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Dr Santonu Sanyal

CERC Postdoctoral Fellow

https://people.csiro.au/s/s/santonu-sanyal

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Biography

With Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology from The University of Adelaide, Santonu applies geomicrobiological along with cutting-edge OMICS techniques to understand the microbial influence on global biogeochemical cycles, with a special interest in microbe-mineral interaction and microbial biomineralization process.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2022-2022

    Howie Award (Best Paper)
    Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland

  • 2016-2020

    Adelaide Scholarship International (ASI) for Doctoral Study
    The University of Adelaide

Professional Areas

Current Roles

  • CERC Post-Doctoral Fellow
    Accelerating carbon biomineralization using templating proteins (CarbonLock)

Academic Qualifications

  • 2020

    PhD in Geo-microbiology
    The University of Adelaide

  • 2014

    MSc in Microbiology
    University of Dhaka

  • 2012

    BSc (Hon's) in Microbiology
    University of Dhaka

Professional Experiences

  • 2022-2023

    Visiting Research Fellow
    Monash University

  • 2020-2021

    Professional Research Staff (Casual)
    The University of Adelaide

Grants

  • 2021-2022

    Small Research Projects and Equipment Fund (Society for Applied Microbiology)- Plant-Microbe Interaction

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