SRIROOP CHAUDHURI
2100 Center Drive, Apt # 402
Vernon, Texas, 76384
Phone: (304) 906 8457
e-mail: sriroopchaudhuri2@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Biogeochemistry of Carbon and Nitrogen in Soil)
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University
GPA: 3.78/4.0
M.S. (Acid Mine Drainage Chemistry and Groundwater Modeling)
Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University
GPA: 4.0/4.0
M.S. (Water Quality in Municipal Wells, Calcutta, India)
Department of Geology, Calcutta University, India
B.S. (Environmental Geology)
Department of Geology, Calcutta University, India
January 2006 – March 2011
August 2003 – December 2005
August 1997 – December 1999
August 1994 – December 1997
RESEARCH INTEREST
Effects of agronomic practices on water resources, Distributed hydrologic modeling, Water quality
modeling and Management in agricultural watersheds, Groundwater-surface water interaction in riparian
areas, Nitrate and phosphate dynamics, Environmental tracers in water resources research, Soil organic
matter chemistry and carbon sequestration, Soil quality in degraded terrains, Geospatial modeling.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
August 2011 – Present
Texas A&M AgriLife Research ( Texas A&M University System)
 Perform research on groundwater quality and aquifer vulnerability in Texas.
 Integrating geospatial methods with geochemical analyses of water quality.
 Assist in writing grants and identify new research areas in water resources research.
 Assist in performing water quality modeling using different hydrologic models
 Assist in collecting GHGs, soil and plant samples from different agricultural systems.
 Supervising and maintenance of hydrology laboratory.
Teaching Assistant
August 2009 – May 2011
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University
 Designed and taught graduate level courses in soil organic matter dynamics.
 Taught analytical instrumentation courses (lecture and lab) on UV-Visible, Synchronous
Fluorescence and Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.
 Designed and taught undergraduate soil sciences and soil fertility laboratories.
 Conducted monthly freshman plant and soil sciences filed trips across the Appalachians.
 Taught soil sampling techniques and basic soil quality analysis including soil micro- and
macronutrients, bulk density, pH, EC, CEC etc.
 Mentored senior undergraduate and graduate agronomy students.
Graduate Research Assistant
January 2006 – August 2009
Environmental Soil Chemistry Laboratory, West Virginia University
 Worked on terrestrial carbon sequestration project as part of the Midwest Regional Carbon
Sequestration partnership (MRCSP)
 Designed soil sampling grids based of geostatistical assessment of site-specific spatial variability of
key soil quality indicators.
 Collected over 3000 soil cores and analyzed soil physico-chemical and biologic properties.
 Analyzed spectroscopic properties of soil organic matter using UV-Visible, Synchronous
Fluorescence and Fourier Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic instruments.
 Established runoff plots and analyzed runoff water and sediment samples at reclaimed minesites.
 Assisted in collection and geochemical analyses of acidic mine drainage water from streams.
 Performed standard soil nutrient analysis using ICP-OES, IC, and Flame AA.
 Installed, calibrated, and maintained different environmental field and laboratory equipment.
 Maintained hazardous organic wastes in the laboratory according to OSHA protocols.
 Developed/reviewed conceptual models, investigation plans, and identified future areas of research.
 Supervised three graduate students working towards their MS thesis on soil fertility.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2003 – December 2005
West Virginia University, Department of Geology and Geography
 As a head TA, supervised and planned teaching activities of other TAs in the Department of
Geology
 Designed and taught introductory Geology labs.
 Conducted biweekly field trips in and around Morgantown, WVU.
 Taught geologic filed sampling techniques, structural and petrologic mapping, and
interpretation of geologic maps.
 Installed and maintained over 30 groundwater wells and periodic measurement of well heads.
and spring flows in a minespoil aquifer; collected over 150 sludge and groundwater samples.
 Performed chemical and mineralogical characterization of lime-neutralized acid mine
drainage (AMD) sludge and water samples.
 Water quality assessment of ground- and surface water for common AMD species.
Summer Intern
2003 (May - August)
National Research Center for Coal and Energy (NRCCE), West Virginia University
 Scanned and georeferenced over 200 maps of underground coal mines of Appalachian coal belt
 Digitized over 1500 coal mines.
 Created, edited and managed geodatabase for mining activities and flooding incidents in coal
mines.
GIS Technician
1999 – 2001
Elsinoir Technologies, Calcutta, India
 Digitized parcels, parks, sewer lines and major streets in Calcutta, India, to create digital
database.
 Geocoded urban South 24 Parganas developed since 1995 in the State of West Bengal.
 Performed overlay analysis and spatial query.
 Data layer integration, spatial data conversion, management and cartographic representation.
