Dibyendu Sarkar
UTSA researcher recognized for water, soil cleaning efforts
(Dec. 1, 2004)--UTSA associate professor of environmental geochemistry Dibyendu Sarkar has been awarded the 2004 Young Agricultural Scientist Award by the Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin (AASIO).
The award recognizes agricultural scientists of Indian origin who have made outstanding contributions by age 40. Nominees are judged on the significance and originality of basic and applied research in agronomy, crop science, horticultural science, soil science or plant biology and must have demonstrated excellence in teaching, extension service or administrative duties.
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RSS FeedsA graduate student supervisor in the Center for Water Research and the director of the Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory, Sarkar, 36, and his colleagues designed a remediation plan to clean up arsenic from EPA-designated Superfund sites contaminated by hazardous waste and identified for cleanup for their risk to human health or the environment.
Currently, Sarkar is studying the relationship between vegetation and water quality at San Antonio's Mitchell Lake, which was used as a sludge disposal lagoon from 1900-1930. Recently, the Mitchell Lake Audubon Center and the San Antonio Water System have attempted to clean up the lake to make it more attractive to bird enthusiasts, while providing a safe, educational and recreational resource.
Additionally, Sarkar is collaborating with biomedical scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) on a multidisciplinary approach to reducing lead and arsenic in agricultural soils using special plants and removing lead-based paint from pre-1972 housing.
Read more in the San Antonio Express-News.