Kanchan Maiti
Position: Professor and Chair, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Shell Professor in Oceanography/Wetland Studies
Phone: 225-578-4531
Fax: 225-578-6326
E-mail: kmaiti@lsu.edu
Office: 1143 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Chair Office: 1002X Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Bachelor's Degree(s): Presidency College, University of Calcutta
Master's Degrees(s): Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Ph.D.(s): University of South Carolina, Columbia
Research Interests
Research conducted at the Marine Geochemistry Laboratory led by Dr. Maiti explores interlinked topics related to transport and transformation of carbon, nutrients, and contaminants in coastal and deep ocean systems utilizing geochemical tracers and autonomous observation platforms. The availability of organic and inorganic carbon species can directly and indirectly impact various biogeochemical processes across the land-estuary-ocean aquatic continuum like formation of hypoxia, increase in ocean acidification, benthic elemental fluxes, biological carbon pump and air-sea exchange of greenhouse gases, which has implications for carbon budget at both local and global scales. Dr. Maiti鈥檚 research group seeks to provide answers to some of the fundamental questions related to ocean carbon biogeochemistry and environmental quality through field-based observations, natural isotope tracers and laboratory microcosm experiments. Current projects investigate the impacts of hurricanes on carbon budget in coastal Louisiana/Texas, lateral carbon flux from coastal wetlands, carbon remineralization pathways and methane fluxes in GOM sediments, sediment driven ocean acidification in Louisiana shelf, submarine groundwater discharge in coastal Turkey, biological carbon fluxes and sediment carbon accumulation in Ross Sea, Antarctica and methane emission from orphan wells in Louisiana.
Classes Taught
OCS4126/GEOL4081: Chemical Oceanography
OCS7131: Marine Sediment Geochemistry
OCS7130: Marine Isotope Biogeochemistry
OCS3103: Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Awards & Honors
海角社区 Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award 2019
海角社区 Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award 2015
Joseph Lipsey, Jr. and Richard A. Lipsey Excellence in Teaching Award 2015
Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award 2015
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Postdoctoral Fellowship 2007
Professional Affiliations and Service Activities
Associate Editor, Marine Chemistry
Recent Publications
Recent Grants
2023-2026 Maiti. K. 鈥淐ollaborative Research: Methane efflux from River Influenced Coastal Marine Sediments鈥濃�� NSF, Chemical Oceanography Program.
2023-2026 Xue, Z., Maiti, K., Hu, X., Lagomasino, D. 鈥淚mpacts of Transient Events on Ecosystem Resistance and Resilience along Western Gulf of Mexico Coast鈥� - NASA Carbon Cycle Program.
2022-2027 Maiti, K., Upton, G., Snyder, B. Gupta, I. 鈥淓stimating Methane Emissions from Orphaned and Idle Oil & Gas Wells in Louisiana, Louisiana鈥� 鈥� LA DNR /US Department of Interior.
2022-2025 Maiti, K., Midway, S., Glaspie, C. 鈥淓nvironmental and Human Exposure to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Associated with Oil and Gas Activities in the Outer Continental Shelf鈥� - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
2021-2028 Maiti. K., He, S. 鈥淚nfluence of Salt Marsh Porewater Chemistry on Coastal Carbon Cycling鈥濃�� United States Geological Survey (USGS).
2020-2024 Xue, Z., Maiti, K., Xu, K. Gillespie, C. 鈥淚mpact of Non-linear sedimentation on Dredge Area Benthic Ecosystem on Louisiana Shelf鈥� Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
2020-2023 Maiti, K 鈥淚mpacts of Eutrophication Driven Acidification in Barataria Bay, LA - Implications for Oyster Health, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
2019-2024 Maiti, K. 鈥淪ediment Geochemical Control on Ocean Acidification and Carbon Budget in a River Dominated Shelf System鈥� NSF, Chemical Oceanography.