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: www.buet.ac.bd/iwfm)

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

Also 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 thus, 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, arranged by University of Paradeniya, Sri Lanka during 17th to 22nd May, 2010.

Ecosystem Services and Economic Valuation;    Environmental Cost-benefit Analysis;    Environmental/Physical Geology;    Environmental Geochemistry (Hydrogeochemistry);    Coastal Riparian Water Quality Issues and Management;    IWRM Approaches;    Public Health and Nutrition

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Professional Experience

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

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

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

Invited Reviewer of International ISI-indexed Journals

 (1)  Environmental Science and Policy (Publisher: Elsevier B.V., Radarweg  29, 1043 NX Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

(2) Environmental Modeling and Assessment (Publisher: Springer Nature, Switzerland)

(3)   Water Economics and Policy (Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore)

Research and Grants

(1) Working as a Consortium Member in the program of “Water as a Leverage”  national and international partners: CDR-International, Defacto urbanism, Nelen & Schuurmans, DevConsultant, Khulna University, Royal HaskoningDHV, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands, July 2018- till date.

(2) Worked as the Principal Investigator “Quality Assessment of Potable Water Supplied at Residential Halls in Public Universities of Khulna City in South-western Bangladesh” funded by Khulna University Research Cell (KURC), Khulna-9208, Bangladesh, July 2013-June 2014.

(3) Worked as a Team Member of the Khulna University Research Team “Water Security in Peri-Urban South Asia: Adapting to Climate Change and Urbanization” in collaboration with the Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, funded by IDRC, Canada, 3^rd March 2011-18^th June 2013.

(4) Worked as the Co-investigator “Innovation of Technology for Disaster Risk reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in the South-west Coastal Area of Bangladesh” funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, July 2012-June 2013.

(5) Worked as the Co-investigator “Morphological and Assemblage patterns of Gastropod within Environmental and Habitat Variation of South-western Bangladesh” funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, July 2013-June 2016.

External Examiner

(1) External Examiner of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj-8100, Dhaka, Bangladesh (website: https://www.bsmrstu.edu.bd/s/) in the Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management as an answer script evaluator of the semester final examination.

(2) External Examiner of Jessore Science and Technology University (website: www.jstu.edu.bd), Jessore-7408, Bangladesh in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology as a question paper setter, answer script and thesis evaluator of the semester final examination.

(3) External Examiner of Jessore Science and Technology University (website: www.jstu.edu.bd), Jessore-7408, Bangladesh in the Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering as a question paper setter and answer script evaluator of the semester final examination.

(4) External Examiner of National University (website: http://www.nu.ac.bd), Gazipur-1704, Bangladesh in the Department of Environmental Science as a question paper setter of the semester final examination.

(5) External Examiner in Development Studies Discipline, Economics Discipline and Sociology Discipline of Khulna University as a question paper setter, answer script and thesis evaluator of the semester final examination.

(6) External Examiner (for Thesis at Bachelor level) of Khulna City Corporation Women’s College affiliated by Khulna University in Food and Nutrition Department, and Child Development and Family Relation Department under Life Science School of Khulna University.

(7) External Examiner of Khulna Mohila Polytechnic Institute (website: http://www.kmpi.gov.bd), Khulna, Bangladesh in the Department of Environmental Technology.

Thesis Supervision

**Supervised Bachelor level thesis (BSc) in Environmental Science_17 students till 2020  &  

  the Department of Child Development and Family Relation, and the Department of Food and Nutrition students of Khulna City Corporation Women's College in Public Health and Nutrition field_26 students till 2020

***Supervised Masters level thesis (MS) in Environmental Science_ 09 students till 2020

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Indexed International Journal Articles

(01)  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, Springer Nature Switzerland).

(02)  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., The Netherlands).

(03)  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).

(04) 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).

(05)  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).

International Refereed Book Chapters

(I) Single Authored Book Chapter

(01) 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, New Delhi, India, pp. 347-368.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3715-0_18 

 (II) Co-authored Book Chapters

(01) 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, New Delhi, India, pp. 261-285. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199464166.003.0009

(02)   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

International Peer-reviewed Report

(01)   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.

National Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

(01)  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 Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, ISSN 1561-9206).

(02) 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).

(03) 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, Website: http://www.bpatc.org.bd/elibrary/index.php?m=3).

(04) Harun, M.A.Y.A., Ghosh, P.K. and Saleh, A.F.M. (2012) Effects of small scale freshwater development subprojects on fisheries in Satkhira district of Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Agriculture, 5(1&2): 101-106 (Publisher: Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh, ISSN 1991-0037).

(05) 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://www.bpatc.org.bd/elibrary/index.php?m=3).

(06)  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 Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, ISSN 1561-9206).

(07)  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 Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, ISSN 1561-9206).

International Conference Proceedings

(01)  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. 5^th 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).

(02)  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. 4^th 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).

(03)   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. 3^rd 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).

• Environmental Policy and Governance (Section-A)
• The Environment Conservation Rules, 1997