Rate My Professor Dibs Sarkar

Sarkar's research adopts a holistic, multidisciplinary framework combining geochemical, biological, and engineering principles to address sustainable environmental challenges. His specializations encompass the environmental fate and remediation of soil and water pollutants, development of green technologies, stormwater quality management, and human and ecological risk assessment. Ongoing projects include PFAS fate, transformation, and remediation in groundwater, soil, and stormwater; remediation and phytoextraction of metals such as lead and nickel in contaminated soils; and watershed-scale management efforts like lake restoration and green infrastructure. He has authored key books, including An Integrated Approach to Environmental Management (Wiley, 2016) with Datta, Mukherjee, and Hannigan, and Concepts and Applications in Environmental Geochemistry (Elsevier, 2007) with Datta and Hannigan, alongside over 200 journal articles and 300 technical abstracts. Sarkar exerts considerable influence as Founding Editor-in-Chief of Current Pollution Reports (Springer, since 2015), Founding Section Editor-in-Chief for Environmental Science at Applied Sciences (MDPI, since 2018), and Associate Editor for journals such as Environmental Technology and Innovation, Frontiers in Soil Science, and Environmental Geochemistry and Health. His accolades include Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (2019), Fellow of the Geological Society of America (2011), Stevens Institute of Technology Research Excellence Award (2022), American Society of Civil Engineers North Jersey Educator of the Year (2025), and Master of Engineering (Honoris Causa, Stevens, 2025). Sarkar contributes to governance as a Member of the Stevens Board of Trustees, chairing sustainability committees and programs.