UPAL GHOSH

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250.
Phone: 410-455-8665; Fax: 410-455-6500
RESEARCH PROJECTS PUBLICATIONS PRESENTATIONS BIOGRAPHY
Current Projects
A Low-Impact Delivery System for In-Situ Treatment of Contaminated Sediment
Pilot Demonstration of PCB bioavailability reduction at Grasse River.
Development of Amendment Mixtures and Composites for In Situ Remediation.
PCB Microbial Dechlorination and Flux During In Situ Remediation.
Minaturized wireless sensor platform for environmental monitoring.
Field testing of in-situ PCB stabilization in sediment
Stormwater pollutant removal through best management practices.
PAH bioavailability assessment in sediment
Contaminant migration through sediment caps.
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS AVAILABLE
Teaching
Environmental Risk Assessment, Spring 2004,UMBC
Biological Processes, Fall 2003, 2004, UMBC
Advanced Analytical Methods, Stanford University
Graduate Students
Phil Gidley, Ph.D. CEE (started Fall 2006)
Barbara Beckingham, Ph.D. CEE (started Fall 2006)
Piuly Paul , Ph.D., CEE (Spring 2006)
Jennifer Jerschied, MS, CEE (started Fall 2006)
Chirayu Joshi, MS, CEE (started Fall 2008)
Bo Wang, MS, CEE (started Fall 2008)
Xueli Sun , Ph.D., CEE (Ph.D. 2008, KCI Technologies)
Katie DiBlasi, MS, CEE (MS 2009, USACE)
Adam Grossman, MS, CEE (MS 2009, US Navy)
Jeff Thomas, MS, CEE (MS 2009)
M. F. Khalil, MS, CEE (MS 2005, AMEC Canada)
Research Interests
My research group explores fundamental process mechanisms that control organic contaminant fate in soils, sediments, and aquatic environments. We use multidisciplinary tools to investigate exposure and bioavailability of organic and metal contaminants to organisms. The new understanding is used to develop novel remediation technologies and site-specific remediation goals. Recent projects have focussed on contaminants such as PCBs, PAHs, pesticides, dioxins, and mercury.


Research Group: L to R: Joon (Res. Assoc.), Upal, Jeff (M.S.), Piuly (Ph.D.), Katie (M.S.), Adam (M.S.), Barbara (Ph.D.), Phil (Ph.D.), Xueli (Ph.D.), Not in Picture: Sonja (Res. Assoc.), Jennifer (M.S.).
Deployment of field exposure cages containing oligochaetes in Grasse River for baseline study. Biological Processes class trip to the Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant.