GEOMAR  Jayachandran, Saranya

Dr. Saranya Jayachandran

Postdoctoral Researcher

Topic 6: Marine and polar Life

RD2: Marine Biogeochemistry
RU CH Chemical Oceanography

WG Water Column Biogeochemistry

Dr. Saranya Jayachandran

Office:
Room 12/321
Tel.: 0049 431 600 1723
E-Mail: sjayachandran(at)geomar.de

Address:
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Building 12
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
24148 Kiel

Research Focus

  • Impact of extreme events on coastal ecosystems 
  • Water column biogeochemistry 
  • Biogeochemical observations 

Projects

Vita

  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | PhD
  • CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography | Project Assistant
  • Cochin University of Science and Technology | M. Sc. Hydrochemistry
  • University of Calicut | B. Sc. Chemistry

 

  • 2019: Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) Summer School, Xiamen, China 
  • 2017: Anni Talwani Memorial Grant for Women Researcher by Indian Geophysical Union (IGU) during 54th Annual Convention, Hyderabad, India
  • 2011: Indian Academy of Science at CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography, Visakhapatnam, India | Summer Research Fellow

Publications

  • Jayachandran, S., Chakraborty, P., Sarkar, A., Kumar, D., Babu, P.C. (2021). Post depositional changes of sedimentary organic matter influence chromium speciation in continental slope sediments - A case study. Science of the Total Environment, 777, p.145783.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145783
  • Jayachandran, S., Chakraborty, P., Ramteke, D., Chennuri, K., Chakraborty, S. (2018). Effect of pH on transport and transformation of Cu-sediment complexes in mangrove systems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133, pp.920-929. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.054
  • Padalkar, P.P., Chakraborty, P., Chatterjee, S., Pradhan, D., Sarkar, A., Jayachandran, S. (2025). Mercury speciation in a complex tropical estuarine system: Understanding natural and anthropogenic influences. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 82, p.104000. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.104000
  • Chennuri, K., Chakraborty, P., Jayachandran, S., Mohakud, S.K., Ishita, I., Ramteke, D., Padalkar, P.P., Babu, P.C. and Babu, K.R. (2020). Operationally defined mercury (Hg) species can delineate Hg bioaccumulation in mangrove sediment systems: A case study. Science of The Total Environment, 701, p.134842. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134842
  • Chakraborty, P., Jayachandran, S., Lekshmy, J., Padalkar, P., Sitlhou, L., Chennuri, K., Shetye, S., Sardar, A. and Khandeparker, R. (2019). Seawater intrusion and resuspension of surface sediment control mercury (Hg) distribution and its bioavailability in water column of a monsoonal estuarine system. Science of the Total Environment, 660, pp.1441-1448. 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.477

For a full list of publications please visit OceanRep.