• PhD (Environmental Science) (Jadavpur University)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS (Jadavpur University)

• MPhil (Environmental Science) (Jadavpur University)

• MSc (Biochemistry)

• BSc (Microbiology)

• Environmental Chemistry

• Environmental Pollution

• Bio-optical study of water

Research Articles in Journal:

• Akhand A, Chanda A, Kenta W, Kuwae T, Das S and Hazra S (2022) Driver of inorganic carbon dynamics and air-water CO2 fluxes in two large tropical estuaries: insights from coupled radon (222Rn) and pCO2. Limnology and Oceanography (accepted on 11th March, 2022) (Impact Factor: 4.745)

• Roy S, Chanda A, Das S and Hazra S (2022) Land suitability analysis using AHP-based multi-criteria decision model for sustainable agriculture in red and lateritic zones of West Bengal, India. Journal of Earth System Science (accepted on 31st March, 2022) (Impact Factor: 1.423)

• Ghosh, J., Chakraborty, K., Chanda, A., Akhand, A., Bhattacharya, T., Das, S., Das, I., Hazra, S., Choudhury, S.B. and Wells, M., (2021) Outwelling of total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon from the Hooghly River to the adjacent coastal Bay of Bengal. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193(7), pp.1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09191-y (Impact Factor: 2.513)

• Akhand, A., Chanda, A., Watanabe, K., Das, S., Tokoro, T., Hazra, S., & Kuwae, T. (2021) Reduction in Riverine Freshwater Supply Changes Inorganic and Organic Carbon Dynamics and Air‐Water CO2 Fluxes in a Tropical Mangrove Dominated Estuary. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126(5), e2020JG006144. DOI: 10.1029/2020JG006144 (IF: 3.82)

• Akhand, A., Chanda, A., Watanabe, K., Das, S., Tokoro, T., Chakraborty, K., & Kuwae, T. (2021) Low CO2 evasion rate from the mangrove-surrounding waters of the Sundarbans. Biogeochemistry, 153(1), 95-114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-021- 00769-9 (IF: 4.825)

• Bhattacharyya, S., Chanda, A., Hazra, S., Das, S., & Das, I. (2020) Delineating CO2 and chlorophyll-a variability of an urban estuary with respect to changes in available dissolved nutrients: A microcosm study. Indian Journal Geo-Marine Sciences, Vol. 49 (11), November 2020, pp. 1710-1720 (IF: 0.496)

• Giri, S., Purkayastha, S., Hazra, S., Chanda, A., Das, I., & Das, S. (2020) Prediction of monthly Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) catch in the Northern Bay of Bengal using Bayesian structural time series model. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 39, 101456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101456 (IF: 1.624)

• Chanda, A., Das, S., Bhattacharyya, S., Akhand, A., Das, I., Samanta, S., .. & Hazra, S. (2020) CO 2 effluxes from an urban tidal river flowing through two of the most populated and polluted cities of India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 30093-30107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09254-6 (IF: 4.223)

• Sania, S., Abhra, C., Sourav, D., Isha, D., Sandip, G., Sourav, S., .. & Mukherjee, A. D. (2020) Summer methane emissions from sewage water–fed tropical shallow aquaculture ponds characterized by different water depths. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(15), 18182-18195 (IF: 4.223)

• Roy, S., Hazra, S., Chanda, A & Das, S* (2020) Assessment of ground water potential zones using multi-criteria decision making technique: a micro-level case study from red and lateritic zone (RLZ) of West Bengal, India. Sustainable Water Resource Management (Springer), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-020-00373-z

• Das S* and Hazra S, (2019) “Vertical distribution of optically active substances (OAS) in the coastal sea off Indian Sundarban during post monsoon” Marine Biology Research, 15(2), 163-169. DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2019.1607387 (IF: 1.298)

• Karar S, Hazra S and Das S* (2019) “Assessment of the heavy metal accumulation in the Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus), northern Bay of Bengal: Role of salinity” Marine Pollution Bulletin (Elsevier), 143, 101-108, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.033 (IF – 5.553)

