Leenia Mukhopadhyay

(she/her)

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About

Leenia Mukhopadhyay is a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry from India. She holds a master's degree in Chemistry from the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, India. She is currently working under Dr. Carrie McDonough, and her research is focused on detecting and evaluating the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental matrices and biological samples. She is working on evaluating biomimetic materials for passive sampler development, which enables high-resolution analysis of PFAS in the environment, providing accurate and high throughput results. The goal of her research is to help in the understanding of exposure and bioaccumulation of organic contaminants in animals and humans.