Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Dr. Sukalyan Chakraborty
Associate Professor, Civil and Evn Engineering
M.Sc., Ph.D.( University of Kalyani), NET-UGC (Env.Sc), PDF (University of South Australia and National Cheng Kung University) 		Contact Address
Permanent Address 502 Alakananda Tower Godrej Prakriti, Sodepur - 700115
Local Address D-I/49 BIT Inner Campus Birla Institute of Technology
Phone (Office) 08521761339
Phone Residence 08521761339, 6202581749
Email Id sukalyanchakraborty@bitmesra.ac.in
Joined Institute on : 16-Jul-2012
  Work Experience
 
Teaching : 15 Years

Research : 15 Years

Individual: 15 Years
  Professional Background

Post Doctoral Experience

  1. November 2011 to June 2012 at Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

 

  1. February to June 2010 at Centre for Environmental Risk Assesment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes campus, Adelaide, Australia

              

Faculty Appointments

 

  1. July 2012 to current. Assistant Professor in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
     
  2. December 2005 to October 2011. Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, N.V. Patel College of Pure and Applied Sciences (NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade college affiliated to Sardar Patel University), Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat, India.

 

Professional Experiences

 

  1. 2012 to current. Subject Expert and Counsellor for Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science, IGNOU
     
  2. May to November 2005. Research Associate at Eklavya (educational NGO), Bhopal, India
     
  3. July 2001 to June 2004. Research Fellow under UGC Project at The Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
  Research Areas
 

1. Water pollution monitoring and assessment

2. Water treatment with novel materials

3. Environmental consequences of coal mining
  Award and Honours
 
  1. Recipient of Fulbright Specialist Program Grant from USEFI-World Learning Centre to host an American Professor in India, 2019
  2. Received Travel Grant from DST Science and Engineering Research Board in 2016 to present research paper in International Conference at KTH, Royal Institute, Sweden.
  3. Australia Awards Ambassador by the Australian High Commission 2015.
  4. Australia Awards Ambassador by the Australian High Commission 2014.
  5. Received Top 100 University advancement fellowship from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (2011 – 2012).
  6. Received Endeavour Research Fellowship Award from Government of Australia in University of South Australia (2010).
  7. UGC NET for Lectureship in Environmental Science conducted UGC, New Delhi (2000)
  8. Merit Cum Means scholarship- from University of Kalyani (1999).
  9. National Scholarship –1st Class 3rd in B.Sc from University of Burdwan (1998)
  Publications
 

2021

 

  1. V Singh, S Chakraborty & P Chaudhuri. Quantification and polymer characterization of sediment microplastics along the Golden beach, Puri, India. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, Vol. 50 (07), July 2021, pp. 574-584
     
  2. Swadhina Priyadarshini Lenka, Wasim Akram Shaikh, Gary Owens, Lokesh P. Padhye, Sukalyan Chakraborty & Tanushree Bhattacharya. Removal of Copper from Water and Wastewater Using Dolochar. Water Air Soil Pollut 232, 167 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05135-x

 

  1. A. Mondal, S. Chowdhury, N. K. Mondal, W. A. Shaikh, P. Debnath, S. Chakraborty. Insecticidal and Fungicidal performance of bio-fabricated silver and gold nano particles. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03181-w
     
  2. Wasim Akram Shaikh, Rafique Ul Islam, Sukalyan Chakraborty. Stable Silver nanoparticle doped mesoporous biochar-based nanocomposite for efficient removal of toxic dyes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2021, 104982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104982. Elsevier. IF: 4.3

2020

 

  1. Aditya Kumar Jha, Sukalyan Chakraborty. Photocatalytic degradation of Congo Red under UV irradiation by zero valent iron nano particles (nZVI) synthesized using Shorea robusta (Sal) leaf extract. Water Science and Technology. (2020) 82 (11): 2491–2502. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2020.517. IWA publishing. IF: 1.63

 

  1. Wasim Akram Shaikh, Md. Arsh Alam, Md. Osaid Alam, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Gary Owens, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Naba Kumar Mondal. Enhanced aqueous phase arsenic removal by a biochar based iron nanocomposite. Environmental Technology & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.100936 2352-1864/© 2020 Elsevier. IF – 3.356

 

  1. W. A. Shaikh, S. Chakraborty, R. U. Islam. Photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B under UV irradiation using Shorea robusta leaf extract.mediated bio.synthesized silver nanoparticles. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-019-02473-6, 2019. IF – 2.540