• Bhattacharjee, S., Chanda, A., Hazra, S., Das, S., & Choudhury, S, B. (2019) Effect of nutrient alteration on pCO2 (water) and chlorophyll-a dynamics in a tropical aquaculture pond situated within a Ramsar site: a microcosm approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer), doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07106-6 (IF: 4.223)

• Chanda, A., Das, S., Bhattacharyya, S., Das, I., Giri, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Samanta, S., Dutta, D., Akhand, A., Choudhury, S.B. and Hazra, S., (2019). “CO2 fluxes from aquaculture ponds of a tropical wetland: Potential of multiple lime treatment in reduction of CO2 emission”. Science of The Total Environment (Elsevier) 655, 1321–1333 (IF: 7.963)

• Baliarsingh S K, Lotliker A A*, Sudheesh V, Samanta A, Das S and Vijayan A K, (2018), “Response of phytoplankton community and size classes to green Noctiluca bloom in the northern Arabian Sea” Marine Pollution Bulletin (MPB) (Elsevier), 129, 222-230. (IF – 5.553)

• Sinha R, Das S* and Ghosh T, (2018), “Pollution and its consequences at Ganga Sagar Mass Bathing in India” Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer). (DOI: 10.1007/s10668-018-0255-3), Accepted on 20.09.2018 (IF: 3.219)

• Das S*, Hazra S, Giri S, Das I, Chanda A, Akhand A & Maity S, (2017) “Light absorption characteristics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the coastal waters of northern Bay of Bengal during winter season”, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, 46(5), pp. 884-892 (IF: 0.496)

• Das* et al. (2017) “Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) variability over the continental shelf of the northern Bay of Bengal”, Oceanologia (Elsevier), 59(3), pp.271- 282. doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2017.03.002 (IF: 2.427)

• Das* et al. (2017) “Nutrient dynamics of northern Bay of Bengal (nBoB)—Emphasizing the role of tides”, Regional Studies in Marine Science (Elsevier), 10, pp.116-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2017.01.006 (IF: 1.63)

• Das S* , Chanda A, Dey S, Banerjee S, Mukhopadhyay A, Akhand A, Ghosh A, Ghosh S, Hazra S, Mitra D, Lotliker A A, Rao K H, Choudhury S B, Dadhwal V K, (2016) “Comparing the spatio-temporal variability of remotely sensed oceanographic parameters between Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal throughout a decade”, Current Science, 110(4), pp.627-639. doi: 10.18520/cs/v110/i4/627-639 (IF: 1.102)

• Das S * , Hazra S, Lotlikar A A, Das I, Giri S, Chanda A, Akhand A, Sourav Maity, T Srinivasa Kumar, (2016) “ Delineating the relationship between chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) variability and biogeochemical parameters in a shallow continental shelf” , Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research (Elsevier), 42(3), pp.241-248. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2016.08.001

• Akhand, A, Chanda, A, Manna, S, Das, S, Hazra, S, Roy, R, Choudhury, S. B., Rao, K. H., Dadhwal, V.K., Chakraborty, K, Mostofa, K.M.G., Tokoro, T, Kuwae, T, Wanninkhof, R, (2016) ‘A comparison of CO2 dynamics and air-water fluxes in a riverdominated estuary and a mangrove-dominated marine estuary’. Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), 43(22).doi:10.1002/2016GL070716 (IF: 4.72)

• Das S*, Chanda A, Giri S, Akhand A & Hazra S (2015) “Characterizing the influence of tide on the physico-chemical parameters and nutrient variability in the coastal surface water of northern Bay of Bengal (nBoB) during winter season.” Acta Oceanologica Sinica (Springer), 34(12), pp.102-111. doi: 10.1007/s13131-015-0785-6 (IF: 1.445)

Book Publications (Authored Book):

1. Sourav Das (2020) “Nutrient and CDOM Variability of Northern Bay of Bengal”. ISBN-13:978-620-3-19421-0, ISBN-10:6203194212, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.

