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{{Short description|Indian scientist}}
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'''Abhijit Mukherjee''' (born 1975) is an Indian professor, scientist and currently Professor of [[Geology]] and [[Geophysics]] and the School of Environmental Science and Engineering of [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The KGP Chronicle|url=https://kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.in/|access-date=2020-09-27|language=en-US}}</ref> He was awarded [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] in 2020 in the field of [[Atmosphere of Earth|Earth Atmosphere]] Ocean and [[Planetary science|Planetary Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-26|title=14 scientists from prominent research & academic institutions to receive Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/14-scientists-from-prominent-research-academic-institutions-to-receive-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-6617314/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-27|title=CSIR Announces Awardees of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2020|url=https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/csir-ss-bhatnagar-prize-2020/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=The Wire Science|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Early life==
Mukherjee hails from [[Kolkata]]. He studied in [[South Point High School (Calcutta)|South Point High School]] and [[Calcutta University]]. He went to the [[United States]] for higher studies and post-doctoral research. Mukherjee worked in [[Canada]] for several years and after returning to India joined in IIT-Kharagpur.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2020|title=Bengal scores high with Bhatnagar Prize |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bengal-scores-high-with-bhatnagar-prize/articleshow/78341243.cms|access-date=2020-09-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He works there as an associate professor at the Department of Geology and Geophysics and the School of Environmental Science and Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Moment of Pride – The KGP Chronicle|date=26 September 2020 |url=https://kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.in/moment-of-pride/|access-date=2020-09-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Abhijit Mukherjee - Google Scholar|url=https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=2W0C2EcAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2020-09-27|website=scholar.google.co.in}}</ref>

Mukherjee completed a B.Sc.(Hons) in Geology from the [[Asutosh College]], and his master's in [[University of Calcutta]] in 1999. He holds another master's degree from [[University of Kentucky]] in 2003. Later he completed his Ph.D there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abhijit Mukherjee |url=https://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/MukherjeeVita-09-09.pdf |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>

== Career ==
Mukherjee is currently the professor of [[IIT Kharagpur|Indian Institute of Technology]] from December 2022. He was elected to the Geological Society of America International Committee.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-01-29 |title=Honour for IIT-Kgp earth scientist |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/honour-for-iit-kgp-earth-scientist/articleshow/89190282.cms |access-date=2024-06-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

[[File:Thar Desert groundwater availabilty.jpg|thumb|Mukherjee doing fieldwork on groundwater availability in deserts]]

He served as a physical hydrogeologist at [[Alberta Geological Survey]], Energy Resources Conservation Board of Government of Alberta. He was a postdoctoral Fellow at the Bureau of Economic Geology, [[Jackson School of Geosciences|Jackson School of Geoscience]] in 2006–2008 under the supervision of Prof. [[Bridget Scanlon]]. Mukherjee also holds a Professional Diploma in Software Engineering, from [[National Institute of Information Technology]], in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mondal |first=Poulami |date=2021-05-13 |title=IIT Kharagpur Professor Abhijit Mukherjee has been inducted as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America |url=https://kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.in/iit-kharagpur-professor-abhijit-mukherjee-has-been-inducted-as-a-fellow-of-the-geological-society-of-america/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=The KGP Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Research==
Mukherjee's works have been acknowledged nationally and internationally. He researched the subject of [[groundwater]] exploration for suitable and sustainable drinking water sources including [[arsenic]] and other contaminants. His research group developed an AI prediction model for detecting groundwater arsenic in the [[Ganges Delta]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr Abhijit Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Deptt. of Geology & Geophysics, IIT Kharagpur Selected for 'Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar' Prize|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1659436|access-date=2020-09-27|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Abhijit Mukherjee |url=https://www.asianscientist.com/scientist/abhijit-mukherjee/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Asian Scientist Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:NGA2016.jpg|thumb|Mukherjee receiving the National Geoscience Award in 2016]]

Mukherjee is regarded as one of the most well known hydrogeologists in South Asia. He has done field-based and numerical research on the quality and quantity of groundwater-sourced drinking water across India. He has significantly contributed to the recent advancement of groundwater research in India. Mukherjee's recent research work has significantly contributed to support and evaluate the [[Government of India]]'s missions like [[Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005|MNREGA]] on groundwater rejuvenation in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-12 |title=India’s falling groundwater storage being replenished: Study |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indias-falling-groundwater-storage-being-replenished-study-4792829/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> His research work on geological and human influences on groundwater pollution (arsenic, pesticide, sanitation-sourced pollution) in the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain|Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra river basins]] has attracted wide national and international attention.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dr Abhijit Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Deptt. of Geology & Geophysics, IIT Kharagpur Selected for ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar’ Prize |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1659436 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Groundwater depleting fast in Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins’ |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/water/-groundwater-depleting-fast-in-indus-ganga-and-brahmaputra-basins--73607 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.downtoearth.org.in |language=en}}</ref>

== Awards and recognitions ==
* Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize<ref name=":0" />
* Kharaka Award<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Abhijit Mukherjee |url=https://www.apn-gcr.org/person/abhijit-mukherjee/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.apn-gcr.org |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Faculty Excellence Award
* [[Asian Scientist 100]]
* Newton-Bhabha Research Grant Award
* National Geoscience Award<ref name=":1" />
* Young Scientist Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abhijit Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abhijit-Mukherjee-3 |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref>
* Graduate Research Award

==Books==
*Mukherjee, A., Scanlon, B. R., Aureli, A., Langan, S., Guo, H., & McKenzie, A. A. (Eds.). (2020). ''Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions''. Elsevier.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Global groundwater: source, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions |date=2021 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-12-818172-0 |editor-last=Mukherjee |editor-first=Abhijit |location=Amsterdam Oxford Cambridge |editor-last2=Scanlon |editor-first2=Bridget R. |editor-last3=Aureli |editor-first3=Alice |editor-last4=Langan |editor-first4=Simon |editor-last5=Guo |editor-first5=Huaming |editor-last6=McKenzie |editor-first6=Andrew A.}}</ref>
*Mukherjee, Abhijit, ed. ''Riverine Systems : Understanding the Hydrological, Hydrosocial and Hydro-Heritage Dynamics''. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022. Print.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mukherjee |first=Abhijit |title=Riverine systems: understanding the hydrological, hydrosocial and hydro-heritage dynamics |date=2022 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-030-87067-6 |edition=1st |location=Cham}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Riverine systems: understanding the hydrological, hydrosocial and hydro-heritage dynamics |date=2022 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-030-87066-9 |editor-last=Mukherjee |editor-first=Abhijit |location=Cham}}</ref>
*Mukherjee, A. (ed.), 2018. Groundwater of South Asia.Springer, {{ISBN|978-981-10-3888-4}}, 799 pgs.
*Ramanathan, A., Johnston, S., Mukherjee, A., Nath, B. (eds.), 2015. Safe and sustainability use of arsenic-contaminated aquifers in the Gangetic plain. Springer, {{ISBN|978-3-319-16123-5}}.

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