Prosun Kumar Ghosh
Associate Professor



Mr. Ghosh is working as a faculty member (Associate Professor) in Environmental Science Discipline of Khulna University since 2011 and at both graduate and post graduate levels, he teaches a number of diversified courses, which embrace Physical Environment (Geology), Quaternary Environment (Quaternary Geology), Surficial Processes and Landforms (Geomorphology), Soil Environment, Hydrology, Water Pollution, Noise Pollution, Environmental Auditing, Environmental Law and Policy, Wetland Management and Resource Evaluation, Integrated Water Resource Planning and Management, Environmental Economics and Management, Environmental Valuation and Management, Biostatistics in Environmental Science. 

Generally, Mr. Ghosh's research underlines appraising the environmental quality issues that are currently undergoing by the coastal populace and also the coastal urban agglomerates located in the Lower Bengal Delta of Bangladesh in one of the largest geosynclinal basins of the world.

Till January, 2025, over 50 undergraduate research students and 15 postgraduate research students have completed their Bachelor and Masters level thesis/dissertations respectively under my direct supervision in the field of hydrological science, environmental economics, soil chemistry, noise pollution, public health and nutritional issues. 




Master of Science (MSc) in Water Resources Development (WRD)Post-graduated in 2010 from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh (Website of BUET: www.buet.ac.bd/iwfm)

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Environmental ScienceGraduated with Distinction in 2007 from Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh



v Hydrological Science including Water Quality and Hydrogeochemistry

v Soil Quality and Pollution

v Noise Pollution

v Ecosystem Services

v Environmental Economics

v Fluvial Geomorphology

v Water Supply and Sanitation

v Environmental Law and Policy

v Public Health Issues and Nutritional Assessment

**To visit the RESEARCH  PROFILE, please click on the following links:  

Web of Science

ORCID

Scopus (Elsevier)

Invited Reviewer of International Indexed Journals

 v Environmental Science and Policy (Publisher: Elsevier B.V.)

 

v Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (Publisher: Elsevier B.V.)

 

v Water Economics and Policy (Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.)

[Recognized and certificate awarded as the top reviewer for Water Economics and Policy in 2023]

 

v Environmental Modeling and Assessment (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research (Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited)

 

Invited Reviewer of national Journal

 v Khulna University Studies (Publisher: Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh)

 

Current Research Project/Collaboration

SL Title Research Role Awarded Date Completion Date Funding Agency
1 “Quality Assessment of Potable Water Supplied at Residential Halls in Public Universities of Khulna City in South-western Bangladesh” (Khulna University Research Cell (KURC), Khulna-9208, Bangladesh) Principal Investigator 15th July, 2013 30th June, 2014 National
2 Lead Consultant (Environmental Economics) of "Assessment of Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) Services in Three Cities of Bangladesh" (SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, Dhaka, Bangladesh) 01 May, 2022 31th July, 2022 International
3 Team Member (Environmental Economist Category) "Water Security in Peri-Urban South Asia: Adapting to Climate Change and Urbanization" (IDRC, Canada & IWFM, BUET) 3rd March, 2011 18th June, 2013 International
4 Lead Consortium Member (from Khulna University) of "Water as a Leverage in Khulna City" (CDR-International, Defacto urbanism, Nelen & Schuurmans, DevConsultant, Royal HaskoningDHV, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands) 01 July, 2018 30 July, 2019 International
5 “Innovation of Technology for Disaster Risk reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in the South-west Coastal Area of Bangladesh” (Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh) Co-Principal Investigator 01 July, 2012 30 June, 2013 National
6 “Morphological and Assemblage patterns of Gastropod within Environmental and Habitat Variation of South-western Bangladesh” (Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh) Co-Principal Investigator 01 July, 2013 30 June, 2016 National

Professional Experience

** 04th September, 2018-Present; Associate Professor, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

** 05th September, 2013-03rd September, 2018; Assistant Professor, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

 ** 02th March, 2011-04th September, 2013; Lecturer, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh


v Received South Asian Water (SAWA) Fellowship at the Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh under the Crossing Boundaries (CB) project implemented by SaciWATERs (South Asian Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies) based in Hyderabad, India and the Irrigation and Water Engineering Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, and as part of the fellowship, participated in a field work by visiting at Mahaweli Irrigation Project (Mahaweli System H) of Paradeniya, Sri Lanka in the context of IWRM concept in water management, organized by University of Paradeniya, Sri Lanka during 17th to 22nd May, 2010

v Recognized and certificate awarded as the top reviewer for Water Economics and Policy Journal (Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.in 2023

Invited Reviewer of International Indexed Journals

 v Environmental Science and Policy (Publisher: Elsevier B.V.)

