Rate My Professor Debolina Chakraborty

Debolina Chakraborty is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at Auburn University, where she joined in February 2024. Previously, she served as a Research Fellow in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences at Auburn University from October 2018 to January 2024 and as a Post-doctoral Associate in the Agronomy Department at the University of Florida from January 2012 to July 2015. She earned her Ph.D. in Soil Science from the University of Florida in 2011, M.S. in Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science from Calcutta University, India in 2006, and B.S. in Chemistry from Calcutta University in 2004. Her academic training has equipped her to address critical challenges in agricultural sustainability and environmental management.

Chakraborty's research focuses on improving the sustainability of agricultural systems through nutrient management from synthetic fertilizers and animal manure, the fate and transport of phosphorus in agricultural systems, soil legacy phosphorus and its impacts on production and water quality, greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation from agricultural systems, and emerging contaminants. She is leading a project to reinvent cleaner poultry houses through a state grant. Key publications include 'Understanding the environmental impact of phosphorus in acidic soils receiving repeated poultry litter applications' in Science of the Total Environment (2021, with R. Prasad, A. Bhatta, H.A. Torbert), 'Mehlich 3 as a universal soil test extractant for environmental phosphorus risk assessment across Alabama soil regions' in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment (2021, with A. Bhatta et al.), a book chapter 'Phosphorus management for agriculture and the environment' (2023, with R. Prasad), 'Effects of broiler litter age and application rate on nutrient mineralization under laboratory condition' in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment (2023, with H. Feng, R. Prasad), and 'Effectiveness of flue gas desulfurization gypsum in reducing phosphorus solubility in poultry litter' in Waste Management (2023, with R. Prasad, D. Watts, H.A. Torbert). She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and extension publications on phosphorus management. Among her awards are the 2021 Outstanding Publication with High Scientific Impact from Auburn University's College of Agriculture, 2011 Alumni Fellow award from the University of Florida's Department of Soil and Water Science, 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the Association of Agricultural Scientists of Indian Origin, and several best poster presentation awards. As co-PI, she has secured grants from the Alabama Cotton Commission and Alabama Soybean Producers.