I earned masters degrees in Geophysics with specialization in Meteorology (M.Sc. Tech., Banaras Hindu University, India), Oceanography (MS, Louisiana State University, USA), and Geology (MS, University of Delaware, USA) before embarking on terminal degree as Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Mississippi State University, USA) to complete my academic journey as a graduate student in Geosciences. With my academic education and training, I acquired the knowledge in Atmosphere, Ocean, and Land spheres of our planet the Earth. My education better prepared me to understand the complexities presented by and between each of these spheres, especially to the water cycle.

 

My research work on dissolved organic matter (DOM) - an optically important constituent of water - has been recognized and acknowledged worldwide and provided me an opportunity to grow myself to succeed in offering some meaningful solutions to water-related issues worldwide needed for sustainable human development. DOM is a complex mixture of a multitude of organic materials ranging from single-chain carbon materials to complex unknown organic materials. Carbon (C) is the major fraction of DOM that cycles across the atmosphere, ocean, and land in a variety of ways and gets affected by many natural and anthropogenic processes acting on DOM.