A. K. Ghosh

Dr. Ashok Kumar Ghosh is currently working as Professor & HoD, Research at Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre. He worked as Chairman of Bihar State Pollution Control Board from 10th January 2018 to 10th May 2023.He superannuated as Professor-in-Charge of Department of Environment and Water Management, A.N. College, Patna, India on 30th June after 44 years of active service. Dr.Ghosh has published more than 74 research papers and presented his research findings in International Seminars/conferences in India and abroad (USA, UK, Australia, Ireland, Bangladesh, Spain, Germany, Turkey, The Netherlands and Sweden). He has also authored five book chapters published by International publishers. Dr. Ghosh is one of the coordinators of European Commission sponsored project “Erasmus Mundus Eurindia and India4EU II Program” - a worldwide cooperation and mobility that aims to enhance quality in higher education and promote intercultural understanding. Dr.Ghosh has been awarded Erasmus Mundus Fellowship in 2010,2014 and 2015 for collaborative research with University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Dr.Ghosh has worked as Chairman of SEAC, Bihar (State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority) by Government of India from July 2014 to July 2017.He is also working as member of Regional Empowered Committee of Department of Environment and Forest, Government of India since 2015.He was awarded for Excellence in Water Showcase Final at 7th World Water Forum in 2015 held at Daegu, South Korea for his research related to arsenic mitigation in rural Bihar.Dr. Ghosh has been granted Indo-Japan research project with Tokyo University to study impact of arsenic on Gallbladder in 2022.He is also working on lead poisoning in Bihar with Vital Strategies (USA).