Dr. Arnab Ghosh

Qualifications

• Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (India), Environmental Engineering, 2021

• M.Tech, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (India), Environmental Engineering, 2013

• B.Tech, West Bengal University of Technology (India), Biotechnology, 2010

Professional Experiences

• Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Rep. of Korea, 2026-Present

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dong-A University, Rep. of Korea, 2022-2026

• Lecturer (Part-Time), Dept. of ICT, Dong-A University, Rep. of Korea, 2022-Present

• Teaching Assistantship, Central Instruments Facility, IIT Guwahati, 2017-2020

• Junior Research Fellow, NIT Durgapur, 2014-2015

• Graduate Engineer Trainee, Unitech Water Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, 2013-2014

Research Interests

• Water and wastewater treatment

• Waste valorization to value added novel sorbent materials for environmental cleanup

• Solid waste management

• Sensing and detection of inorganic pollutants 

• MOF-based hybrid porous materials 

Awards and Achievements

• Best Presentation Award (Oral) in 9th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development (ACESD) held in Osaka, Japan, 2024

• Outstanding Paper Award (Oral) in 2024 BUSEOULKYUNG Civil Engineering Convention (KSCE), Jinju, Korea, 2024 

• Outstanding Paper Presentation Award (Oral) in Korean Society of Water and Wastewater (KSWW), Seoul, Korea, 2023

• Outstanding Paper Presentation Award (Oral) in KSCE Convention Conference and Civil Expo, Busan, Korea, 2022

• Best Ph.D. Thesis Award and Institute Medal, 23rd Annual Convocation, IIT Guwahati, 2021

• Best Presentation Award (Poster), IIT Guwahati, 2020

• Best Presentation Award (Poster), IIT Kharagpur, 2020

• Best Presentation Award (Oral), Lecture Series, IIT Guwahati, 2019

• Best Presentation Award (Oral), NIT Warangal, 2019 

• Doctoral Research Scholarship at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati from the Ministry of Education (Govt. of India), 2015

• GATE Scholarship for Master's degree from the Ministry of Education (Govt. of India) at NIT Karnataka, 2011

• Invited Guest Editor for the PLOS Water journal 

• Invited Reviewer for journals, viz. Environmental Technology & Innovation, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Bioresource Technology, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Surfaces & Interfaces, Materials Letters, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, Frontiers in Environmental Science, and many more.

Recent Publications

1. S. Noorin, T. Paul, A. Ghosh, J.J. Yee, S.H. Park Synthesis of novel composite material with spent coffee ground biochar and steel slag zeolite for enhanced dye and phosphate removal, Water Environ Res. 2024, 96, 11137 (Wiley, IF: 2.8)

2. A. Ghosh, J.J. Yee, S.H. Park. Oxygenated Leachate Recirculation for Enhanced MSW Stabilization and Landfill Space Reclamation: Lab-Scale Bioreactor Insights, Water Air Soil Pollut. 2024, 236, 147. (Springer, IF= 3.8)

3. J. Kim, T. Paul, A. Ghosh*, J.J. Yee, S.H. Park. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Busan New Port Construction: A Comprehensive Analysis of Water Quality Changes and Suspended Solids in Jinhae Bay. Water, 2023, 17, 852. (MDPI, IF= 3.5)

4. A. Ghosh, M. Choi, D. Yoon, S. Kim, J. Kim, J.J Yee, S.H. Park. Stream Water Quality Control and Odor Reduction through a Multistage Vortex Aerator: A Novel In Situ Remediation Technology. Water, 2023, 15, 1982. (MDPI, IF= 3.5)

5. S.H. Park, B. Batchelor, A. Ghosh. Gas transfer model for a multistage vortex aerator: A novel oxygen transfer system for dissolved oxygen improvement. J. Environ. Manage., 2022, 319, 115704. (Elsevier, IF= 9.2)

6. D. Sachan, A. Ghosh and G. Das, Valorization of aquatic weed Salvinia minima to value-added eco-friendly biosorbent: preferential removal of dye and heavy metal,  Int J Environ Sci Technol., 2022, 20(4), 3703-3712. (Springer Nature, IF= 3.5) 

7. A. Ghosh and G. Das, Green synthesis of Sn(II)-BDC MOF: Preferential and efficient adsorption of anionic dyes, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 2020, 297, 110039. (Elsevier, IF= 5.8). 

