Faculty Profile - University

Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
PhD	Vidyasagar University	2022
M.Phil	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)	2013
M.A.	Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	2010
B.A. (HONS)	North Bengal University (NBU)	2008

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Influence of the anthropogenic and climatic factors on the changing streamflow, sediment and planform pattern of the Tista river in the foothill alluvial plain of eastern Himalaya

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Description of Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography since 25th April,2012
Visiting Scholar, University of Nebraska, Lincoln June to December 2019

Specialization/Research Area

Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest)	Detailed Description
Field of Specialization	Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS), hydrology, sedimentology
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Fluvial Geomorphology, Fluvial Sedimentology, Transboundary water conflict

Course/ Subject Taught

Course Name
Remote Sensing and GIS, Sedimentology, Globalisation, Water Conflict.
water-energy-food nexus, climate change.

Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper

Title	Publication Type	Published in	Published on	Publisher's Name	Role	Details
Impact of human intervention structures on the rivers: an investigation of the spatiotemporal variation of grain size in the Tista River, Eastern Himalayas	International	Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Vol. 47-9, 2245-2265, https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5374	Apr, 2022	Wiley	First Author,Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 3.95600 Indexing: SCOPUS, Others Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5374
A Framework to Assess the Benefits and Challenges of Ecosystem Services of a Reservoir-Based Wetland in the Himalayan Foothills	International	Environmental Development 40-100669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2021.100669	Dec, 2021	Science Direct	Sole Author,Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 4.69000 Indexing: SCOPUS, Others Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2021.100669
Sandy macroforms dynamics and one dimensional facies characterization of the River Teesta	National	Vol: 14. 1-15, ISSN: 0972-7388	Jan, 2015	Indian Journal of Geography & Environment,		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Planform Pattern of the Lower Teesta River After the Gazaldoba Barrage	National	Vol: 13 (2014) 127-137	Jan, 2014	Indian Journal of Geography & Environment		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Role of Computer Based Remote Sensing and GIS Technology for Higher Education in Geography	National	Singh, Anil Kumar et. al. Multidisciplinary approach in tourism, environment, geography, ayurveda and yoga,	Jan, 2012	Bharti Publications, New Delhi.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
"Reservoir based Wetland Ecosystem Services,Gazaldoba Reservoir, West Bengal,India"	International	ISBN: 978-9937-2-5938-5	Jan, 2012	Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation/Conservation and sustainable Use of wetlands in Nepal. 2012. Proceedings.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Sustainable Energy: A strategy to energy security	National	Shree Publishers and Distributors, Part: B, 23, 234-253, 2010-2011	Jan, 2010	Shree Publishers and Distributors		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Solar Eclipse: An event of nature and related myths	National	ISSN: 09758801, Vol. I, No. 1, 2009-2010	Jan, 2009	Abhivyakti: A Research Journal		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Book Published

Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Baerjee. D, Acharya. S, Ghosh. K and Maiti. R. Biodiversity in Vidyasagar University Campus- A pictorial Atlas.	Vidyasagar University Publications division, ISBN: 978-81-934766-5-9	Jul, 2019	Co-Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:
Rivers Beyond Borders: India Bangladesh Trans-boundary river Atlas-Maps. Photographs. Infographs.	IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources	Jan, 2014	Contributors	Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Book Chapter Published

Title of Chapter	Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Assessing the Benefits, Threats and Conservation of Reservoir-Based Wetlands in the Eastern Himalayan River Basin	Wetlands Conservation, First Edition. Edited by Sharma, S. and Singh, P. 1st Edition	Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.	Sep, 2021	First Author,Corresponding Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://www.wiley.com/en-ie/Wetlands+Conservation:+Current+Challenges+and+Future+Strategies-p-9781119696322

