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Devanita Ghosh

Research/thesis Topic:

Biogeochemistry- Arsenic and other elemental cycling.

 My general research interests are in Microbial Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. My research focusses on studying sedimentary and aquatic organic matter compositions to understand geochemical cycles and the functional dynamics-diversity and role of microbes in carrying out these processes. I also work on eco-physiology of microbial communities in unique environmental systems associated with biogeochemical cycling of redox-active elements. The research techniques I frequently adopt are: Sedimentary and Aquatic Biomarker analysis (alkanes, alkanols, fatty acids, amino acids,ligno-phenols), stable isotope geochemistry (C,N and O), Metagenomics and molecular biology.

Education:

Post-doctoral study (2016) IIT Kharagpur

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD; 2010-15) IISER Kolkata & Linköping University, Sweden

Thesis: BIogeochemical Cycling of Arsenic In Grey and Brown Sand Aquifers in the Bengal Delta Plains(India) (Online version)

M.Sc. (2007-09) Microbiology, University of Burdwan

B.Sc. Hons (2004-07) Microbiology, University of Burdwan

Selected publications:

Ghosh D*, Kumar S, Donselaar ME, Corroto C, Ghosh A. (2021). Organic Carbon transport model of abandoned river channels- a motif for floodplain geomorphology influencing biogeochemical swaying of arsenic. Science of Total Environment, (accepted).

Chikkanna A, Ghosh D*, Kishore A. (2018) Characterization of high Exopolysaccharide produced by a halophilic thermotolerant bacteria Halomonas nitroreducens strain WB1. PeerJ, 6:e4684, Doi:10.7717/peerj.4684.

Ghosh D, Routh J, Dario M, Bhadury P. (2015) Elemental and biomarker characteristics in a Pleistocene aquifer vulnerable to arsenic contamination in the Bengal Delta Plane, India. Applied Geochemistry, 61:87-98. Doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.05.007.

Ghosh D, Routh J, Bhadury P. (2015) Characterization and microbial utilization of dissolved lipid organic fraction in arsenic impacted aquifers (India). Journal of Hydrology, 527: 221-223; Doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.04.051.

Ghosh D, Bhadury P, Routh J. (2014) Diversity of arsenite oxidizing bacterial communities in arsenic-rich deltaic aquifers in West Bengal, India. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5:602. Doi:10.3389/fmicb.2014.00602.

Present Affiliation: DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellow at Centre for Earth Sciences, IISc Bangalore.

Contact info: +91-9475053823

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Email: devnita.rs@gmail.com

Social network:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DevnitaG

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=bd7Jam8AAAAJ&hl=en

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Devanita_Ghosh

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6856-3868

Personal: https://sites.google.com/site/biogeochemmystery/

Awards

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Books


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Research

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