1998 – 1999
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology, Presidency College, Calcutta, India
 Taught optical mineralogy labs and conducted field trips.
 Taught introductory GIS and cartography labs with ArcView 3x.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Chaudhuri, S., S. Ale. 2013. Evaluation of groundwater resources in the Trinity-Woodbine aquifer
system, north-central Texas. Science of the Total Environment. 452-453: 333-348
Chaudhuri, S., S. Ale, P, Delaune, N. Rajan. 2012. Spatio-temporal variability in groundwater nitrate
concentration in Texas: 1960 – 2010. Journal of Environmental Quality. 41:1806-1817.
Chaudhuri, S., E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, L.M. McDonald, J. Skousen, and M. Sperow. 2012. Early C
sequestration rate changes for reclaimed minesoils. Soil Science. 177(7): 443-450.
Chaudhuri, S., E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, L.M. McDonald, J. Skousen, and M. Sperow. 2011. Land use
effects on sample size requirements for soil organic carbon stock estimations. Soil Science
176(2): 110-114. Soil Science 176(2): 110-114.
Chaudhuri, S., L.M. McDonald, and E, M. Pena-Yewtukhiw. 2013. Soil organic carbon molecular
properties: Effects of time since reclamation in a reclaimed minesoil chronosequence. Journal of
Land Degradation and Development (In Press)
Chaudhuri, S., L.M. McDonald, L., E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, and M. Roy. 2013. Chemically stabilized
soil organic carbon fractions in a reclaimed minesoil chronosequence: Implications for soil carbon
sequestration. Environmental Earth Sciences (In Press)
Chaudhuri, S., S. Ale. 2013. An appraisal of groundwater quality in the Seymour and Blaine aquifers
in a major agro-ecological region in Texas, USA. Environmental Earth Sciences (In Review).
Mirik, M., Chaudhuri, S., Surber, B., Srinivasulu, A., and Ansley, R. J. 2013. Evaluating biomass of
juniper trees (Juniperus pinchotii) from imagery-derived canopy area using support vector
machine classifier. Adv. Remote Sens. (In Press)
Mirik, M., S. Chaudhuri, B. Surber, S. Ale, and J. Ansley. 2013. Detection of two intermixed
invasive woody species using color infrared aerial imagery and support vector machine classifier.
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. 7:1-13.
Chaudhuri, S., and S. Ale. 2013. Evaluation of Long-term (1960-2010) Groundwater Fluoride
Contamination in Texas. Journal of Environmental Quality (In Review).
Chaudhuri, S., and S. Ale. 2013. Development of groundwater salinity in municipal wells in major
aquifers of Texas. Journal of Hydrology (In Preparation).
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
Chaudhuri, S., and S. Ale. 2013. Regional trends in groundwater depletion and quality as affected by
irrigational use in the Southern High Plains of Texas. American Society of Agricultural and
Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting, July 21-24, Kansas City,
Missouri.
Ale, S., and S. Chaudhuri. 2013. Groundwater resources and associated environmental issues in
Texas: A changing scenario. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Annual International Meeting, July 21-24, Kansas City, Missouri.
Ale, S., and S. Chaudhuri. 2013. Groundwater quality in the Ogallala aquifer region in Texas.
Amarillo, TX. March.
Chaudhuri, S., S. Ale, P. Gowda, and F. Jaber. 2012. Spatio-temporal characterization of
groundwater resources in north-central Texas. American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers Annual International Meeting, July 29-August 1, Dallas, TX.
Ale, S., and S. Chaudhuri. 2012. Shallow groundwater quality in the Canadian and Red River Basins.
Amarillo, TX. March 20.
Ale, S., S. Chaudhuri., P. B. DeLaune., N. Rajan., and P. H. Gowda. 2011. Evaluation of strategies to
improve groundwater quality in the Texas Rolling Plains using APEX model. Abstracts, AGU Fall
Meeting, Dec 4 – 9, San Francisco, CA.
Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M. and S. Chaudhuri. 2011. Temporal evolution of spatial structure in soil
carbon stocks. American Society of Agronomy. Indianapolis. October.
Chaudhuri, S., E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, L.M. McDonald, L., and M. Sperow. 2009. Comparison
between minesoils reclaimed to grassland and managed pastures in the Appalachian region:
Required number of samples to characterize soil carbon stock. American Society of Agronomy.
Pittsburg. November 1-4.
Chaudhuri, S., and L.M. McDonald. 2008. Structural diversity of soil organic carbon in a
chronosequence of reclaimed minesoils: A tool to evaluate carbon sequestration potential.
American Chemical Society. Philadelphia. August 17-21.
