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    Das, P. , Barker, C., Park, Y., Perreault, F., Westerhoff, P. and Penton, C.R., 2025. Impact of Graphite Nano Amendments on Soil Enzyme Activities, Functional Genes and Microbiome Composition in a Soil-Plant System. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, pp.109714. [Link]

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Peer Reviewed Journals:

  • Das, P. , Gain, A.K.,and Rahman, R., 2025. Implications of Dietary Change on the Next National Water Management Plan (NWMP) of Bangladesh. BIGM Journal of Policy Analysis; Vol. 2, No.1. [Link]
  • Das, P. , Barker, C., Park, Y., Perreault, F., Westerhoff, P. and Penton, C.R., 2025. Impact of Graphite Nano Amendments on Soil Enzyme Activities, Functional Genes and Microbiome Composition in a Soil-Plant System. Soil Biology and Biochemistry;pp.109714. [Link]
  • Wang, P. (#), Das, P. (#) , Wang, L., Zhou, J., Deng, C., Vera-Reyes, I., Dimkpa, C.O., White, J.C. and Wang, Y., 2025. Prospects of nano phosphorus fertilizers (NPFs) in plant-based agriculture: effects and mechanisms; Journal of Nanoparticle Research; 27(3), pp.60. (#: contributed equally) [Link]
  • Das, P. , Penton, C.R., Westerhoff, P. and Perreault, F., 2023. Prospects of 2D graphene nanomaterials in plant-based agriculture and their fate in terrestrial soil: A critical review. Environmental Science: Nano; [Link]
  • Das, P. , Penton, C.R., Bi. Y., and Westerhoff, P., 2023. Unraveling mechanisms behind reduced nitrate leaching with graphite nanomaterials addition with fertilizers in soil column experiments. Chemosphere, 337, pp.139417; [Link]
  • Das, P. ,Davis, K., Penton, C.R., Westerhoff, P. and Bi, Y., 2022. Impacts of graphitic nanofertilizers on nitrogen cycling in a sandy, agricultural soil. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 24(6), pp.1-21; [Link]
  • Das, P. , Ali, M. A., Fattah, K.P., 2020. Assessment of contaminant flux from heavily polluted benthic sediment of Tongi khal (canal): An ex-situ approach. Desalination and Water Treatment, 179(2020), pp. 272-279 ; [Link]
  • Rampley, C.P.N., Whitehead, P.G., Softley, L., Hossain, M.A., Jin, L., David, J., Shawal, S., Das,P. ,Thompson,I.P., Huang,W.E. and Peters,R., 2019. River toxicity assessment using molecular biosensors: heavy metal contamination in the turag-balu-buriganga river systems, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Science of The Total Environment, pp.134760. ; [Link]
  • Whitehead, P., Bussi, G., Hossain, M.A., Dolk, M., Das, P. , Comber, S., Peters, R., Charles, K.J., Hope, R. and Hossain, S., 2018. Restoring water quality in the polluted Turag-Tongi-Balu river system, Dhaka: Modelling nutrient and total coliform intervention strategies. Science of the total environment, 631, pp.223-232.; [Link]
  • Das, P. and Rahman, R., 2018. Management of Unanticipated Extreme Flood: A Case Study on Flooding in NW Bangladesh during 2017. International Journal of Disaster Response and Emergency Management (IJDREM), 1(1), pp.22-37. [Link]
  • Hussain, M.A., Tajima, Y., Hossain, M.A. and Das, P. , 2017. Impact of Cyclone Track Features and Tidal Phase Shift upon Surge Characteristics in the Bay of Bengal along the Bangladesh Coast. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 5(4), p.52 ; [Link]

Selected Conference Publications:

  • Das, P. , Barker, C., Park, Y., Westerhoff, P., and Penton, C. R. (2023). Graphene-Mediated Alterations in Biogeochemical N Cycling within a Soil-Plant System [Abstract]. 2023 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO. [Link]
  • Das, P. , Bi, Y., Penton, C. R., and Westerhoff, P. (2022). Nitrogen Fertilizer Mobility in Sandy Soil Amended with Graphite Nano-Additive in Saturated and Unsaturated Soil Column Systems [Abstract]. 2022 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. [Link]
  • Bi, Y., Das, P. , Davis, K., Penton, C. R., and Westerhoff, P. (2021). Influence of Graphitic Nanofertilizers on Soil Nitrogen Transformation and Nitrogen Cycling Microbial Communities [Abstract]. 2021 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. [Link]
  • Zeng, C., Atkinson A., Sharma, N., Ashani H., Hjelmstad A., Venkatesh, K., Sinha, S., Das, P. , Westerhoff, P.(2019). Sorption of perfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater on activated carbon and ion exchange resin columns. Regional Water Quality Workshop, Tempe, AZ, October 4, 2019.
  • Das, P. and Ali, M. A. (2020). Water Quality Assessment of Tongi Khal (Canal) during Dry Season. International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD);February 7-9, 2020, Khulna, Bangladesh. [Link]
  • Das, P. and Ali, M. A., (2018). Assessment of Sediment Oxygen Demand (SOD) Of Heavily Polluted Tongi Khal (Canal). 4th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE); pp 1-6, December 19-21, 2018, Chittagong, Bangladesh. [Link]

Selected Poster Presentations:

  • Das, P., Park, Y., Barker, C., Westerhoff, P. and Penton, C.R. Graphite nanomaterial mediated alterations in soil N Cycling in a Soil-Plant System. In Fall 2023 CISA Student Showcase, Cooley Ballrooms, Polytechnic campus, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ, November 29, 2023. (Poster presentation).
  • Das, P., Davis, K., Penton, C.R., Bi, Y., Westerhoff, P. How does graphene nano fertilizer impact soil carbon mineralization and nitrogen cycling microbiomes of agricultural soil? Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agriculture and Food Systems, Convergence of Nanotechnology with Food and Agriculture, Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH, United States. June 18-19, 2022. (Poster presentation).
  • Das, P., Bi, Y., & Westerhoff, P. Impacts of graphitic nanoparticle on soil respiration and nitrification, 11th Annual SSEBE Graduate Research Symposium, Gather Town Virtual Meeting, Arizona State University, Tempe, February 19th, 2021. (Poster presentation).
  • Venkatesh, K., Sinha, S., Zeng, C., Atkinson A., Sharma, N., Ashani H., Hjelmstad A., Das, P. , Westerhoff P. RSSCT and Field Pilot-scale adsorption columns for PFAS removal: A comparative Study. Water Quality Technology Conference, Dallas, TX, November 3, 2019. (Poster presentation).
  • Venkatesh, K., Sinha, S., Zeng, C., Atkinson A., Sharma, N., Ashani H., Hjelmstad A., Das, P. , Westerhoff P. Assessing Conventional and Nano-based technologies for PFAS Removal at Pilot-Scale. Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, San Diego, CA, November 7, 2019. (Poster presentation).