Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Rajdeep Roy

PRESENTPOSITION

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US IEF Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellow

MS 32, Redfield Lab, Woods Hole Oceanography Institute,

MA, 02453

Ph: 508-289-4838

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C.S.I.R Research Associate, Chemical Oceanography Division

National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa,India, 91-403004.

Email:

AREA OF RESARCH

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Biogeochemistry with special emphasis on phytoplankton blooms and its relation withbiogenic trace gas production

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

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  • Ph.D completion Date: 08/04/2010

Ph.D. thesis title: “Influence of phytoplankton community structure on the abundance and emissions of volatile halogenated organic carbons (VHOC) in the Arabian Sea”.

  • M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences (2003), BangaloreUniversity, Bangalore, India
  • B.Sc. (Chemistry, Microbiology, Zoology). Bangalore University, Bangalore, India.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIP

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  1. United States Indian Education Foundation (USIEF, Fulbright) Post Doc Fellowship (2011-2012)
  2. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Research Associate ship (2010-2011)
  3. CSIR Senior Research Fellow (April 2008- August 2009)
  4. CSIR Junior Research Fellow (September 2004- March 2008)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

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  1. POGO Training on ecosystem dynamics and satellite retrieval of primary productivity parameters to understand climatic impact under Dr. Trevor Platt (DalhousieUniversity HalifaxCanada) held at NIO Kochi.
  2. SOLAS training on Air-Sea gas exchange studies in “Corsica, France” under Prof. Peter Liss.
  3. GC IRMS Training in analysis of C14 and N15 in sediments held at NIO, Goa.

EXPERTISE

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  1. Sedimentary biomarkers extraction by Dionex ASE-200.
  2. Sedimentary biomarkers analysis by GC-MS-MS (Thermo Scientific)
  3. Flowcytometry analysis of phytoplankton in the Arabian Sea
  4. Analysis of phytoplankton and bacterial pigments by HPLC.
  5. Analysis of dissolved volatile and semi volatile gases by GC/GCMS.
  6. Analysis of nutrients, COD, BOD, TCO2.
  7. HPLC/HPLC MS analysis of vitamins, antibiotics, Amino acids and other byproducts.
  8. Analysis of pesticides, by GC, GCMS, LCMS.
  9. Analysis of PAH compounds and pesticides in different matrix by GC, GCMS, LC and LCMS.

INSTRUMENTAL SKILLS

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  1. Dionex ASE-200 pressurized solvent extractor for sediment biomarker extraction.
  2. HPLC/ (HPLC-MS, Thermo) with UV- Vis detector, Photodiode Array detector, (MODEL -AGILENT, SHIMADZU).
  3. Gas Chromatography, GC-MS (TOF, Triple Quadrapole) -Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD/FID/TCD) MODEL - AGILENT, VARIAN, CHEMITO.
  4. Particle Size analyser (Flow Cytometer).
  5. UV –Vis scanning Spectrophotometer (SHIMADZU).
  6. Fluorometer (Turner design).

COUNTRIES VISITED

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  1. France,
  2. South Africa
  3. Chile.
  4. China
  5. UK
  6. US

OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISE EXPERIENCES IN FOREIGN VESSEL

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  • Arabian Sea, onboard FORV Roger Revelle. Scripps Institute of Oceanography (August –September 2007).
  • South Atlantic Ocean (LOHAFEX Expedition) FORV Polarstern (AWI) (January-March 2009).

SHIPBOARD EXPERIMENTS PERFORMED

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  • HPLC analysis of phytoplankton pigments.
  • GC analysis of various trace gases including halogenated carbons.
  • SF6 instrumentations set up and analysis for enrichment cruises.
  • Operation of CTD for collection of seawater samples and CTD data reduction.
  • Measurements of various chemical parameters in seawater samples, including CO2, SiO2, NO3, PO4, O2 and salinity.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

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  1. Roy, R., Prathihary, A., Mangesh, G., Naqvi. S.W.A., 2006. Spatial variation of phytoplankton pigments along the southwest coast of India. Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science 69, 189-195.
  2. Kurian, S., Shenoy, D.M., Gauns, M., Pratihary, A.K., Roy, R., Narvekar, G., Paul, J.T., 2007. Water column characteristic following the September 2004 stench event off southern Malabar Coast. Indian journal Of Marine Science 36, 199-205.
  3. Naqvi, S.W.A., Naik, H., Pratihary, A.K., Narvenkar, A.K. Roy, R., Thorat, B.R., Kurian, S., Gauns, M. Narvekar, P.V., 2009. Intensification of seasonal oxygen-deficient zone over the western Indian Shelf. Geochemica Cosmochimica Acta 73, A930.
  4. Roy, R., .2010. Temporal variability of chlorine and bromine contaning halocarbons and phytoplankton pigments in coastal Arabian Sea. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 88, 211-217.
  5. Roy, R., Pratihary, A., Narvenkar, G., Naqvi, S.W.A., 1; Mochemadkar, M., Gauns, M., 2011.The relationship between volatile halocarbons and phytoplankton pigments during a Trichodesmium bloom in the coastal eastern Arabian Sea.Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.
  6. M.V.Maya, S.G.Karapurkar, H.Naik, R.Roy, D.M.Shenoy, and S.W.A.Naqvi. 2011. Intra-annual variability of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in suspended organic matter in waters of the western continental shelf of India. Biogeosciences Discussion.
  7. P. V. Bhaskar*Ө Roy, R, D.M. Shenoy, Mangesh Gauns,. V.D. Rao and S. Mochemadkar.2011. An unusual phytoplankton bloom and its implications off the west coast of India. Accepted, Journal of Earth System Science.
  8. Sunita Mochemadkar; Mangesh Gauns; Anil Pratihary; Roy, R., K S Karupaswamy*; P.V. Narvekar, SWA Naqvi. 2011.Nutrient enrichment experiment. Accepted,Indian Journal of Marine Sciences.
  9. Narvenkar, G., Naqvi, S. W. A., Kurian, S., Shenoy, D.M., Pratihary, A.K., Naik, H., Patil, S., Roy, R., Sarkar, A., and Gauns, M.: Dissolved methane in Indian freshwater reservoirs. Under Review,Water Research.

Papers/ Posters presented in National and International Conferences

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  1. Bhaskar, P. V., Mangesh, Gauns., D.M. Shenoy., V.D. Rao., Roy, R.,and S. Mochemadkar. 2006. What controls the total Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and Dimethylsulfide (DMS) concentrations during a prasinophyte dominated bloom event?. In: Abstract of “SIBER”, NIO, Goa, India.
  2. Roy, R., Pratihary, A., Narvenkar, G., Naqvi, S.W.A., 1; Mochemadkar, M., Gauns, M., 2007. Trichodesmium bloom in the Arabian Sea: Spatio-Temporal variability of halocarbons in relation to phytoplankton pigments. SOLAS Summer School, Corsica, France. (Poster).
  3. W. Naqvi., M. Gauns., H. Naik., A. Pratihary., R. Roy., G. Narvenkar., S. Mochemadkar., S. Kurian., K. Reshma., P. Narvekar. 2008. Enhanced respiration in pelagic zones. IMBER IMBIZO, Miami, US. (Poster).

LIST OF REFEREES

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1. Dr. M. Dileep Kumar

Scientist G

Chemical Oceanography Division

National Institute Of Oceanography

Dona Paula Goa

403004

Email:

Ph:0832-2450398

FAX: 08322450-602

2.Dr. Shubha Sathyendranath

Remote Sensing, Modelling and Optics

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I hereby mention that the particulars mentioned above are true to the best of my knowledge.

Date: 2nd September2011

Place: NIO, GoaRajdeep Roy

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