Chaudhuri, S., E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, L.M. McDonald, L., and M. Sperow. 2008. Importance of
Bulk Density Measurements to Estimate Carbon Sequestration Potential on a Minesoil
Chronosequence. American Society of Agronomy. Houston. October 5-9.
Chaudhuri, S., L.M. McDonald. 2007. Mineral Association and Biological Recalcitrance of Soil
Organic Carbon in a Chronosequence of Reclaimed Minesoils, West Virginia. American Society
of Agronomy. New Orleans. November.
Chaudhuri, S., L.M. McDonald, and M. Sperrow. 2006. Comparing Total Carbon and Nitrogen Pools
in Two Reclaimed Minesoils, Morgantown, West Virginia. American Society of Agronomy.
Indianapolis. November.
GRANTS
Assessment of Aquifer Vulnerability and Development of Geochemical Indicators for Evaluating
Groundwater Quality in the Coastal Lowland Aquifers Systems in Texas and Louisiana. (Co-PI).
United States Geological Survey-National Institute for Water Research (USGS-NIWR), $432,000
(unfunded).
GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Coursework in Geospatial Sciences:
Introduction to GIS, Geographic Information Analysis, Intermediate GIS, Spatial Analysis with
RESM, Advanced GIS, GIS for Natural Sciences, Introduction to Remote Sensing, Advanced Remote
Sensing, Introduction to Global Positioning Systems, Environmental Modeling with GIS, Exploratory
Spatial Data Analysis.
Coursework in Environmental Sciences:
Environmental Geochemistry, Contaminant Transport Chemistry, Aqueous Geochemistry, Physicochemical Processes, Applied Field Geochemistry, Biochemistry, Hydrogeology, Groundwater Science
with GIS, Groundwater Modeling, Quantitative Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Soil Chemistry,
Reclamation of Disturbed Lands, Hazardous Waste Training (OSHA-certified), Organic Chemistry I
and II, Inorganic Chemistry I and II.
ESRI Web Training Modules:
Turning Data Into Information Using ArcGIS 9, Creating and Integrating Data for Natural Resource
Applications, Creating, Editing and Managing Geodatabases for ArcGIS desktop, Creating and
Editing Geodatabase Topology with ArcGIS desktop, Creating and editing Geodatabase Features with
ArcGIS Desktop, Working with Geodatabase Topology, Creating and Maintaining Metadata using
ArcGIS desktop, Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Desktop, Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, Working with
Rasters in ArcGIS Desktop, Using ArcGIS 3D Analyst, Getting Started with Lidar in ArcGIS,
Managing Lidar Dataset in ArcGIS, Using Lidar Dataset in ArcGIS, Geocoding with ArcGIS desktop,
Linear Referencing with ArcGIS desktop, Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning using ArcGIS
desktop, Cartographic designing with ArcGIS desktop, Understanding Map Projections and
Coordinate Systems, Introduction to Geostatistical Analyst, Introduction to Visual Basic 6.0, Visual
Basic for Application for New ArcGIS Developers, Working with Forms in VBA
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
ESRI GIS:
Spatial Analysis:
Remote Sensing:
CAD:
Programming:
Geochemistry:
Statistical:
Database:
ArcView 3.x, ArcGIS 9x-10x
GeoDa 9.5, ArcSDM 3.1, FragStat
ERDAS Imagine 10, MultiSpec (Open Source).
AutoCAD 2004
Visual Basic 6.0, VBA, ArcObject, HTML 4.
Visual Minteq, PHREEQC, AquaChem v.5.1
SAS 9.2, R 2.9.1, Minitab 15, JMP 8.
MS Access 2003.
ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
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Ion Chromatograph (DIONEX)
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (Perkin Elmer)
Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (Perkin Elmer)
LECO Truspec CHN 2000 Analyzer
UV-Visible Spectrophotometer (Cary 50 Probe)
Fluorescence Spectrophotometer (CARY Varian)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (Bruker Equinox 55)
PEER REVIEWER
Agricultural Water Management Journal
Environmental Modeling and Software
Science of The Total Environment
POULAR PRESS
http://today.agrilife.org/2012/06/12/agrilife-research-groundwater-nitrate-concentrations-increasing-inrolling-plains/
“Groundwater Nitrates in the Seymour Aquifer: Problem or Resource?” – Story by: Alejandra ArreolaTraina, tx H2O, Fall 2012.http://twri.tamu.edu/publications/txh2o/fall-2012/groundwater-nitrates-inseymour-aquifer-problem-or-resource/
BioNews Texas, April 11, 2013
http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/04/11/texas-am-agrilife-researchers-identify-serious-concernsabout-future-of-dallasfort-worth-metroplex-water-supply/
Dallas Morning News, May 13, 2013:
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20130413-study-raises-concerns-about-dallas-fort-worthgroundwater-levels-quality.ece