Dr Bhaba Biswas

Research themes

• Healthy futures
• Transforming societies

Research focus

Highlights

• Modified biocompatible nanoclay composites
• Remediation of soil and industrial wastewater
• Environmental microbiology through molecular advances

Highlights

Top awards and recognition:

2019:

1. Awarded ($2500): ECR development scheme. Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia.

2018:

1. Co-convener: Session for clays and modified clays in remediating environmental pollutants. Euroclay2019, 1-5 July 2019. Paris.

2017:

1. Top 10 Fresh Scientist, 2017, South Australia.

2. CRC CARE research grant ($328,600), Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia; Contribution: Project idea, writing and research as Principal Investigator. Supervisor: Prof Emily Hilder; Program Leader: Prof Ravi Naidu.

3. ECR scholarship ($1000), CRC CARE for CleanUp 2017 conference; Contribution: 100%, based on my research outputs.

4. Travel grants ($1000), American Society for Microbiology for ASMMicrobe2017; Contribution: 100%, based on my research outputs.

5. The student travel grant ($2000), the Clay Minerals Society, USA; Contribution: 100%, based on research outputs and academic excellence.

2016:

6. Research Spotlight in Elements magazine, issue: December 2016 for student research grant ($4000), the Clay Minerals Society, USA.

2015:

7. South Australian Governor's award for academic excellence 2015 [Research]; Contribution: 100%, based on my research outputs and community engagement.

8. The best student oral presentation award, Euroclay2015 conference, Edinburgh, UK; Contribution: 100%, based on my research communication skills.

9. The student travel grant ($2000), the Clay Minerals Society, USA.

Editorial role:

April 2019- present: Review editor, Frontiers in Environmental Science (Toxicology, Pollution & the Environment section)

Journal Reviewer for:

Applied Clay Science

Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts

Environmental Chemistry

Scientific Reports

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Science of the Total Environment

Chemosphere

Environmental Research

Environmental Technology & Innovation

Minerals

..and more, check my publons profile here.

Highlights

• Current supervision: (i) Three full-time PhD students (role: co-supervisor, area of research: nanomaterials, wastewater, soil properties and pesticides);
• Completion: One visiting PhD student at the University of Newcastle from Shiraz University, Iran (role: collaborative co-supervisor during the visiting period, Feb 2018-Feb, 2019). Area of research: Nanoclay-based composite for PFAS removal.
• Experience: Six months of teaching experience at University level for B.Sc. students; Courses taught: Aquatic ecology, resources and conservation.