Education:

Area of Specialization & Interest:

• Surface water- Groundwater Interaction, Biogeochemistry, Stable Isotope, Environmental Tracers, Contamination Hydrology, Earths Critical Zone, Submarine Groundwater Discharge, Environmental Health

Professional Careers:

Honors/Awards/Fellowships/Recognitions:

1. 2019-2021 : SERB-National Postdoctoral Fellow, Science and Engineering Research Board (SEBB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
2. 2016 : UGC-National Eligibility Test Qualified in Environmental Science, University Grants Commission (UGC), India.
3. 2013 : Prof. P.C. Mishra Young Scientist Award, PG Department of Environmental Science, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India.
4. 2012-2016 : DST-INSPIRE Fellowship for Ph.D., Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
5. 2011 : First class 1st Rank in M.Sc. Environmental Science, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.
6. 2009-2011 : West Bengal Merit cum Means Scholarship, Government of West Bengal, India.

SCI Publications:

1. Majee, U., Kaushal, R., Mao-Chang, L., Muguli, T. and Ghosh, P. (2024). Isotopic tracing of leachate percolation from Municipal Dump sites to groundwater in diverse climatic zones of India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31: 21829-21844. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32551-3
2. Maya, K., Vivek, V.R., Sreelesh, R., Majee U., Sreelash, K. (2024). Hydrogeochemical signatures of spring water in geologically diverse terrains: A case study of Southern western Ghats, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196: 662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12775-z
3. Majee, U., Chattopadhyay G.N. and Chaudhury, S. (2018). Qualitative assessment of coal bed methane produced water for developing safe disposal strategies. Environmental Earth Science. 77 (558): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7736-4
4. Majee, U., Chattopadhyay, G.N. and Chaudhury, S. (2017). Optimization of the quality of reverse osmosis-treated coal bed water in relation to its effect on soil health. Environmental Earth Science. 76 (474):1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6809-0
5. Majee, U., Chattopadhyay G.N. and Chaudhury, S. (2015). Monitoring of soil environment under influence of coal bed water. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 226: 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2509-0

Non SCI Publications:

1. Majee, U., Sreelesh, R., Dutta, M.K., Vivek, V.R., Sreelash, K. and Maya, K. (2024). Source identification of spring water mass in the Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India: Application of biogeochemical tracers. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 26:101257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101257

Conferences/Seminars/Symposia:

1. Chattopadhyay, G.N. and Majee, U. (2014). Coal bed water- An emerging threat to soil environment. One day seminar on Soil management options for integrated farming towards better livelihood security. Organized by Indian society of soil science NBSS & LUP (ICAR), Salt Lake, Kolkata. 28th January. (Souvenir).
2. Majee, U, Chattopadhyay, G.N., Roy, B.C., Chaudhury, S. and Shekhar, S. (2012). Possibility of using some amendments in mitigating the adverse effects of coal bed water on soil environment. International conference on nuclear energy, environmental and biological sciences. September8-9. Bangkok, Thailand. (ISBN-978-93-82242-07-9). (Conference Paper).
3. Maya, K., Sreelesh, R., Majee, U. Sreelash, K. (2023). Evaluating the Hydrogeology, Groundwater recharge and water yield for cold and thermal water spring sheds in Southern-western ghats- A case study from southern Kerala and Karnataka. FGRC, Physical Research Laboratory, 1-3 February 2023.
4. Majee, U., Chattopadhyay, G.N. and Chaudhury, S. (2021). Impacts of coal bed methane co-produced water on agricultural soils and experimental restoration technologies. 8th International conference on Recycling, Pollution Control and Waste Management. Allied Academics. August 06-07, Webinar.
5. Majee, U., Chattopadhyay, G.N. and Chaudhury, S. (2015). Effect of coal bed water on soil health. National Seminar on Soil Health Management and Food Security: Role of Soil Science Research and Education. Indian Society of Soil Science, Kolkata Chapter, ICAR, Kolkata, October 8-10.
6. Majee, U, Chattopadhyay, G.N. and Chaudhury, S. (2015). Possibility of improving the quality of coal bed water for protection of soil environment. 102nd Indian Science Congress, University of Mumbai, January 3-7.
7. Majee, U, Chattopadhyay, G.N., Chaudhury, S. and Roy, B.C. (2014). Toxic effects of coal bed water on soil environment and their mitigation. 4th International Conference on Ecotoxicology & Environmental Sciences (ICEES), New Delhi, February 17-19.
8. Majee, U., Chattopadhyay, G.N., Chaudhury, S. and Roy, B.C. (2013). Problems with coal bed methane produced water on adjacent agricultural lands. Environmental Issues: Protection, Conservation and Management. Jointly Organized by Department of Environmental Studies and Institution of Public Health Engineers, India, Held on Siksha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati. November 22-23.

Projects (External Funded) Completed as PI:

1. Estimation of organic, inorganic contribution in surface and groundwater from waste dumping sources through isotopic characterization and identification of heavy metal resisting bacterial population, Funded by DST-SERB, 2021.

Membership in Professional Bodies:

• Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA).

Google Scholar Links:

• http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=AmITZDwAAAAJ

ORCID:

• 0000-0003-3907-6689

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