8. A. Ghosh and G. Das, Green synthesis of a novel water-stable Sn(II)-TMA metal–organic framework (MOF): an efficient adsorbent for fluoride in aqueous medium in a wide pH range, New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 1354-1361. (RSC, IF= 3.9) 

9. A. Ghosh, S. Gumma and G. Das, Hydrolytically stable luminescent Sn(II)-BTEC hybrid material: Selective sensing of chromate ions in aqueous medium, J. Photochem. Photobiol. A., 2020, 403, 112863. (Elsevier, IF= 5.1) 

10. A. Ghosh and G. Das, Facile synthesis of Sn(II)-MOF using waste PET bottles as organic precursor and its derivative SnO2:Role of interfacial charge reversal in adsorption, J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 105288. (Elsevier, IF= 7.9) 

11. A. Ghosh and G. Das, Environmentally benign synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanodots using waste PET bottle: Highly selective and sensitive detection of Pb2+ ions from the aqueous medium. New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 8747-8754. (RSC, IF= 3.9) 

12. T. Paul, A. Ghosh, J.J. Yee, S.H. Park. Aerobic Granular Sludge as a Resource for Sludge-Based Biorefineries: Advances, Challenges, and Circular Economy Potential. Int. J. Environ. Res., 2025, 20, 278. (Springer, IF= 4.3)

13. J. Eraliev, A. Ghosh*, T. Paul, J.J. Yee, S.H. Park. Valorization of waste mussel shells and spent coffee grounds into calcium-rich biochar for sustainable phosphate recovery for soil amendment. Environ. Technol. Innov., 2025, 40, 104634. (Elsevier, IF= 7.1)

14. A. D. Imami, E. T. Utami, H. Kusuma, I. Robbani, J. Kim, J. Eraliev, J. Kim, O. K. Kennedy, Y. Song, S. H. Park, A. Ghosh*. Hydrogen Peroxide and its Solid Derivatives as Emerging Oxidative Algaecides for Harmful Algal Bloom Control: Mechanisms, Efficacy, and Environmental Impacts. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2025, (under review) (Springer Nature, IF= 6.4).

15. A. Ghosh, T. Paul, J.J. Yee, S.H. Park. Enhancing Municipal Solid Waste Stabilization Through Sustainable Aerobic Landfill Technologies. J. Environ. Manage., 2025, 398, 128427. (Elsevier, IF=9.2).

16. T. Paul, A. Ghosh, J.J. Yee, S.H. Park. Critical investigation of eggshell-modified kimchi-waste biochar for the removal of a triphenylmethane cationic dye, crystal violet, from aqueous solutions: A sustainable waste-management approach concerning South Korea. Water., 2026, (revisions submitted). 

17. J. Eraliev, A. Ghosh, T. Paul, S.H. Park. In-situ oxygenation with a multistage vortex aerator in Jangnim Reservoir, Busan, South Korea: impacts on dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and multi-index water quality. Water., 2026, (accepted) (MDPI, IF=3.5).

18. A. Sharma, A. Ghosh, R.A. Pandey, and S.N. Mudliar, Wet air oxidation pretreatment of mixed lignocellulosic biomass to enhance enzymatic convertibility. Korean Chem. Eng. Res., 2015, 53, 216-223. (KIChE publications)

19. SH Park, JJ Yee, A. Ghosh. 매립지 사용연한 증가를 위한 고농도 산소용해 침출수 재순환 시스템. (Under review, Korean Patent No. 10-2024-0076194)

20. A. Ghosh and G. Das, (Chapter 8) Strategies to Improve the Sensitivity and Selectivity of MOF-based Hybrid Materials in "Metal-Organic Frameworks-Based Hybrid Materials for Environmental Sensing and Monitoring", 75-82, 2022, Taylor & Francis, CRC Press (Book Chapter)

21. N.K. Talapatra, R. Gautam, A. Ghosh, S.K. Dhillon, S. Pandey, and A.K. Jaiswal, (Chapter 10) Usage of Fly Ash and Bio‑Coal Fly Ash for Bioenergy Production in "Circular Economy and Sustainable Management", 156, 2025, Taylor & Francis, CRC Press (Book Chapter)