Home
joyro37

Joyanto Routh

Professor, Head of Unit

My primary interest is in Biogeochemistry and its applications in various environmental issues with definite societal relevance. I teach classes in Environmental Science, Introductory geology and Climate Science.

My research focuses on environmental issues in sedimentary and aquatic systems (e.g. pollution, climate change,food and water security). I teach undergraduate and graduate students, and supervise PhD students.

Publications

2025

Alireza Vaezi, Lloyd Weeks, Joyanto Routh (2025) From the Last Glacial Maximum to the Late Holocene: Unraveling the dynamic complexities of climate and human history in Western and Southeastern Iran Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol. 13, Article 1477290 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Camille Joy Enalbes, Dennis Njagi, Chen Luo, Daniel Olago, Joyanto Routh (2025) Reconstructing Historical Land Use and Anthropogenic Inputs in Lake Victoria Basin: Insights from PAH and n-Alkane Trends Toxics, Vol. 13, Article 130 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Alireza Vaezi, Joyanto Routh, Arun Rana, Sara Sokhansefat, Mohsen Nasseri (2025) Linking Future Hydroclimatological Changes with Past Climatic Conditions in Southeastern Iran: Insights from Models and Observations International Journal of Environmental Research, Vol. 19, Article 38 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2024

Rajendra Bhandari, Kuo-Fang Huang, Mårten Dario, Åsa Danielsson, Subodh Sharma, Joyanto Routh (2024) Origin and composition of dissolved and particulate matter in mountain rivers of the Nepal Himalayas: Insights from Sr and Nd isotopes and elemental ratios Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 175, Article 106183 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Chen Luo, Gustav Pajala, Sepehr Shakeri Yekta, Sayantan Sarkar, J. Val Klump, Paras Pujari, Joyanto Routh (2024) Soil contamination caused by fly ash from coal-fired thermal power plants in India: Spatiotemporal distribution and elemental leaching potential Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 170, Article 106080 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

News

Researcher at a archeological excavation site.

Ancient seeds give clues on climate change

Thousand-year-old seeds, and traces hidden in the soil for more than 5,000 years, provide clues to how people and their crops were affected by climate change. This knowledge may help us adapt to changes in our lifetime and in the future.
Archeological site in desert.

Climate change and the rise and fall of civilisations

Pronounced climate fluctuations and changed conditions for agriculture coincided with the rise and fall of the Persian Empires, according to an international study. The study highlights the vulnerability of human societies to fluctuating climate.
A big building in sunset, there is warm light coming from the windows, on the ground outside there is a bit of snow.

SEK 49 million from Swedish Research Council

Six LiU researchers will receive almost SEK 49 million from the Swedish Research Council’s latest round of funding. The projects concern areas such as epigenetics, mega coal-fired power plants, rehabilitation in conflict zones and tuberculosis.

Research

Research Projects

  • Coal-based economies in developing countries: An environmental, health and cost evaluation around mega thermal power plants. The Swedish Research Council (2021-24)

  • The fate of organic carbon in small mountain rivers in the Himalayas: Implications for soil erosion and climate change. The Swedish Research Council (2017-2021)

  • Climate-culture evolution at Jiroft in southeast Iran during the Holocene. V. Tavakohli (co-PI, Tehran Univ).Vetenskapsrådet (2015-18) and STINT Initiation Grant (2015-16).

  • Reconstruction of Holocene paleoenvironmental changes in Lake Victoria catchment, Kenya. D. Olago (co-PI, Nairobi University). Vetenskapsrådet (2013-17)

  • Monsoon variability and its impact on terrestrial ecosystems in Sri Lanka. R. Chandrajith (co-PI, Peradeniya Univ).

Collaborators

Prof. P.A. Meyers, Univ. of Michigan (USA)
Dr. Patrick Roberts, Max Planck-Jena (Germany)
Prof A. Roychoudhury, Stellenbosch U (S. Africa)
Prof. T. Filley, Purdue Univ (USA
Prof. T. Bianchi, Univ. of Florida (USA)
Dr. Sayantan Sarkar, IIT-Mandi (India)
Prof. R. Chandrajith, Peradeniya Univ (Sri Lanka)
Dr. Majid Naderi, INIOAS (Iran)
Prof. Chen-Chou Shou, NTU (Taiwan)
Dr. Susanne Fietz, Stellenbosch (S Africa)
Prof. JV Klump, Milwaukee Univ (USA)

CV

CV in short

  • 2020
    Professor and Head Vernadsky Section
  • 2018
    Associate professor & Head, Vernadsky Section, Linköping University
  • 2011
    Senior Lecturer, Linköping University
  • 2009
    Associate Professor, IISER. Kolkata
  • 2004
    Docent, Researcher, Stockholm University
  • 2000
    Assistant professor, Stockholm University

Supervision

  • Main supervisor (PhD)
    Dennis Njagi, Chen Luo
  • Co-supervisor (PhD)
    Rajendra Bhandari, Kathmandu University
  • Masters thesis
    Amira Elbarmelgy
    Tebid Caprice
    Furkan Özkan
    Ra'eesah Hendricks

Education 

Graduate and undergraduate courses in:

  • Climate Change and Policy
  • Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Environmental geochemistry
  • Organic geochemistry
  • Introductory Geology
  • Sustainable Business - An Environmental Perspective

CV

Download CV

Organisation

Water on a rock

Environmental Change (TEMAM)

Almost all nature bears traces of human activity. Its condition is strongly linked to social development. This creates a need for scientific breadth and problem-solving skills. Education and research at Environmental Change respond to this challenge.
Drone image of the Tema building at Campus Valla

Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA)

In an increasingly complicated world, there is a need for researchers that can handle both breadth and depth, and can collaborate across disciplinary borders. Major societal questions are studied from an interdisciplinary perspective at TEMA.
Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

Tags