2019

 

  1. Arghadip Mondal , Amita Hajra , Wasim Akram Shaikh , Sukalyan Chakraborty , Naba Kumar Mondal. “Synthesis of silver nanoparticle with Colocasia esculenta (L.) stem and its larvicidal activity against Culex quinque fasciatus and Chironomus sp” Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2019; 9(12): 510-517. doi: 10.4103/2221-1691.271724. IF  -1.587

 

  1. A Prathap, S Chakraborty. Hydro chemical characterization and suitability analysis of groundwater for domestic and irrigation uses in open cast coal mining areas of Charhi and Kuju, Jharkhand, India. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. Volume 9, October 2019, 100244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2019.100244. SNIP – 1.802

 

  1. Amudala Prathap, Sukalyan Chakraborty. Assessment of surface water quality around opencast coal mines for sustainable utilization potentials: a case study in Jharkhand, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s10668-019-00341-4. IF – 2.191.

 

2018

 

  1. Shaikh WA, Chakraborty S, Islam RU. “UV-assisted photo-catalytic degradation of anionic dye (Congo red) using bio-synthesized Silver nanoparticles: A green catalysis” Journal Desalination and Water Treatment: IF: 1.234 130:132-142, 2018.

 

 

  1. Poonam Tirkey, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Optimization of fluoride removal from aqueous solution using Jamun (Syzygium cumini) leaf ash, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 115: 125-138. Elsevier- IF-4.966. (2018)

 

  1. Md. Arsh Alam, Wasim Akram Shaikh, Md. Osaid Alam, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Bibhutibhushan Show, Indranil Saha, Adsorption of As (III) and As (V) from aqueous solution by modifed Cassia fstula (golden shower) biochar. Applied Water Science (2018) 8:198 (ESCI)

 

2017

 

  1. Poonam Tirkey, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Suman Baraik, Assessment of groundwater quality and associated health risks: a case study of Ranchi city, Jharkhand, India, Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 5: 85-100. (2017). SNIP – 1.802

 

  1. Naba Kumar Mondal, Angela Samanta, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Wasim Akram Shaikh. Enhanced chromium(VI) removal using banana peel dust: isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics study. Sustain. Water Resour. Manag. (Springer) DOI 10.1007/s40899-017-0130-7. (2017)

 

2016

 

  1. Liao L, Jiin-Shuh J, Sukalyan Chakraborty, M.K.Lee, Sandeep K, Yang, H-J and Li Z. Hydrogeochemistry of Groundwater and arsenic adsorption characteristics of subsurface sediments in an alluvial plain, SW Taiwan. Sustainability. (MDPI) (8): 1305 - 6, 8, 1305; doi:10.3390/su8121305. (2016). IF – 2.576
     
  2. Md. Osaid Alam, Wasim Akram Shaikh, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Kirti Avishek & Tanushree Bhattacharya. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination and Potential Health Risk Assessment of Gangetic Plains of Jharkhand, India. Exposure and Health (Springer) March 2016, Volume 8, Issue 1, pp 125-142. IF – 4.762
  1. Amudala Prathap, Vivek Kujur, Sukalyan Chakraborty and Tanushree Bhattacharya Assessment of soil characteristics in the vicinity of open cast coal mine and its suitability for vegetative reclamation in Charhi and Kuju of Jharkhand, India. Journal of Environmental Biology, Vol. 37, 2016. IF-0.781

 
  1. Poonam Tirkey, T Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty. Arsenic and other metals in the groundwater samples of Ranchi city, Jharkhand, India, India. Current Science, Vol. 110 (1), 73-76, 2016. IF – 0.756

 

  1. Md. Osaid Alam, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Tanushree Bhattacharya. Soil Arsenic avaialiability and transfer to food crops in Sahibganj, India with reference to Human Health risk. Environmental Processes. (Springer) DOI 10.1007/s40710-016-0184-9. Scopus indexed, (2016).