Book Publications (Editorial Volume):

1. Das, S; Ghosh T (2021) “Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Publisher: Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-68979-7, ISBN 978-3-030- 68980-3 (eBook), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68980-3

2. Chanda A, Das S, Ghosh T (2022) “Blue Carbon Dynamics of the Indian OceanThe Present State of the Art” Publisher: Springer Nature. Softcover ISBN: 978-3- 030-96560-0.

Published Book Chapters:

1. Akhand A, Manna S, Mondal PP, Chanda A, Dutta S, Das S, Hazra S, Mitra D, Nagamani PV, Rao KH, Choudhury SB, Dadhwal VK (2016) Estimation of air-sea CO2 exchange and decadal change of surface water fCO2 in a shallow continental shelf using in-situ and remote sensing data during winter, S. Hazra et al. (eds) in "Environment and Earth Observation: Case Studies in India", Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. Pp.123-136. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-46010_9.

2. Akhand, A., Chanda, A., Das, S., Hazra, S. and Kuwae, T., (2019) CO2 fluxes in mangrove ecosystems. In Blue Carbon in Shallow Coastal Ecosystems (pp. 185-221). Springer, Singapore.

3. Das S, Ghosh T (2021) Introduction: An Overview of Biogeochemical Cycle of Estuarine System. Das and Ghosh (eds) In Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68980-3_1

4. Sanghamitra Basu, Abhra Chanda, Sourav Das, and Subarna Bhattacharyya (2021) Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Coastal and Estuarine Regions Adjoining the Indian Periphery of the Bay of Bengal. Das and Ghosh (eds) In Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3- 030-68980-3_7

5. Shresthashree Swain, Deepak Kumar Das, Anushka Seal, Abhra Chanda, and Sourav Das (2021) Characterizing the Human Health Risk Along with the Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in the Aquatic Biota in the East Coastal Waters of the Indian Peninsula. Das and Ghosh (eds) In Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68980-3_8

6. Anirban Akhand, Abhra Chanda, and Sourav Das (2021) Multiple Facets of Aquatic Pollution in the Estuarine and Continental Shelf Waters Along the East Coast of India. Das and Ghosh (eds) In Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68980-3_10

7. Biraja Kumar Sahu and Sourav Das (2021) Microzooplankton in Estuaries, Mangroves, and Lagoons of East Coast of India. Das and Ghosh (eds) In Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3- 030-68980-3_12

8. Madhusmita Dash, Chandanlal Parida, Biraja Kumar Sahu, Kali Charan Sahu, and Sourav Das (2021) Influence of Physical Processes on Nutrient Dynamics and Phytoplankton in the Coastal Bay of Bengal. Das and Ghosh (eds) In Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68980-3_13

9. Sudarsana Rao Pandi, N. V. H. K. Chari, Nittala S. Sarma, Sarat C. Tripathy, G. Chiranjeevulu, and Sourav Das (2021) A Review of Estuarine CDOM Dynamics of East Coast of India Influenced by Hydrographical Forcing. Das and Ghosh (eds) In Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68980-3_14

10. Andrew C. G. Henderson, Sourav Das, Virginia N. Panizzo, Heather L. Moorhouse, Lucy R. Roberts, Richard E. Walton, Ying Zheng, Adrian M. Bass, and Suzanne McGowan (2021) Das and Ghosh (eds) In Estuarine Biogeochemical Dynamics of the East Coast of India”. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68980-3_15

11. Mitra, S., Chanda, A., Das, S., Ghosh, T. and Hazra, S., Salinity Dynamics in the Hooghly-Matla Estuarine System and Its Impact on the Mangrove Plants of Indian Sundarbans. In Sundarbans Mangrove Systems (pp. 305-328). CRC Press.

12. Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (2022). An Introduction to the Ponds of Indian Sundarbans—An Essential Socio-Ecological System. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7_1

13. Ghosh, T., Pramanik, N., Das, S., Chanda, A., Mukhopadhyay, A. (2022). Spatial Distribution of Ponds in the Indian Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve: Special Emphasis on Size-Class. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7_2

14. Chanda, A., Das, S. (2022). Fishing and Aquaculture Practice in the Ponds of the Indian Sundarbans. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7_4

15. Das, S. (2022). Role of Iron Fertilization on the Changes of Chlorophyll Concentration and Fish Production in the Brackish Water Ponds of Indian Sundarbans. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7_5

16. Chanda, A., Das, S. (2022). CO2 Exchange Dynamics in the Household and Abandoned Ponds of the Indian Sundarbans from the Perspective of Climate Change. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030- 86786-7_6

17. Chanda, A., Das, S. (2022). CH4 Emission from Household and Abandoned Ponds of the Indian Sundarbans: Positive Feedback to Climate Change. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786- 7_7

18. Chanda, A., Das, S., Pramanik, N. (2022). Characterizing the Drivers of the Productivity and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from the Aquaculture Ponds of Indian Sundarbans. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978- 3-030-86786-7_8

19. Das, S. (2022). Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentration in Water and Sediment of Brackish Water Ponds of the Indian Sundarbans. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7_11

20. Das, S. (2022). Characterizing the Optical Properties of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) of Two Different Kinds of Pond Ecosystems Situated in Indian Sundarbans. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86786-7_12

21. Das, S. (2022). Portraying the Nutrient Variability with Relation to Variation in Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide in an Aquaculture Pond of Indian Sundarbans. In: Das, S., Chanda, A., Ghosh, T. (eds) Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030- 86786-7_13

22. Chanda, A., Das, S., Ghosh, T. (2022). A General Introduction to the Concept of Blue Carbon. In: Chanda, A., Das, S., Ghosh, T. (eds) Blue Carbon Dynamics of the Indian Ocean. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96558-7_1

23. Akhand, A., Chanda, A., Das, S. (2022). Blue Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Ocean Mangrove Ecosystems. In: Chanda, A., Das, S., Ghosh, T. (eds) Blue Carbon Dynamics of the Indian Ocean. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96558-7_4

Total period of Research / Work Experience: 13 years •

Presently, Working as Assistant Prof., Dept of Chemistry, Brainware University, Barasat, West Bengal from 1 st March 2022 to till date.

• Worked as Post-Doctoral Researcher (PDRA) at Jadavpur University from January 2020 to February 2022. Role: Water quality measurement of Indian Sundarbans.

• Worked as ‘Research Associate (RA)’ in the School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University from 13th December 2016 to 2nd January 2020 (03 years and 01 month) in the ongoing project entitled “Study of Carbon dynamics in estuaries and near shore water of Hugli estuary” funded by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, Govt. of India.

• Worked as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University from 27th May, 2015 to 12th December, 2016 (01 years and 06 months) in the ongoing project entitled “Bio-Optical Studies and Ecological modeling in case-II water of West Bengal coast towards Hilsa fishery Forecast” funded by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Service (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Science, India.

• Worked as Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University from 27th May, 2013 to 26th May, 2015 (02 years) assisting the Project entitled “Bio-Optical Studies and Ecological modeling in case-II water of West Bengal coast towards Hilsa fishery Forecast” funded by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Service (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Science, India.

• Worked as Junior Fellow in the School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University in the Project entitled “Trans-boundary Air Quality Monitoring by passive and RDS at Port Canning, Sundarban, India” under Male Declaration, funded by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India from 1st December, 2009 to 30th November, 2011 (02 years).

• Worked as Project Fellow under Dr. P. Basak (Chief Scientific Advisor, International Institute of Disaster Management (IIDM), Pune funded by Bharatiya Jain Sanghatan (BJS, Pune) from Nov, 2007 to Nov, 2009 (02 years).

• 6 months project on “Solid Waste Management (Vermicompost Technology)” under CED-ENDEV (Centre for Environment and Development), Kolkata and School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

• M.Phil Level: “Lipase Catalized transesterification of Vegetable Oil – a new pathway for biodiesel production” under West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) and School of Environment Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (06 months).

• M.Sc Level: “Biodegradation of Crude Oil by Pseudomonas sp.” under Department of Biochemistry, M.G.R. Science College, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.