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Indra Sekhar Sen
PhD (Florida International University, USA)
Associate Professor, Department of Earth Science
Research Interest
My research is aimed at understanding the chemical interactions between Earth's surface environment. I mainly focus on the impact of anthropogenic and natural processes on chemistry of freshwater and biogeochemical element cycling. A process level understanding is achieved using various stable, radiogenic, and non-traditional isotopes.
Department of Earth Science,
Old Sac Area, Block-C, Ground Floor,
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016.
Specialization
Isotope Geochemistry
Education
01.2006 – 07.2010 Ph.D., Geochemistry, Florida International University, USA.Thesis Title: PendingThesis Supervisor: Pending
2003–05 ,M.Sc., Applied Geology, Jadavpur University, India.
2000 – 03, B.Sc., Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, India.
Teaching Area
Fundamentals of Earth Sciences
Geochemistr
Aqueous Geochemistry
Environmental Geochemistry
Selected Publications
2021: Mitra, A., Sen, I.S., Pandey, S. K., Vinoj, V., Reisberg, L., Bizimis, M., Cloquet, C., Nizam, S. Lead isotope evidence for enhanced anthropogenic particle transport to the Himalayas during summer months, Environmental Science & Technology, 55(20), pp.13697-13708
2021: Nizam, S., Sen, I.S., Shukla, T., Selby, D., Melting of the Chhota Shigri Glacier, Western Himalaya, Insensitive to anthropogenic emission residues: Insights from geochemical evidence. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, 19, e2021GL092801, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL092801
2021: Shukla, T., Sen, I.S., Preparing for Floods on the Third Pole, Science, 372 (6539), 232-234, DOI: 10.1126/science.abh3558
2020: Boral, S., Sen, I.S., Tripathi, A., Sharma, B., Dhar, S., Tracking dissolved trace elements in the Ganga River from source to sink: A baseline to judge future changes, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 21, e202 0GC009203. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009203
2020: Nizam, S.,Sen, I.S., Vinoj, V., Galy, V., Selby, D., Azam, M.F., Pandey, S.K., Creaser, R.A., Agarwal, A.K., Singh, A.P., Bizimis, M. Biomass derived local organic carbon key to western Himalayan glacier melt, Environmental Science and Technology, 2020, 54, Issue 14; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02710
2020: Boral, S.,Sen, I.S., Tracing ‘Third Pole’ ice meltwater contribution to the Himalayan rivers using isotopes, Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 2020, 13, 48-53 doi: 10.7185/geochemlet.2013)
2019: Boral, S., Sen, I.S., Ghoshal, D., Peucker-Ehrenbrink, B., Hemingway, J. Stable water isotope modeling reveals spatio-temporal variability of glacier meltwater contributions to Ganges River headwaters. Journal of Hydrology, 577, 123983, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.123983
2018: Sen, I.S., Boral, S., * Ranjan, S., Tandon, S.K., Small but important –The role of small floodplain tributaries to river nutrient budget, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2, 64-71, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00112
2017: Mitra, A., Sen, I. S. Earth’s anthrobiogeochemical platinum, palladium and rhodium cycles: An emerging environmental contamination. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017, 417-432, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.08.025
Awards & Fellowships
2021: Batch of 1970 Young Faculty Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
2020: Young Scientist Award, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
2018: Recognition from IIT- Kanpur Academic Senate for excellent performance as an instructor for Fundamental of Earth Sciences course in 2017-18 academic session
2015: Recognition from IIT-Kanpur Academic Senate for excellent performance as an instructor for Geochemistry course in 2014-15 academic session
2014: Young Scientist Award, Ministry of Mines, Government of India
2013: INSPIRE Faculty Award, Government of India
2009: Doctoral Evidence Acquisition Fellowship, Florida International University, USA
2009: Elected Member Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, USA
2008: Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Florida International University, USA
Professional Experience
06.2021-present Associate Editor, Geophysical Research Letters, published by American Geophysical Union
01.2021-present Editorial Advisory Board, Environmental Science and Technology, published by American Chemical Society
01.2021-present Associate Editor, Vadose Zone Journal, published by Soil Science Society of America, USA
12.2020-present Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, India
06.2018-present Research Affiliate, School of the Earth Ocean and Environment, University of South Carolina, USA
11.2016-present Associated Faculty, Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
06.2013-present Long-Term Guest Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
03.2014-12.2020 Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, India