 

2015
 
  1. Sikha Kumari Pandey, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty. Metal phytoremediation potential of naturally growing plants on flyash dumpsite of Patratu thermal power station, Jharkhand, India. International Journal of Phytoremediation (Taylor & Francis) Vol. 18 (1), 87-93, 2015. IF – 2.528
     

2014

 
  1. Sukalyan Chakraborty, Md. Osaid Alam, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Yogendra Nath Singh. Arsenic accumulation in food crops: A potential threat in Bengal Delta Plain. Water Quality Exposure and Health (Springer). Vol. 6(4): 233-246, 2014. IF – 4.762

 
  1. Sukalyan Chakraborty, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Gurmeet Singh, Jyoti Prakash Maity. Studies on benthic macroalgae as biological indicator of heavy metal pollution in marine environment: A Biomonitoring, approach for pollution assessment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. (Elsevier). 100 (2014) 61–68. IF – 4.872

 

  1. S. Chakraborty, G. Owens. Metal distributions in seawater, sediment and marine benthic macroalgae from the South Australian coastline. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. (Springer). Volume 11, Issue 5, pp 1259-1270.  (2014) IF – 2.540

 

2013

 
  1. Suvendu Das, Sandeep Kar, Jiin-Shuh Jean, Jagat Rathod, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Hsiao-Sheng Liu, Jochen Bundschuh. Depth-resolved abundance and diversity of arsenite-oxidizing bacteria in the groundwater of Beimen, a blackfoot disease endemic area of southwestern Taiwan. Water Research (Elsevier). 1;47(19):6983-91. IF – 9.130

 

 
  1. Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Dhara Tuteja, Mitul Patel. Zinc and Chromium Load in Road Dust, Suspended Particulate Matter and Foliar Dust Deposits of Anand City, Gujarat. Open Journal of Metal (Sci Res), 2013, 3, 42-50. IF – 0.2

 
  1. Sandeep Kar, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Jiin-Shuh Jean, Suvendu Das . Transfer of arsenic in water-soil-plant system, its bioavailability and potential health risks in coastal part of Chianan plain, Southwestern Taiwan . Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (Elsevier). Volume 77, 15 November 2013, Pages 295–302 IF – 3.059.
  2. Poonam Tirkey, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty: Water quality indices- important tools for water quality assessment: a review. International Journal of Advances in Chemistry (IJAC) Vol.1, No.1, November, 15-28, (2013), ISSN: 2310-2977

 

  1. Tanushree Bhattacharya1, Leena Kriplani, Sukalyan Chakraborty. Seasonal Variation in Air Pollution Tolerance Index of various plant species of Baroda City. Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology. 2013, Volume 3, Issue 2, 199-208. (eISSN 2249-0256).

 

2012

 
  1. Das S, Jean JS, Kar S, Chakraborty S (2012). Effect of arsenic contamination on bacterial and fungal biomass and enzyme activities in tropical arsenic contaminated soils. Biology and Fertility of Soil (Springer) DOI 10.1007/s00374-012-0769-z.. 49, 6; 757-765, 2013. IF – 5.521

 
  1. Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Monica Kagathara, Bignesh Thakur. Ambient air quality and the air pollution tolerance indices of some common plant species of Anand city, Gujarat, India. Report and Opinion 2012;4:(9): 7-15.

 

  1. T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, N. Tuck. Physico chemical Characterization of ground water of Anand district, Gujarat, India. I Research Journal of  environmental Sciences, 2012,  1(1), 28-33.

 

  1. Mangukiya Rupal, Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S: Quality characterization of groundwater using Water Quality Index in Surat city, Gujarat, India. ISCA International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences. Vol. 1(4), 14-23, November (2012). ISSN 2277-2502.

 

  1. Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty and Neha Sharma. Influence of Fertiliser industry effluent on growth and biochemical composition of Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle). Environmental Science. An Indian Journal. 2012. Vol. 7 (8).300-304.

 

  1. Sukalyan Chakraborty & Tanushree Bhattacharya.  Nutrient composition of marine benthic algae found in the Gulf of Kutch coastline, Gujarat, India. J. Algal Biomass Utln. 2012, 3 (1): 32 – 38

 

2011

 
  1. Tanushree Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Gurmeet Singh. Phytoextraction of Few Metals from Flyash Amended Soil by Scirpus littoralis. Recent Research in Science and Technology. Crescent University Nigeria (ISSN-2076-5061) 3(1): 09-15. 2011.

 

  1. Bhattacharya Tanushree , Chakraborty S., Fadadu Bhumika  and Bhattacharya Piyal, Heavy Metal concentrations in Street and Leaf Deposited Dust in Anand City, India. Research Journal of Chemical Sciences. Vol. 1(5), 61-66, Aug. (2011).

