Kanchan Maiti
Position: Professor and Chair, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Shell Professor
in Oceanography/Wetland Studies
Phone: 225-578-4531
E-mail: kmaiti@lsu.edu
Office: 1143 Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Chair Office: 1002X Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Degrees
Ph.D.(s): University of South Carolina, Columbia
Master's Degrees(s): Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Bachelor's Degree(s): Presidency College, University of Calcutta
Research Interests
Carbon cycle across land-ocean continuum
Classes Taught
OCS4126/GEOL4081: Chemical Oceanography
OCS7131: Marine Sediment Geochemistry
OCS7130: Marine Isotope Biogeochemistry
OCS3103: Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Awards & Honors
LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award 2019
LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award 2015
Joseph Lipsey, Jr. and Richard A. Lipsey Excellence in Teaching Award 2015
Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award 2015
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Postdoctoral Fellowship 2007
Professional Affiliations and Service Activities
Associate Editor, Marine Chemistry
Recent Grants
2023-2026 Maiti. K. “Collaborative Research: Methane efflux from River Influenced Coastal Marine Sediments”– NSF, Chemical Oceanography Program.
2023-2026 Xue, Z., Maiti, K., Hu, X., Lagomasino, D. “Impacts of Transient Events on Ecosystem Resistance and Resilience along Western Gulf of Mexico Coast” - NASA Carbon Cycle Program.
2022-2027 Maiti, K., Upton, G., Snyder, B. Gupta, I. “Estimating Methane Emissions from Orphaned and Idle Oil & Gas Wells in Louisiana, Louisiana” – LA DNR /US Department of Interior.
2022-2025 Maiti, K., Midway, S., Glaspie, C. “Environmental and Human Exposure to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Associated with Oil and Gas Activities in the Outer Continental Shelf” - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
2021-2028 Maiti. K., He, S. “Influence of Salt Marsh Porewater Chemistry on Coastal Carbon Cycling”– United States Geological Survey (USGS).
2020-2024 Xue, Z., Maiti, K., Xu, K. Gillespie, C. “Impact of Non-linear sedimentation on Dredge Area Benthic Ecosystem on Louisiana Shelf” Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
2020-2023 Maiti, K “Impacts of Eutrophication Driven Acidification in Barataria Bay, LA - Implications for Oyster Health, NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
2019-2024 Maiti, K. “Sediment Geochemical Control on Ocean Acidification and Carbon Budget in a River Dominated Shelf System” NSF, Chemical Oceanography.