Name：Saikat Ghosh E-mail：sghosh12@qq.com sghosh12@gmail.com Telepone+8615887085160
Technical Post： Associate Professor Supervisors：Master Tutor
Education
Ph. D.,Plant and Soil Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2010
Mentor:Prof. Baoshan Xing
Dissertation: Influence of natural organic matter (NOM) and synthetic polyelectrolytes on colloidal behavior of metal oxide nanoparticles
M. S.,Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata,India, 1996
Institute of Agricultural Science. Supervisor: Prof. Shyamal Kumar Gupta
Project: Evaluation of soil fertility at Baruipur Experimental Research Center ,University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
B.S., Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 1994
Majorin Chemistry with Physics and Mathematics
Research Experience:
PostdoctoralFellow, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, 2011 January-2014 May
Environmental and Soil Chemistry lab,Stockbridge School of Agriculture.
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, 2010 April-2010 December
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences.
Graduate Research assistant, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2003 August-2010 March Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, Stockbridge School of Agriculture.
Research Fellow, Agriculture and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur, India, 2001-2002.
Research Fellow, Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers (CRIJAF),Nilganj, West Bengal, Govt. of India, 2000-2001.
Chemist, Bharat Foundation, Accredited Environmental Pollution Control Laboratory, Govt.of West Bengal, Kolkata, India, 1998-2000.
Chemist, Armantha Chemicals, Taloja, Navi Mumbai, India, 1997.
Teaching Experience:
Taught Graduate Class on Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology KMUST, Spring2015.
Lectured, Environmental Soil Chemistry (PlSOILIN-575) Fall 2012.
Teaching Assistant, Environmental Soil Chemistry Lab (PlSOILIN-575) Fall 2006- 2009.
Publications:
Research Paper
(1) Ghosh,S.; Pradhan, N. R.; Mashayekhi, H.; Zhang, Q.;Pan B.; Xing., B. “Colloidal Aggregation and structural assembly of aspectratio variant goethite (α-FeOOH) with nC60 fullerene in environmental media.” Environ. Pollut.(In Press)
(2) ZhouDandan, Ghosh Saikat, Zhang Di, Liang Ni, Dong Xudong, Wu Min, and PanBo. “Role of Ash Content in Biochar for CopperImmobilization."Environ. Eng. Science ( Accepted)
(3) GhaffarAbdul; Saikat Ghosh; Fangfang Li; Xudong Dong; Di Zhang; Min Wu; Hao Li;Bo Pan. Effect of biochar ageing on surface characteristics and adsorption behavior of dialkyl phthalates. Environ.Pollut. 206(2015) 502- 509
(4) Ghosh, S.; Pradhan, N. R.; Mashayekhi,H.;Qiang .; Pan, B.; Xing., B. “Binary Short-Range Colloidal Assembly of Magnetic Iron Oxides Nanoparticles and Fullerene (nC60) in natural aquatic medium and air-water interface” 2016. Environmental Science and Technology.. 48, 20, 12285-12291.
(5) Zian,J.; Zhenyu, W.; Ghosh, S.; Xing. B. Phenanthrene binding by humic acidsas affected by protein using a passive dosing technique. 2014. Environ. Pollut. 184, 145-153.
(6) Jiang, W.; Ghosh, S.;Song, L.; Vachet, R. W.; Xing, B. Effect of Al2O3nanoparticles on bacterial membrane amphiphilic biomolecules. 2013. Coll.Surfaces B. 102, 292-299.
(7) Mashayekhi, H.; Ghosh, S.;Du, P.; Xing, B.Effect of natural organic matter on aggregation behavior of C60 fullerene in water. 2012. J. coll. Int. Sci. 374, 111-117.
(8) Ghosh,S.; Jiang, W.; McClements, J. D.; Xing, B. 2011, Colloidal stability of magneticiron oxide nanoparticles: Influence of natural organic matter (NOM) andsynthetic polyelectrolytes. Langmuir,27, 8036–8043.
(9) Ghosh,S.; Mashayekhi, H.; Bhowmik, P.; Xing, B. 2010, ColloidalStability of Al2O3 Nanoparticles as Affected by Coatingof Structurally Different Humic Acids. Langmuir,26, 873–879.
(10) Ghosh,S.; Wang, Zhen-Yu.; Kang, S.; Bhowmik, P.; Xing,B. 2009, Sorption and fractionation of a peat derived humic acid by kaolinite,montmorillonite, and goethite. Pedosphere,19, 21–30.
(1) Ghosh,S.; Mashayekhi, H.; Bo, P.; Bhowmik, P.; Xing,B. 2008, Colloidal behavior of aluminum oxide nanoparticles as affected by pHand natural organic matter. Langmuir,24, 12385–12391.
(2) Bo,P.; Ghosh, S.; Xing, B. 2008, Dissolved organic matter conformation and its interaction with pyrene as affected by water chemistry and concentration. Environ. Sci. Technol., 42, 1594–1599.
(3) Bo,P.; Ghosh, S.; Xing, B. 2007, NonidealBinding between Dissolved Humic Acids and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons.Environ.Sci. Technol.,41,6472–6478.
In preparation
Acritical review on environmental implications of anthropogenic nanomaterials
Book Chapter
1.Bhowmik, P. C., S. Ghosh and D. Sarkar. 2007. Behavior of dithiopyr insoil and its
effects on establishment, growth and development of turfgrass. In: B. Marambe, U. R.
Sangakkara, W. A. J. M. DeCosta and A. S.K. Abeysekara (Eds.), Proc. Asia-Pacific
Weed Science Society 21:51-58.
2.S. Ghosh, Soil Pollution, 2000. Ecology, Environment and Pollution. Ed. Prof. B. Ghosh, Bharat Foundation (Analytical and Research Laboratory),Calcutta.
Awards:
Chinese Natural National Science Foundation (CNSF), 2015, (项目批准号：41573100), “Self and Binary Assembly formation of anthropogenic nanoparticles with naturally abundant nano and microparticles in environmental media”
Chinese Natural National Science Foundation (CNSF), 2017,(项目批准号：4177030321),“Incorporation of impurity elements in the lattice of natural metal oxide nanoparticles and their environmental implications”
NSF travel grant award to participate in the19th World Congress of Soil Science meeting held in Philadelphia2006.
University travel grant award to participate American Chemical Society National meeting held in New Orleans 2008.
Analytical Skills:
Atomic and Magnetic force microscopy (AFM /MFM)
Dynamic Light Scattering techniques (DLS)
Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR & DRIFT)
UV-Visible Spectroscopy
High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM)
Superconducting Quantum Interference Device(SQUID)
Ion quadruple GC-MS
Synthesis of Iron oxide Minerals
Reviewer:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
Journal of Soils and Sediments
Chemosphere
European Journal of Soil Science
Colloids and Surfaces A:Physicochemical and Engineering Aspect
