Chandel, Aneesh

Member Profile

School of Integrative Plant Science
Cornell University
110 Arboretum Rd
Ithaca, NY 14853
Email: akc76@cornell.edu, Aneesh.chandel@gmail.com

EDUCATION
PhD (August 2022- Present)
Major: Soil and Crop Sciences
Institution: Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

Previously:
Northern Arizona University (2021-22)
University of Central Florida (2020-21)

Master’s (2018-20)
Major: Agricultural Regulations
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USA

Bachelor’s (2013-2017)
Major: Agriculture
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, India

RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Data-model fusion
• Carbon and Hydrological modeling
• Mathematical models for ecological forecasting
• Machine learning, artificial intelligence, and remote sensing for ecological studies

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Graduate Research Assistant
• Cornell University (2022-Present)
Thesis title: Evaluation and development of ecosystem models to understand belowground carbon and hydrological processes

• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (2018- 2020)
Thesis title: Nitrogen-doped rice husk biochar to activate persulfate and to remove contaminants

Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Instructor for two-week training course "New Advances in Land Carbon Cycle Modeling” by Dr. Yiqi Luo (2022/2023/2024)
• Teaching assistant for graduate-level course: Data-Model Fusion (Fall 23)
• Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University (2021- 22)
• Department of Biology, University of Central Florida (2020-21)

WORKSHOP AND INVITED TALK
• Attended a workshop on “New Advances in Land Carbon Cycle Modeling” by Dr. Yiqi Luo (May 17-28, 2021)
• Invited talk at Climate Change, Bioenergy, and Biogeochemistry (CCBB), Tennessee State University (2023)

PUBLICATIONS
Research Articles
• Chandel, A.K., Zhou, Yu., Duong, Hang., Asadollahi, Mitra., Litvak, Marcy., Pockman, William., Luo, Yiqi. Hydraulic redistribution decreases with precipitation in a dryland ecosystem. (In prep)
• Chandel, A. K., Jiang, L., & Luo, Y. (2023). Microbial Models for Simulating Soil Carbon Dynamics: A Review. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, e2023JG007436. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007436
• Sharma, H. C., Chen, H., & Chandel, A. K. (2022). Biochar modification with hematite and goethite as efficient persulfate activation catalysts for sulfamethoxazole degradation: one-step biochar synthesis method and solution matrix effect on sulfamethoxazole removal kinetics. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(55), 83931-83944. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21743-4

Book Chapters
• Chandel, A., Chen, H., Sharma, H.C., Adhikari, K., & Gao, B. (2019). Beneficial microbes for sustainable agriculture. In Chandra, R.C., & Sobti, RC (Ed.), Microbes for sustainable development and Bioremediation. Boca Raton, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
• Adhikari, K., Mahato, G, R., Chen, H., Sharma, H.C., Chandel, A., Gao, B. (2019). Nanoparticles and their impacts on seed germination. Plant growth regulation, Springer, Germany.

SELECTED CONFERENCES AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
• Chandel, A.K., Zhou, Yu., Pockman, William., Litvak, Marcy., Luo, Yiqi. Investigating the role of hydraulic redistribution on water and carbon cycles in dryland ecosystems. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 11-16, 2023. (Poster)
• Chandel, A.K., Jiang, Lifen., Luo, Yiqi. Microbial Models for Simulating Soil Carbon Dynamics: A Review of Model Structure. AGU Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, Dec 12-16, 2022. (Poster)
• Sharma, H., Chandel, A., Chen, H. Engineered Magnetic biochar with Hematite and Goethite for Efficient Activation of Persulfate. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov 10-13, 2019. (Poster)
• Chandel, A., Sharma, H., Chen, H. Effects of Cation on the Adsorption of Ciprofloxacin by Biochar”. The 19th Biennial Research Symposium by Association of 1890 Research Directors (ARD), March 29- April 3, 2019, Jacksonville, Florida. (Poster)
• Chandel, A., Sharma, H., Chen, H. Ciprofloxacin Removal by Biochar Derived from Rice Hull and Pine Needles. 63rd Annual Rural Life Conference, February 1, 2019, Pine Bluff, AR. (Poster)

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
• Awarded a prestigious Cornell Atkinson’s Graduate Research Grants of $5062. Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability 2023
• Best Poster Award (3rd Place): "Activation of Persulfate by N-Doped Rice Husk Biochar for Contaminant Removal," ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX

TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Programming: R, FORTRAN, MATLAB, Python, Git
• Laboratory: HPLC, ICP-MS, C/N Analyzer, Spectrophotometer, SEM, FTIR
• Software: MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), ArcGIS