Abhijit Mukherjee

Biography

Jackson School Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, 2006-2008, Supervisor: Dr. Bridget Scanlon Ph.D. in Geology, University of Kentucky, USA, 2006 (grade-point average [GPA] 4.0/4.0) Dissertation title: Deeper groundwater flow and chemistry of the arsenic contaminated aquifers of the western Bengal basin, West Bengal, India. Advisor: Dr. Alan E. Fryar Master of Science (M.S.) in Geology, University of Kentucky, USA, 2003 (GPA 4.0/4.0) Thesis title: Identification of natural attenuation of trichloroethene and technetium- 99 along Little Bayou Creek, McCracken County, Kentucky. Advisor: Dr. Alan E. Fryar Professional Diploma in Software Engineering, National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), India, 2001 Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Geology, University of Calcutta, India, 1999 (First Class) Thesis title: Geotechnical study of landslides in and around the approach road to Kalimpang, Darjeeling district, West Bengal. Advisor: Prof. Arup K. Mitra Bachelor of Science with Honors (B.Sc.[Hons]) in Geology, University of Calcutta, India, 1997 (First Class)

Research Interest

Physical, Chemical and Isotopic Hydrogeology  Modeling (groundwater flow and transport, geochemical, hydrostratigraphy and geosystems) Contaminant fate and transport o Effect of climate change on water resources Tectonic and sedimentation control on hydrologic systems o Surface water-groundwater interaction Low-temperature Geochemistry Water resources planning and management o Geohazards