 

v Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (Publisher: Elsevier B.V.)

 

v Water Economics and Policy (Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.)

[Recognized and certificate awarded as the top reviewer for Water Economics and Policy in 2023]


v Environmental Modeling and Assessment (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research (Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited)

 

Invited Reviewer of national Journal

 v Khulna University Studies (Publisher: Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh)


Research Student Supervision

v Till January 2025, over 25 undergraduate research students completed their thesis/dissertations at Bachelor level in the field of hydrological science, hydrogeochemistry, soil chemistry, ecosystem services and valuation

 

v Till January 2025, over 25 undergraduate research students completed their thesis at Bachelor level in the field of public health and nutritional assessment

 

v Till January 2025, over 15 postgraduate research students completed their thesis/dissertations at Masters level in the field of hydrological science, hydrogeochemistry, soil chemistry, noise pollution, ecosystem services and valuation  


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Invited Reviewer of International Indexed Journals

 

v Environmental Science and Policy (Publisher: Elsevier B.V.)

 

v Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (Publisher: Elsevier B.V.)

 

v Water Economics and Policy (Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.)

[Recognized and certificate awarded as the top reviewer for Water Economics and Policy in 2023]

 

v Environmental Modeling and Assessment (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Publisher: Springer Nature)

 

v Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research (Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited)

 

Invited Reviewer of national Journal

 v Khulna University Studies (Publisher: Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh)



Publications

 

Articles in hydrological science/water quality and geochemistry field

 (1)  Ahmed, A., Ghosh, P.K., Hasan, M. and Rahman, A. (2020) Surface and Groundwater Quality Assessment and Identification of Hydrochemical Characteristics of a South-western Coastal Area of Bangladesh. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192: 258, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8227-0 (Publisher: Springer Nature).

 

(2)  Datta, D.K., Ghosh, P.K., Karim, M.R. and Rahman, M.M. (2020) Geochemical Options for Water Security in a Coastal Urban Agglomerate of Lower Bengal Delta, Bangladesh. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 209: 106440, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2019.106440 (Publisher: Elsevier B.V.).

 

(3)  Datta, D.K., Ghosh, P.K. and Aktar, M. (2018) Bio-physical attributes of coastal villages under climate stressed environmental conditions in Bengal Delta, Bangladesh. Journal of Climate Change, 4(1):71-83, DOI: 10.3233/JCC-180008 (Publisher: IOS Press BV, The Netherlands).

 

(4)  Islam, M.A, Akber, M.A. and Ghosh, P.K. (2018) Water quality of small-scale desalination plants in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 18(5):1606-1616, DOI: 10.2166/ws.2017.222 (Publisher: IWA Publishing, UK).

 

(5)  Datta, D.K. and Ghosh, P.K. (2015) “Groundwater of the Municipalities of Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh (Chapter 7)” in V. Subramanian (ed.) Surface and Sub-surface Water in Asia-Issues and Perspectives. IOS Press BV, The Netherlands, pp. 120-145. DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-540-1-120

(6)     Ghosh, P.K. and Ashik-Ur-Rahman, M. (2017) Evaluation of monsoon drinking water quality of the Mongla river of south-western coastal Bangladesh using water quality index. Bangladesh J. Environ. Sci., 32: 41-46 (Publisher: Bangladesh Association for Environmental Development, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, ISSN 1561-9206).

(7)     Haque, F., Aktar, S. and Ghosh, P.K. (2015) Evaluation of water supply and sanitation conditions in the slums of Khulna City Corporation of Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Agriculture, 6(1&2): 155-160 (Publisher: Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh, ISSN 1991-0037).

(8)     Ghosh, P.K., Sikder, M.S., Parvin, R. and Bhattacharjee, A.K. (2012) Drinking quality assessment of south-western coastal groundwater- an indication of shallow groundwater quality deterioration in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration, XXI (II): 105-114 (Publisher: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Website: http://bjpa.bpatc.org.bd/index.php/bjpa/issue/archive).

