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Dr.
Sudeep Chandra
Principal Investigator
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Dr.
Sudeep Chandra
graduated in 2003 with a Ph.D. from the University of
California, Davis. Currently, Sudeep is an Assistant
Professor at University
of Nevada - Reno. He has classical training in limnology
evaluating the impact of land use change on freshwater
ecosystems. After receiving a multi-year fellowship
from the U.C.
Davis Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program
to investigate impacts of gold and mercury mining on
the transfer of mercury into fish, Sudeep has been studying
the conservation potential of the threatened Lahontan
Cutthroat trout in the waters of the Lake Tahoe and
Pyramid Lake watersheds (USA). Taking an ecosystem-based
approach, he has evaluated the impact of historical
nonnative species introductions and nutrient loading
on the food web structure of the lake. An advocate of
the conservation of freshwater resources, Sudeep recently
become an advisor to the Paiute tribe of Pyramid Lake
(USA) as they try and restore the cutthroat trout and
the endangered Cui-ui. In 1997, he participated in the
Tahoe-Baikal
Institute environmental exchange program where he
co-investigated studies evaluating the eutrophication
and mercury levels of Barguzin Bay, Lake Baikal. Through
funding from the Royal Geographic Society and 10,000
Years Institute, Sudeep also has studied contaminant
loading in the Selenge River Delta, Lake Baikal. Currently
Sudeep's interests lie in conserving the freshwater
ecosystems in the upper watershed of Lake Baikal (Mongolia).
From 2000-2003, he worked at the Tahoe Research Group
(U.C. Davis) and the Tahoe-Baikal Institute to develop
a research program investigating the impacts of mining
on the water quality and fisheries habitat in Eastern
Mongolian rivers.
Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Science
University of Nevada
Mail Stop (186)
1000 Valley Road
Reno, Nevada 89512
Phone: 775-784-4020
Email:
sudeep at cabnr.unr.edu
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