Oindrila Ghosh
(Oyee-n-dree-laa)
Experienced in Fate and Tansport of Persistent and Emerging Environmental Contaminants
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
oindrilaghosh7 [at] gmail [dot] com
News
- January 2025: I presented my paper on Time Scale of Integration in Equilibrium Passive Sampling at the BATTELLE Sediments Conference 2025, at Tampa FL, in the Advances in Passive Sampling Methods and Case Studies session. My other paper on Equilibrium Passive Sampling Demonstration for Short-Term Surface Water Measurements of PCBs was also presented in the same session by my PhD advisor Dr. Upal Ghosh.
- December 2024: I graduated from UMBC and started my position as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Pittsburgh.
- August 2024: I successfully defended my PhD Dissertation on 9 August 2024.
Bio
I am currently working as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Pittsburgh, advised by Dr. Carla Ng Baumel. I have prior experience in developing passive sampling methods to measure bioavailability of persistent and emerging pollutants, mathematical modeling of mass transfer kinetics in surface water and sediment porewater. In my current role I explore: (a) fate and transport pathways of persistent and emerging pollutants in the environment, (b) quantification of the subsequent ecological/human exposures and (c) characterization and analytical method development to identify and accurately quantify pollutant concentrations.
I received my PhD in Environmental Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. I was advised by Dr. Upal Ghosh. My PhD dissertation was titled Development and Optimization of Passive Sampling Methods for Surface Water and Porewater Measurements of Freely Dissolved Concentrations of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants. It was focused on understanding the fundamental mechanisms of pollutant mobility through the environment and developing Passive Sampling methods for accurately measuring pollutant bioavailability using a combination of mathematical modeling, field sampling and laboratory experiments.
Prior to this, I completed my Masters in Environmental Sciences from Nalanda University and my Undergraduate in Chemistry (Honors) from the University of Delhi, both in India.
My hobbies include creating illustrations, painting, crafting, clay-sculpting, crocheting (Link) , writing (Link) and making video blogs about my life and artistic endeavors (Link).
Publications
Complete list on Google Scholar.
Modeling Time Scale of Integration in Equilibrium Passive Sampling Paper
Oindrila Ghosh, Songjing Yan, Mandar Bokare, Upal Ghosh
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2025;, vgae003
Equilibrium Passive Sampling for Short-term Measurements in Overlying Water
Oindrila Ghosh, Upal Ghosh
(Manuscript in review)
Passive sampling device design optimization for in-situ porewater and surface water measurements of hydrophobic organic contaminants
Oindrila Ghosh, Louis Cheung, Mehregan Jalalizadeh, Upal Ghosh
(Manuscript in review)
Standardized method for loading PCB performance reference compounds into polymeric samplers
Oindrila Ghosh, Nathalie Lombard, Upal Ghosh
(Manuscript in review)
PCB Source Tracking In Anne Arundel County Phase II. Report
Nathalie Lombard, Louis Cheung, Oindrila Ghosh, Upal Ghosh
Report for Anne Arundel County. (2024)
A-Street Ditch Segment 1 Baseline and Post-application Monitoring (October 2021) Report
Oindrila Ghosh, Louis Cheung, Upal Ghosh
University of Maryland Baltimore County. (2021). Report for A-Street Ditch Segment 1 Pilot Study (DE-1525), Wilmington, Delaware.
A-Street Ditch Segment 1 Baseline and Post-application Monitoring (October 2020) Report
Oindrila Ghosh, Louis Cheung, Upal Ghosh
University of Maryland Baltimore County. (2020) Report for A-Street Ditch Segment 1 Pilot Study (DE-1525), Wilmington, Delaware.
A-Street Ditch Segment 1 Baseline and Post-application Monitoring (March 2020) Report
Oindrila Ghosh, Louis Cheung, Upal Ghosh
University of Maryland Baltimore County. (2020) Report for A-Street Ditch Segment 1 Pilot Study (DE-1525), Wilmington, Delaware.
Optimization of Passive Sampling for surface-water and sediment porewater measurements Article
Oindrila Ghosh
Student Research Highlight, CPRC SETAC Newsletter, Spring 2022.
Inclusive Diversity in Data Visualization Article
Nathalie Lombard,Oindrila Ghosh
CPRC SETAC Newsletter, Spring 2022.
Timeline
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University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2024-PresentPostdoctoral Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Carla Ng
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University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD, USA 2018 - 2024PhD, Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Upal Ghosh
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Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas A&M University, TX, USA 2017-2018Graduate Research Assistant, Water Management and Hydrological Sciences
Advisors: Dr. Rosario Sanchez, Dr. Inci Güneralp
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IISER Kolkata, India Summer 2016Environmental Sciences Intern, Department of Earth Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Sujata Ray
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Nalanda University, India 2015-2017Masters Student, School of Ecology and Environment Studies
Advisor: Dr. Prabhakar Sharma
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Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), India Summer 2013Research Intern, Department of Soil Sciences
Mentor: Dr.Biswapati Mandal
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University of Delhi 2012-2015Undergraduate
Chemistry (Honors)
Talks
TOPIC: Optimization of Passive Sampling Methods for Surface Water and Porewater Measurements.
Nov 2023: SETAC North America 44rd Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY. (Poster)
Jan 2023: BATTELLE's Eleventh International Sediments Conference, Austin, TX. (Poster) ⭐
Nov 2022: SETAC North America 43rd Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA. (Poster)
Nov 2021: SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting. (Virtual Platform) (Slides)
⭐ Winner of the Student Paper Competition (Highlight)
TOPIC: Time-Integration in Equilibrium Passive Samplers: A Mathematical Modeling Approach
Jan 2025: BATTELLE's International Sediments Conference, Tampa, FL (Slides)
Sept 2022: International Passive Sampling Workshop (IPSW), Utrecht, Netherlands. (Virtual Platform) (Slides)
Nov 2021: SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting. (Virtual Platform) (Slides)
Nov 2020: SETAC North America 41st Annual Meeting. (Virtual Platform) (Slides)
Sept 2020: SETAC Chesapeake Potomac Regional Chapter Annual Fall Meeting.(Virtual Platform) (Slides) ⭐
⭐ Winner of 3rd place Best Student Platform Presentation
TOPIC: Non-Equilibrium Correction Methods used in Equilibrium Passive Sampling
Sept 2019: International Passive Sampling Workshop (IPSW), Boston, MA. (Slides)
Apr 2019: SETAC Chesapeake Potomac Regional Chapter Annual Spring Meeting, Fredericksburg, VA. (Slides)
TOPIC: Hydrochemical Connectivity of the Allende-Piedras Negras Transboundary Aquifer.
July 2018: AWRA Summer Specialty Conference on the Science, Management, and Governance of Transboundary Groundwater, Fort Worth, TX (Slides)
Service & Leadership
2021-2024: Outreach blog chair of North America Student Advisory Council (NASAC), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).
2020,2021: Communication of Ghosh lab overview to incoming graduate students at the UMBC open house. (Slides)
2019-2020: Social Chair of Graduate Student Organization of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) Department, UMBC.
2017-2018: Member of editorial board for The Drop Newsletter, Water Management and Hydrological Sciences (WMHS), Texas A&M University.
Acknowledgement
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