 

(9)     Rahman, M.M.S., Ghosh, P.K., Bhattacharjee, A.K. and Bahar, M.M. (2012) Quality assessment of food shop supplied drinking water-a case study for city area in Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Environ. Sci., 23: 45-50 (Publisher: Bangladesh Association for Environmental Development, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, ISSN 1561-9206).

 

Articles in ecosystem services and environmental economics/environmental policy field

(10)  Ghosh, P.K. and Mondal, M.S. (2013) Economic valuation of the non-use attributes of a south-western coastal wetland in Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 56(9):1403-1418, DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.724667 (Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, London, UK).

 

(11) Ghosh P.K. (2017) “Valuing the Attributes of Wetlands in Coastal Areas of South Asia: Incorporating the Economic Value into Policy Making (Chapter 18)”. In: Prusty B., Chandra R., Azeez P. (Eds.) Wetland Science: Perspectives from South Asia. Springer, pp. 347-368. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3715-0_18


(12)  Dasgupta, P., Ghosh, P.K., Rahman, R. and Khan, M.S.A. (2016) “Mapping Gains and Losses from the Mayur Ecosystem (Chapter 9)” in V. Narain and A. Prakash (Eds.) Water Security in Peri-urban South Asia- Adapting to Climate Change and Urbanization. Oxford University Press, pp. 261-285.

 

(13)  Dasgupta, P., Ghosh, P.K., Khan, M.S.A. and Rahman, R. (2013) ‘Cost-benefit analysis for drinking water: a study of River Mayur at Khulna, Bangladesh (Chapter 6) in Prakash, A. and Singh, S. (Eds.) Water Security in Peri-urban South Asia-Adapting to Climate Change and Urbanisation. SaciWATERs and IDRC, Hyderabad, India, ISBN: 978-81-929178-0-1 (http://saciwaters.org/periurban/pdfs/popularpublication-march27-2014.pdf), pp. 91-105.

 

(14)  Ghosh, P.K. and Mondal, M.S. (2012) Economic valuation of the use attributes of Chanda beel wetland in Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Environ. Sci., 22: 90-95 (Publisher: Bangladesh Association for Environmental Development, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, ISSN 1561-9206).

 

(15)   Sikder, M.S., Ghosh, P.K. and Mondal, M.S. (2013) Developing strategies for wetland resources management-a policy implication for a south-western coastal wetland in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration, XXII (II): 105-114 (Publisher: Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, DOI: https://doi.org/10.36609/bjpa.v22i2.171).

 


Articles in functional ecology field

(16) Begum, S. and Ghosh, P.K. (2023) Morphology of Pila globosa (gastropod mollusca: ampullariidae) within environmental variation of south-western Bangladesh. Khulna Univ. Stud. 20(1): 85-94, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2023.20.01.975-ls (Publisher: Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh).

 


International Conference Proceedings

(1)     Ghosh, P.K. and Mondal, M.S. (2011) Economic valuation of the non-market benefits of a wetland of south-west Bangladesh towards sustainable wetland resource management. 3rd International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM-2011), Volume One, Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 8-10 January, 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 117-123 (ISBN: 978-984-33-2298-2).

(2)    Ghosh, P.K., Sultana, K., Bhattacharjee, A.K., Yasmin, F. and Ashik-Ur-Rahman, M. (2015) Quality of monsoon surface and groundwater in Phultala Upazila of the south-western coastal Bangladesh-a policy implication for water quality management. 5th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM-2015), Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 6-8 March, 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 357-366 (ISBN: 978-984-33-8801-8).

(3)  Ghosh, P.K., Parvin, R., Bhattacharjee, A.K. and Datta, D.K. (2013) Evaluation of shallow groundwater chemistry and quality in a south-western coastal area of Bangladesh. 4th International Conference on Water and Flood Management (ICWFM-2013), Volume One, Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 4-5 October, 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 73-79 (ISBN: 978-984-33-7310-6). 


Research Student Supervision

v Till January 2025, over 25 undergraduate research students completed their thesis/dissertations at      Bachelor level in the field of hydrological science, hydrogeochemistry, soil chemistry, ecosystem           services and valuation


v Till January 2025, over 25 undergraduate research students completed their thesis at Bachelor level in the field of public health and nutritional assessment

 

v Till January 2025, over 15 postgraduate research students completed their thesis/dissertations at Masters level in the field of hydrological science, hydrogeochemistry, soil chemistry, noise pollution, ecosystem services and valuation  

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