lab group
Datta Group 2021-2022

lab group

Datta Group 2020

lab group

Datta Group 2017-2019

lab group

Datta Group 2010-2012

Former Postdoctoral Fellows

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Subarna Chatterjee

2021-2022
visiting postdoc

Harshad Kulkarni

Harshad Kulkarni

2019-2022

UTSA Lecturer I: 2022-2023
currently Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Pousali Pathak

Pousali Pathak

2023-2024
Research: Understanding the source, water-rock interactions, redox state, and biogeochemistry of major and trace elements (organic and inorganic contaminants) in the surface and sub-surface aquatic systems with the application of traditional and non-traditional stable isotopes (C, O, H, S, N, Mo) and radio-isotope (Sr)

Sara Vero

Sara Vero

2015-2016

currently Lecturer at South East Technological University, Belfast

Former Doctoral Students

Kuzipa Kapayi

Kuzipa Kapayi

2021-2024

Research: Geochemistry of Heavy Metals in Groundwater Environments

Numa Sosa

Numa Sosa

Nov-Dec 2016
visiting student from Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Former Master's Students

Ian Andree

Ian Andree

2015-2017

Research: Hydrological and Geochemical Characterization of Shallow Aquifer Water Following a Nearby Deep CO2 Injection in Wellington, Kansas

Colleen Barbe

Colleen Barbe

2014-2017

Research: Geochemistry in the Critical Zone: Limestone-Shale and Kimberlite Weathering in the Flint Hills, Kansas

Robinson Barker

Robinson Barker

2012-2014

Research: Geochemical and Mineralogical Characterization of the Arbuckle Aquifer: Studying Mineral Reactions and its Implications for CO2 Sequestration

Shovon Barua

Shovon Barua

2013-2015

Research: Effect on Groundwater Quality from Proximal Surface Water Bodies and Effect on Arsenic Distribution in Bangladesh: Geochemical Controls

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Anurupa Basak

2005-2007

Michelle Berube

Michelle Berube

2015-2017

Research: Geochemical Controls on Arsenic Release into Groundwaters from Sediments: In Relation to the Natural Reactive Barrier

Brent Campbell

Brent Campbell

2013-2015

Research: Geochemical Investigation and Quantification of Potential CO2 Storage within the Arbuckle Aquifer, Kansas

Mathew Crawford

Mathew Crawford

2009-2010

Research: Selenium Geochemistry of the Green River Valley, Utah

Angie De La Cruz

Angie De La Cruz

2022

Research: Characteristics of Sediment Organic Matter and Extent of Water-Rock Reaction in Hydrothermal Systems of Independence Basin, Mexico

O.C. Eke

O.C. Eke

2011-2013

Research: Surface Water and Sediment Geochemistry in Understanding Mobility of Nitrates in Mesic Kansas Grassland

Joshua Ford

Joshua Ford

2018-2020

Research: Geochemical Analyses of Basaltic Lava Cave Environments: Terrestrial Analogs for Environments on Mars and Other Planetary Bodies

Karina Galinskaya

Karina Galinskaya

2016-2018

Research: Geospatial Analysis of Risk Components for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Kansas: Geologic and Anthropogenic Factors

Rachel (Katie) Garth

Rachel (Katie) Garth

2015-2016

Research: Tungsten Biogeochemistry in Fallon, Nevada

Jamie Harrington

Jamie Harrington

2014-2015

Research: Tungsten Biogeochemistry in Fallon, Nevada

Elizabeth Heathman

Elizabeth Heathman

2022-2024

Research: Effects on Fire on Cave Organic Matter

Chad Hobson

Chad Hobson

2013-2015

Research: Exploring Tungsten in the Environment: Geochemical Study of an Emerging Contaminant

Md Golam Kibria

Md Golam Kibria

2012-2014

Research: Hydrogeochemistry and Microbial Geochemistry of Different Depth Aquifer Sediments from Matlab Bangladesh: Relation to Arsenic Contamination in Groundwaters

Sankar Manalilkada Sasidharan

Sankar Manalilkada Sasidharan

2013-2015

Research: Geochemical Significance of Arsenic and Manganese Toxicity in Groundwaters from Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India

Andrew Neal

Andrew Neal

2010-2012

Research: Hydrogeochemical and Mineralogical Evaluation of Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India

Erik Patton

Erik Patton

2016-2017

Research: Modeling Vadose Zone Wells and Infiltration Basins to Compare Recharge Efficiency in Unconfined Aquifers

Katrina Poling

Katrina Poling

2019-2022

Research: Microbial Geochemistry as Applied to Desalination Processes

Mathew Rankin

Mathew Rankin

2011-2012

Research: Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Occurrence of Arsenic in Kansas

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Debjani Sarkar

2005-2006

Forest Shepherd

Forest Shepherd

2016-2018

Research: Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination in the Independence Basin Aquifer System of Guanajuato, Mexico

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Pradipta Sur

2005-2006

Tyler Vaughn

Tyler Vaughn

2016-2019

Research: Mapping Flood Extent and Understanding Mechanisms of Surface Inundation in Areas of Impermeable Soils Using the ANUGA HydrodynamiModel: A Study from Fredonia, Kansas

Former Undergraduate Students

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Chrissy Armstrong
summer 2021

Trenton Bortz

Trenton Bortz
2016-2017

Pedro Caldana

Pedro Caldana
summer 2014
exchange student

Sophia Ford

Sophia Ford
2011-2013

Guiherme Hoerlle

Guiherme Hoerlle
summer 2012
Brazil exchange student

Logan Kelly

Logan Kelly
2011-2012

Carole Lakrout

Carole Lakrout
2021-2022

Brooks Ryan

Brooks Ryan
2015-2016

Trevor Spencer

Trevor Spencer
2015-2016

Samuel Stone

Samuel Stone
2014-2016

Amanda Towry

Amanda Towry
2020-2022

Mike Vega

Mike Vega
2013-2016

Former High School Students

Zack Bolen

Zack Bolen
2016-2017
Junction City High School

Cooper Yerby

Cooper Yerby
2015-2016
Olathe North High School