Joyanto Routh

Professor Joyanto Routh serves as Head of Unit at Linköping University's Department of Theme (TEMA), Theme Environmental Change (TEMAM). His research focuses on Biogeochemistry with applications in Environmental Issues, particularly pollution, climate change, and food/water security. He teaches Environmental Science, Introductory Geology, and Climate Science at undergraduate and graduate levels.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Biogeochemical cycles in aquatic systems
  • Climate change impacts on ancient civilizations
  • Environmental monitoring in Himalayan and African watersheds
  • Coal-fired power plant pollution analysis
  • Paleoclimatic reconstruction
• Research Projects:
  • Coal-based economies in developing countries (Swedish Research Council 2021-24)
  • Holocene climate-culture evolution in Iran (Swedish Research Council & STINT Grant)
  • Paleoenvironmental changes in Lake Victoria (Swedish Research Council)
  • Monsoon variability in Sri Lanka (Swedish Research Council)
• Collaborations:
  • Prof. P.A. Meyers, University of Michigan (USA)
  • Dr. Patrick Roberts, Max Planck Institute (Germany)
  • Prof A. Roychoudhury, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
  • Prof. T. Filley, Purdue University (USA)
  • Prof. T. Bianchi, University of Florida (USA)
  • Dr. Sayantan Sarkar, IIT-Mandi (India)
• Supervision:
  • Main supervisor for PhD students: Dennis Njagi, Chen Luo
  • Co-supervisor for PhD students
  • Supervised Master's theses: Rajendra Bhandari (Kathmandu University)
  • Other advisees: Amira Elbarmelgy, Tebid Caprice, Furkan Özkan, Ra'eesah Hendricks