In his research, he studies the role of subsurface melting and magma on the origin and evolution of the Earth and other terrestrial planets.
Dasgupta also is a visiting scientist with the Lunar and Planetary Institute and an associate editor with Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
Clarke Medal from the Geochemical Society, an award given to an early-career scientist for a single outstanding contribution to geochemistry or cosmochemistry.
[3] In 2012, he won the Hisashi Kuno award, given annually to an AGU member who has made outstanding contributions to the fields of volcanology, geochemistry or petrology.
Dasgupta has developed a way to use major elements in magmas to estimate their source region and composition in the mantle.