I am an Environmental Scientist and a Research Engineer working on soil–plant systems under contamination stress, with a particular focus on phytoremediation, phytostabilisation, and mechanistic interpretation of contaminant transfer processes. My research aims to understand how soil physicochemical properties, plant physiological constraints, microbial activity, and environmental drivers collectively control contaminant mobility, uptake, and long-term ecosystem recovery.
During my PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, I conducted research on aided-phytoremediation of industrially contaminated and post-mining sites, with emphasis on steel-slag-affected soils. A key aspect of this research was linking environmental variability (meteorological parameters) to remediation efficiency and ecological restoration outcomes, including carbon sequestration potential.
Through this work, I developed strong experience in soil and plant chemical analyses, advanced analytical instrumentation (ICP-MS, LC-MS/MS, HPLC, XRD, XRF, FTIR), biochemical and microbial techniques, and the interpretation of complex environmental datasets, with a consistent emphasis on process-based understanding rather than empirical observation alone.
Currently at CEA, my research focuses on the mechanistic description and modelling of soil-to-plant transfer of inorganic contaminants, particularly radionuclides such as caesium and strontium, under weakly contaminated conditions. By integrating experimental observations with conceptual and mechanistic modelling approaches, my work aims to contribute to the development of predictive tools supporting phytotechnological strategies for contaminated nuclear legacy sites.
