Dr. Jayanta Kumar Saha

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Saha is Principal Scientist in the discipline of soil science with more than 30 years of research experience in the field of micronutrients and pollutant elements. Currently, he is leading the research groups in Division of Environmental Soil Science under Indian Institute of Soil Science, India. He did his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in agricultural chemistry and soil science from BCKV, Mohanpur (West Bengal), India. He is the recipient of S. N. Ranade Memorial Junior Scientist Award for Excellence in Micronutrient Research. His major research areas are chemistry of plant nutrients and pollutants in soil, soil pollution impact assessment, food contamination, risk assessment on soil biological activities and toxicity amelioration including phytoremediation. Dr. Saha has investigated and co-investigated more than 20 projects sponsored by World Bank, Govt. of India and various industries. He has published several original research articles (62) in renowned national and international journals, technical bulletins and books (10) and book chapters (17) and serves as reviewer of several international journals. His research group has published a widely popular international reference book ‘Soil Pollution – An Emerging Threat to Agriculture. ISBN 978-981-10-4274-4’ published by Springer. He has worked under various capacities in national and international forums. He is a member of Technical Expert Committee constituted by Government of India for developing Soil Standard for remediation purpose. Earlier, he served as Member-Secretary of Quinquennial Review Team constituted by Government of India to review a research institute.