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Status	Date
Avijit Ghorai, MPhil	Impact of Anicut-Induced Streamflow Regulation on Upstream and Downstream Channel Planform Alterations in Kangsabati RiverEarth System Sciences, Vidyasagar University	Awarded	Aug, 2022
Jaykumar Sahoo, MPhil	Prioritization of Kangsabati River Sub-basins using Morphometric Analysis and Surface Runoff Potentiality Earth System Sciences, Vidyasagar University	Awarded	Jul, 2022
Bidyut Barik, MPhil	Analysis of Geo-Hydrological Component in Account of Groundwater Occurrence: The Case Study of Drought Prone Paschim Medinipur District West Bengal, India Centre for Environmental Studies, Vidyasagar University	Awarded	Jun, 2022

Research Project

Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration	Period	Status
Consultant	SANDEE- ICIMOD, housed at Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi – 110007	70000	4 months	2022-2022	Complete
PI	UGC Innovative Research Project , Vidyasagar University	75000	2 years	2015-2017	Complete
Consultant	South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)	10000	3 months	2014-2014	Complete
Consultant	Bangladesh Environmental Lawyer Agency (BELA)	10000	4 months	2014-2014	Complete
Consultant	IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources	30000	2 months	2013-2014	Complete

Invited Lectures

Title	Organized By	Venue	Date
Panelist of the Panel discussion on Women and Environment and presentation on “Perception of women and environment: A case study of River Teesta” on 21 days Winter School on “Gender, Women and Society: Debates and Developments”.	Women’s Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University	Vidyasagar University	Jan, 2016
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) basics	SERB, DST sponsored 10 days National Workshop on “Essential laboratory and field techniques in geosciences"	Department of Geography and Environment Management, Vidyasagar University	Jan, 2016

Membership of Learned Society

Title/Name of the Society
Life member in Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI).
Geological Society of America (GSA)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
European Geophysical Union (EGU)
Indian Youth Water Network (IYWN)

Association with Professional Bodies

Type of Professional Activity	Period
Member of the editorial board of the peer reviewed Journal: Indian Journal of Geography and Environment, Vidyasagar University	2014 to 2022

