Srimanti Duttagupta
Dr. Srimanti Duttagupta’s research focuses on elucidating the pathways, persistence, and distribution of organic compounds across diverse environmental spheres. Her work aims to advance a comprehensive understanding of the environmental and public health implications of these compounds, thereby supporting the development of informed mitigation and management strategies. She investigates the interactions between organic compounds and environmental matrices, with particular emphasis on how mineral composition influences sorption processes in soils and sediments.
In addition, Dr. Duttagupta has conducted research on the organic geochemistry of deep-subsurface and volcanic sediments, exploring the composition, transformation, and preservation of organic matter in these unique geological settings. This work provides critical insights into biogeochemical processes in dynamic and extreme environments.
Her primary research themes include:
- Fate and transport of organic contaminant
- Contaminant–mineral interactions
- Organic geochemistry of deep-subsurface sediments
- Environmental and public health implications
Contaminant hydrogeologist,
Assistant Research Scientist,
Department of Geology
Avishek Dutta
The research conducted by Dr. Dutta focuses on exploring life in extreme and unexplored environments, with the broader goal of understanding the origin of life, microbial adaptation and evolution, and the potential for extraterrestrial life. His work integrates multi-omics approaches and machine learning–based models to investigate the role of microbes in the Earth system.
Current research activities include examining anthropogenic impacts on biogeochemical cycles, as well as developing bioinformatics tools and streamlined pipelines for mining and extracting insights from sequence-based data.
His primary research themes include:
- Microbial community function in extreme environments
- Role of viruses and eukaryotic microorganisms in ecosystem function and service
- Astrobiology
- Role of microbes in the fate and transport of contaminants
- Anthropogenic impacts on biogeochemical cycles
Geomicrobiology,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Geology & SREL
University of Georgia
Gayatri Basapuram
Gayatri is working with Dr. Avishek Dutta and Dr. Srimanti Duttagupta, on understanding the influence of organic contaminants on biogeochemical cycles: Critical insights with broad implications for GeoHealth. PUBLICATION
Graduate Research Assistant, Geomicrobiology
Ashutosh Kumar
Ashutosh is working with Dr. Avishek Dutta to investigate microbial community interactions with minerals and their dynamics in diverse geological settings.
Graduate Research Assistant, Geomicrobiology
Crossroads of Knowledge: Our Interdisciplinary Pillars
Shivank Pandey, Undergraduate Research Associate
Shivnak, from the Department of Computer Science, is working with Dr. Avishek Dutta and Dr. Srimanti Duttagupta on applying machine learning models to map pollution risk across environmental matrices, including water and air. PUBLICATION
shivank.pandey@uga.edu
Grace Stamm, Undergraduate Research Associate
Grace, majoring in Astrophysics with a minor in Geology, is conducting her research with Dr. Avishek Dutta and Dr. Srimanti Duttagupta on anion-mediated pathways in organophosphate degradation within the Oconee River watershed, including assessments of water and sediment quality for organic compounds. PUBLICATION
grace.stamm@uga.edu
Erin Gallatin, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Erin, from Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, is conducting her research on geomicrobiology and metagenomics
Erin.Gallatin@uga.edu
Aahil Lakhani, Undergraduate Researcher
Aahil, from College of Engineering is working on developing a next-generation, cost-effective sensor designed to measure water quality with high precision and accessibility.
lakhaniaahil@uga.edu
Owen Connell, Undergraduate Researcher
Owen, from College of Engineering is working on developing a next-generation, cost-effective sensor designed to measure water quality with high precision and accessibility.
Owen.Connell@uga.edu
Deep Sahu, Undergradute Researcher
Deep, from Department of Computer Science is working on advanced machine learning models to predict key water quality parameters from primary collected data
Deep.Sahu@uga.edu
Srikar Vangala, Undergraduate Researcher
Srikar, from Department of Computer Science is working on development of a unified Python framework for post-processing and visualization of amplicon sequencing data
Srikar.Vangala@uga.edu
Anish Banda
Undergradaute Researcher, Team Machine Learning #Geohealth Connect
Anish.Banda@uga.edu
Asritha Pallaki
Undergradaute Researcher, Team Machine Learning #Geohealth Connect
Asritha.Pallaki@uga.edu
Kedarnath Mohan
Undergradaute Researcher, Team Machine Learning #Geohealth Connect
Kedarnath.Mohan@uga.edu
Alumni Spotlight
Kiana Pillay
Kiana did a fantastic research on the genomes of bacteria isolated from riverine ecosystem PUBLICATION
Blaire Myrick
Balire did her research on Hurricane Helene’s impact on the Oconee River watershed, a vital water source for Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Arka Bhattacharjee
Arka did his research on Hurricane Helene’s impact on the Oconee River watershed, a vital water source for Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
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