 

2010 and before

 
  1. S. Chakraborty , T. Bhattacharya, T.N.Patel & K.K.Tiwari “Biodegradation of phenol by native microorganisms isolated from coke processing waste water.” in J. Environmental Biology (ISSN-0254-8704) 31: 293-296, 2010 (SCI Journal). IF – 0.780

 
  1. S. Chakraborty, S.C. santra and T. Bhattacharya. Seasonal Variation of Stress metabolites in Eight Benthic Macro Algae due to Fluctuations in Environmental Conditions of Sunderban Estuary: - Indian Journal of Marine Sciences (ISSN-0379-5136) 39(3): 429-433. 2010. (SCI Journal), IF – 0.328

 
  1. T. Bhattacharya S. Chakraborty and D.K. Banerjee. Heavy metal uptake and its effect on macronutrients, chlorophyll, protein and peroxidase activity of Paspalum distichum gown on sludge dosed soils. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Springer Link Publishers (ISSN-0167-6369) 169(1-4):15-26 .2010. (SCI Journal). IF – 1.903

 

  1. S. Chakraborty, T. Bhattacharya. Comparative study of protein profile of eight benthic marine macroalgae by SDS PAGE- Biohelica (ISSN-0976-5204) 1. Pp. 1- 4.2010

 
  1. J.P. Maity, S. Chakraborty, S. Kar, S.J. Jean, A. Samal, A. Chakraborty and S.C.Santra. Effects of gamma irradiation on edible seed protein, amino acids and genomic DNA during sterilization. Food Chemistry (ISSN-0308-8146), 114(4): 1237-1244. 2009. IF – 6.306

 

  1. T. N. Patel, S. Chakraborty, S. Sahoo, G. Mehta, D. Chanda, C. Patel and P.Patel. Genotoxic potential of aluminium and fluoride on human peripheral blood lymphocyte. Research in Environ. And Life Science. 2(3): 147 – 152. 2009. (ISSN: 0974-4908).

 
  1. S. Chakraborty, K. Vijayan, C.V. Nair and S.C.Santra “Isolation and characterization of high quality DNA from marine benthic macroalgae” in J.Environmental Biology (ISSN-0254-8704),29 (6):  907 – 910. 2008. (SCI Journal) IF – 0.780

 
  1. S. Chakraborty, and S.C.Santra “Biochemical composition of eight benthic macroalgae collected from Sunderban estuary of India” in Indian Journal of Marine Science (ISSN-0379-5136), 37 (3): 329 – 332, 2008. (SCI Journal) IF – 0.328

 
  1. K Tiwari , S Dwivedi , S Mishra , S Srivastava , R Tripathi , N Singh , S Chakraborty , Phytoremediation efficiency of Portulaca tuberosa rox and Portulaca oleracea L. naturally growing in an industrial effluent irrigated area in Vadodra, Gujrat, India., Environ Monit Assess.(ISSN-0167-6369) Dec;147(1-3):15-22. 2008. IF – 1.903

 

  1. S. Chakraborty, R. Solanki, J.Dave, S.Rana, R.N.Kumar & T. Bhattacharya. Impact of Air-borne fly ash deposition on the morphological and Biochemical parameters of Medicago sativa and Brasicca juncea. Research in Envionment and Life Sciences (ISSN-0974-4908) Vol 2(1) 13-16. 2008.

 

  1. A.Bhattacharya, Sukalyan Chakraborty, A.C.Samal, S.C.Santra “Toxic impact of Heavy metals on mobilization of major seed reserves in Germinating Gram (Cicerarietinum) seeds” in Sci. & Cult.(ISSN-0036-8156), 71 (5 – 6) 205 – 207. 2005

 

  1. N.Sen, K.R.Naskar,Sukalyan Chakraborty and S.C.Santra “New Benthic algae from Indian Sunderbans”,  Phykos.(ISSN-0554-1182), 41(1&2):63-64. 2003.

 
  Member of Professional Bodies
 
  • Fellow Member of International Science Congress Association, Indore, India
  Current Sponsored Projects
 
  1. Principal Investigator of DST-SERB Young Scientist Research Grant (Rs, 19 lakhs) December 2013 – March 2017, “Arsenic enrichment in agricultural soils with potential impacts on crops and food security of Sahibganj, Jharkhand, India”.
     
  2. Principal Investigator of UGC Start-up Grant (Rs. 6 lakhs) Recommended in June 2013, “Environmental Consequences and Reclamation Options for coal mining Activities in Charhi & Kuju of Jharkhand, India”.

