., Kundu
A.K., Sarkar S. Indian Society of Applied Geochemistry, 2012,170–185.
Publications Bookchapter
1.
Arsenic in Groundwater: Distribution and Geochemistry in Nadia District, West
Bengal, India, Chatterjee D., Mazumder M., Barman S., Adhikari J., Kundu
A.K., Mukherjee A., Das A., Ghosh P., Manda U., Chatterjee D., Book Series:
Groundwater of South Asia (A part of the Spinger Hydrogeology book series)
(ISBN: 978-981-10-3889-1), pp: 349-373
2. Variation of arsenic in shallow aquifers of the Bengal Basin:
Controlling geochemical processes, Kundu A.K., Biswas A., Bhowmick S.,
Chatterjee D., Bhattacharya P., Mukherjee A., Neidhardt H., Berner Z.,
Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability - Proceedings of the 6th
International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, As 2016, CRC
Press/Taylor and Francis (ISBN:Â
978-1-138-02941-5) ,pp: 52-53
3. Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of
West Bengal, India, Chatterjee D., Majumder S., Biswas A., Sarkar S., Kundu
A. K., Mukherjee A., Bhowmick S., Roman-Ross G., Chatterjee D., Neidhardt H.,
Berner Z., In: J.C. Ng, B. N. Noller, R. Naidu, J. Bundschuh & P.
Bhattacharya (eds.) “Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of
Arsenic, As 2012â€Â. Interdisciplinary Book Series: “Arsenic in the
Environmentâ€â€Proceedingsâ€Â. Series Editors: Jochen Bundschuh and Prosun
Bhattacharya, CRC Press/Taylor and Francis (ISBN-13: 978-0-415-63763-3),
pp:65-66
4. Potentiality of shallow brown sand aquifers as an alternative drinking
water source in Bengal Basin, Biswas A., Bhattacharya P., Halder D., Jacks
G., Nath B., Mukherjee A., Kundu A. K., Mandal U., Chatterjee D., In: J.C.
Ng, B. N. Noller, R. Naidu, J. Bundschuh & P. Bhattacharya (eds.)
“Understanding the Geological and Medical Interface of Arsenic, As 2012â€Â.
Interdisciplinary Book Series: “Arsenic in the
Environmentâ€â€Proceedingsâ€Â. Series Editors: JochenBundschuh and Prosun
Bhattacharya, CRC Press/Taylor and Francis (ISBN-13: 978-0-415-63763-3), pp:
67-68
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