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role	Held at and Organiser
European Geophysical Union (EGU)	May, 2022	Paper Presented	Vienna, Austria & Online \| 23–27 May 2022
Science is Society, AGU Fall Meeting	Dec, 2021	Online Poster Presented	Online and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, USA
Science is Society, AGU Fall Meeting	Dec, 2021	Online Poster Presented	Online and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, USA
Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU)	Jan, 2020	Paper Presenter	Virtual
Annual conference of Geological Society of America (GSA)	Jan, 2020	Paper Presenter	Online Virtual
Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU)	Jan, 2019	Paper Presented	San Francisco, California
Annual conference of Geological Society of America (GSA),	Jan, 2019	Paper Presented	Phoenix, Arizona
Science and Research Opportunities in India meeting at Chicago on 7-8 September, 2019	Jan, 2019	Participant	Sci-Roi, Chicago University, Chicago
HCC Kickstart workshop for hands-on introduction to accessing and using the high performance computing (HPC)	Jan, 2019	Participant	Holland Computing Center (HCC), UNL
Conclave on Brahmaputra River Basin organized	Jan, 2018	Participated at the discussion	Gauhati University in collaboration with North Eastern Council, Govt. of India, 12-13 February, 2018.
Earth Sciences, Geography and allied disciplines	Jan, 2017	Participated in Refresher Course	HRDC, NEHU, Shillong, 19 June to 9 July, 2017
Spatio-temporal variation of sediment grain size of River Tista	Jan, 2017	Paper Presented	9th International Conference on Geomorphology. Organized by Indian Institutes of Geomorphologists, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, 6-11th November, 2017.
Winter School on Gender, Women and Society: Debates and Developments.	Jan, 2016	Panelist	Women’s Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University
SERB, DST sponsored 10 days National Workshop on Essential laboratory and field techniques in geosciences	Jan, 2016	Delivered Talk	Dept. of Geography and Environment Management
The pan-India level competition for HED, Microsoft Innovative Educator Leadership Award (MIELA)	Jan, 2015	Poster Presenter	Microsoft Office in New Delhi
Microsoft Global Educator Exchange (E2)	Jan, 2015	Presenter and represent India	Redmond, Washington State, USA
One week Geo-Spatial Technologies for Planning and Management of watershed Projects	Jan, 2015	Participated	NIRDP, Hyderabad
28th IGI Conference and National Seminar on Human Impact on Landscapes	Jan, 2015	Paper Presented	Department of Geography, NEHU, Shillong
Two week capacity building workshop for faculty in Social Science organized	Jan, 2014	Participated	Sikkim University sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi
“River, flood and sustainable resource management”	Jan, 2013	Paper: ‘Geospatial Analysis of Flood Vulnerability and its Economic Dimension: A case study of Daspur Block-I.”	University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal
"FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHING & RESEARCH AND STRATEGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION”	Jan, 2012	“Role of Computer Based Remote Sensing and GIS Technology for Higher Education in Geography”.	South Campus, BHU
International Seminar on: Heritage and tourism: Public, Potential and Problems	Jan, 2012	Paper: Reservoir Based Tourism and Recreation: A case of Gazaldoba (Barrage) Reservoir on Teesta River, West Bengal.	Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University.
National seminar on: Reorienting Geography to meet present and future challenges	Jan, 2012	Paper: Geographers, better appreciate and realise the full potential of Remote Sensing and GIS.	Dept. Geography, BHU
International Wetland Symposium (IWS), Known as “Pokhara Declaration”.	Jan, 2012	Paper: "Reservoir based Wetland Ecosystem Services, Gazaldoba Reservoir, West Bengal, India"	Fulbari Resort and Spa, Pokhara, Nepal
Annual International Conference, October 10 - 12, 2012 on theme Education for a Changing World	Jan, 2012	Paper: “Remote Sensing and GIS in Higher Education Geography”.	University of Jammu, by COMPARATIVE EDUCATION SOCIETY OF INDIA (CESI).
Icon Smeeds: International conference on Strategic management of Energy, Environment & Disaster for Sustainable Development	Jan, 2010	Paper: Sustainable Energy: A Strategy of Energy Security	Faculty of Management Studies, BHU Deptt. of Geography, BHU. GSMI, Michigan, USA
Population, Development and Environment in the Indian Perspective,	Jan, 2010	Poster: Globalization and Poverty in The Indian Perspective. (Best Poster Award For Younger Geographer)	Dept. Geography, BHU
National Seminar: Sustainable Biofuel Development in Canada and India Opportunities and challenges,	Jan, 2010	Biofuel Development: Food, Fodder, Fuel (Energy) Security & Issues.	Centre for Canadian studies Development Program, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla(India)
India-Canada relations in globalized world	Jan, 2009	Paper: India Canada Partnership in Poverty Alleviation	Dept. of political science, BHU

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role in the Event	Funding Agency
UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Contextualizing issues in applied Geography”	Jan, 2016	Joint-Secretary	Department of Geography and Environment Management, Vidyasagar University
SERB, DST sponsored 10 days National Workshop on “Essential laboratory and field techniques in geosciences	Jan, 2016	Organizing Secretary	SERB, DST
Two week program on “Teaching with technology” by Microsoft India in collaboration with Vidyasagar University Under Digital Innovation Lab	Jan, 2015	Program Coordinator	Microsoft and Vidyasagar University
21 days Winter School on “Gender, Women and Society: Debates and Development”.	Jan, 2015	Joint-coordinator	Women Study Centre, Vidyasagar University
Three Days Workshop on “Revision of Under Graduate Syllabus” 2104.	Jan, 2014	Joint Secretary	University Grant Commission

Awards

Award Name	Awarded by	Date
Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR) for best story under PhD category	Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India	Jan, 2020
Water Advanced Research Innovation (WARI) visiting scholar at University of Nebraska Lincoln	Department of Science and Technology (DST) partnership with Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)	Jan, 2019
Winner of the Microsoft Innovative Educator Learner Award (MIELA), 2015	Microsoft	Jan, 2015
CSIR-NET-JRF Earth Sciences	CSIR-UGC	Jan, 2010
Best Poster Award For Younger Geographer	Dept. of Geography, BHU	Jan, 2010
UGC-NET-JRF in Geography	UGC	Jan, 2009

Dr. Kausik Ghosh