 

  1. Principal Investigator of UGC minor project (Rs 1.8 lakhs) “Marine benthic algae as Metal Biomarker in selected areas of Gulf of Kutch”.
     
  2. Principal Investigator of Gujarat Council of Science & Technology project (Rs 50 thousand) “Air pollution status of Anand, Gujarat”.

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  Text and Reference Books
 
  1. “Lipids and Fatty acids in Marine algae: A potential Biofuel resource” in Algal Biotechnology: New Vistas. Daya Publishing House, Delhi, ISBN: 81-7035-647-4pp. 170-175, (2011).
  2. “Arsenic in groundwater, agricultural soil and crops of Sahibganj in the middle Gangetic plain: A potential threat to food security and Health” in Proceedings of the 6th International Congress: Arsenic in the environment (As2016) at KTH Royal institute, Stockholm, Sweden during 19th to 23rd June, 2016, entitled “Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability” CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, New York , , pp 344-345 (ISBN - 2154-6568).
  3. “Land Degradation and its Management Practices in Coal Mining Industries” in Proceedings of the seminar “Environmental Degradation, Prevention, conservation and Mangement in India” Progressive Publishers, Kolkata, ISBN – 978-81-8064-253-1, pp 28-32.
  4. “A study on effect of coal mining on the vegetation community structure in Charhi and Kuju, Jharkhand”, in Proceedings of the conference Sustainable Mining Practices, Narosa Publication. Pp 73-86, (2017) (ISBN: 978-81-8487-604-8).
  5. “Removal, Speciation and Metabolism of Arsenic in Microalgae” Progress of Biotechnology in India, ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology., pp 44-62, (2017) (ISBN - 978-93-5267-783-2)
  6. “Human Health impacts from coal fires in Jharia, India” chapter published in Coal and Peat Fires: A global perspective. Volume 5: case studies – Advances in field and laboratory research. P. 344-357, published by Elsevier (ISBN: 978-0-12-849885-9)
  7. “Eco-Restoration Potential of Vegetation for Contaminated Water Bodies" from your book "Phytomanagement of Polluted Sites in Elsevier published book.
  8. “Novel Approach to synthesis of Azadirachta indica leaf extract assist colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for environmental Application”. Published in the proceedings of National Conference on Sustainable Advanced Technologies for Environmental Management (SATEM–2017) organized by Organized by Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (ISBN: 978-93-86256-94-2)AMU
  9.  “Arsenic in Ground water -soil-plant system in Sahibganj, Jharkhand: A potential threat to food Security and health” Published in the proceedings of National Conference on Biogeochemical cycle (BCCC-2018) at IIT-ISM Dhanbad (ISBN: 978-93-5321-509-5).

 

  1. “Arsenic contamination and its associated health risks in groundwater” Published in the proceedings of National Conference on Biogeochemical cycle (BCCC-2018) at IIT-ISM Dhanbad (ISBN: 978-93-5321-509-5).

 

  1. Comparison of Plant Tolerance Towards Air Pollution of Rural, Urban and Mine Sites of Jharkhand: A Biochemical Approach to Identify Air Pollutant Sink. Advances in Waste Management. Springer, Singapore. 123-142. 2018.

 

  1. “Evidence of Human Health Impacts From Uncontrolled Coal Fires in Jharia, India in Coal and Peat Fires: A Global perspective. Elsevier. Pp 343 to 355 (2019)

 

  1. "Ecological Consequences of Genetically Modified Crops on Soil Biodiversity" in Ecological and Practical Applications for Sustainable Agriculture (Springer Nature Publisher) 2020.

 

  1. Singh V., Chakraborty S. (2021) Quantification and Characterization of Microplastics in Kanke Lake, a Freshwater System of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. In: Bhuiyan C., Flügel WA., Jain S.K. (eds) Water Security and Sustainability. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 115. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9805-0_23
  Fellow
 

Fellow Member of International Science Congress Association, Indore, India.
  Member, Editorial Board
 
  • Ad hoc Reviewer for “Journal of Environmental Biology”, “Journal of Asian Earth Science”, “Indian Journal of Marine Science”, “Energy”, “Desalination and water Treatment”, WQEH.
  • Reviewer of Elsevier Journal Biomass and Bioenergy.
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  • Review Editor in Journal “Frontiers in Environmental Science” of Nature Publishing Group.
  • Member of the editorial board of Research Journal of Environmental Sciences (http://www.isca.in/IJENS/editorial.php)