Teaching Experience

• Since 1987

Colleges served

• Taki Govt. College: 1987-93
• Darjeeling Govt. College: 1993-98
• Presidency College: 1998-2004
• Barasat Govt. College: 2004-2013
• Bethune College: 2013-till date

Research

• Interested in Taxonomy of Leaf Inhabiting Fungi, Biopesticides, Biological Control, Aeromycoflora. Completed two research projects funded by U.G.C. Total number of publications 45, published in several National and International journals.Supervised PG dissertations in Darjeeling Govt. College, Presidency College, Barasat Govt. College and Bethune College. Produced two Ph.D students under university of Calcutta.

PG dissertation area

• Aeromycoflora, Foliicolous mycoflora, biopesticides, biological control.

Conference/ Seminar Paper Presentation details

• Act as a Resource person in an webinar "The World of Plants: Its impact on indigenous people, society and biosphere" and delivered an invited lecture on "Current trends in plant disease management" organized by Department of Botany, Govt. General Degree College, Mohanpur, Paschim Mediniour, held on 18th & 19th November, 2020
• Act as a Resource person in an Web lecture series on Theoretical Botany for undergraduate organized by Department of Botany, Sarojini Naidu College for women, Kolkata (19th-20th October, 2020).
• Conducted an International Webinar on "Human Ailment: Basic Research and Clinical Implications", organized by the PG Department of Botany in collaboration with IQAC, Bethune College on 22nd August, 2020.
• Conducted an Webinar on "Coastal areas of West Bengal: Botany and Beyond" organized by the PG Department of Botany in collaboration with IQAC, Bethune College on 18th July 2020.
• Act as a Convener in State level seminar on "Environment: Issues for Concern" at Bethune College on 24/02/2020.
• Conducted a National Seminar on "Urban Biodiversity: Documentation and Conservation" in collaboration with West Bengal Biodiversity Board on 6th & 7th March, 2018, at Department of Botany, Bethune college
• Invited as Guest-in-Chief for a seminar at Department of Botany, Ananda Mohon College, Kolkata, 2018.
• Invited to conduct workshop on "Mycology and Lichenology" at Botany Department of Brahmananda Keshav Chandra College, Bonhooghly, North 24 Pgs, 2018.
• Delivered Invited Lecture on "Recent concept on Mycology and Plant Pathology" at Department of Botany, Rishi Bankim Chandra College, Naihati, 2013
• Delivered Invited Lecture on "Mycology and Plant Pathology" at P.G. Department of Botany, Brahmananda Keshav Chandra College, Bonhooghly, North 24 Parganas, 2017 and 2018.
• Delivered Invited Lecture on "Recent Advancement of Mycology and Plant Pathology "at Department of Botany, Barasat Govt. College, Barasat, North 24 Pgs., 2017
• Presented paper on "Identification and distribution of Aeromycoflora in the indoor environment: West Bengal State Science Congress 2013. Organised by Department of West Bengal State Science and Technology and BESU.
• Chaired a Scientific Session in a UGC sponsored National Seminar conducted by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Khardah, North 24 Parganas, 2013
   

Publications

Article in journals

• Assessment of Airborne Fungi in Children's Hospital Located in Kolkata (India) Debasmita Ghosh Dhar, Priyanka Dhar, Ashok Kumar Das and Naim Uddin, Defence Life Science Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, July 2021, pp. 228-234, DOI : 10.14429/dlsj.6.16731
• Diversity of Angiosperms in new town, Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, S Sanyal, A. K. Das and D. Chattopadhyay Heritage(ISSN 2349-9583) 2017, Vol.IV 66-178.
• Diversity of Mycoflora in conifer forests of Munsiary and its adjoining areas of Uttarakhand, India, A. K. Das & N. Das; International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, Oct-Nov 2014, vol. 4, Issue -4.
•  Study of Aeromycoflora in Indoor and outdoor Environment off National Library, Kolkata; D. Ghosh, P. Dhar, T. Chakraborty, N. Uddin & A. K. Das; International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Scinces, July-Sept 2014, vol. 4, Issue -3
•  "Bacopa monnieri (L.) Penn.- a promising antimycotic agent and study of its effect on acid and alkaline phosphatase activities of Rhizoctonia solani" S. sengupta, A. K. Das , S.B.Ghosh and S.N. Ghosh, Journal of Mycopathological Research, Vol. 52, No. 1, April 2014.
• "Screening of antimicrobial activities of three lichen", S. Sengupta, A. K. Das, .NaimUddin, P. Chakraborty, G. Biswas and S.Roy, J. Mycopathol Research, 50(1), 112-113, 2012.
•  "Identification and Distribution of Aeromycoflora in the indoor environment of Shyambajar Railway Metro Station, Kolkata, India", D. Ghosh, P.Dhar, A. K, Das and N. Uddin, African Journal Of Microbiology, 5(31), 5569-5574, 2011.
•  "Antifungal potentiality of the latex of Plumeria acutifolia Poir", S. Sengupta, S. N. Ghosh and A. K. Das, Indian Phytopathology, 61(4), 499-503, 2008.
•  "Antimycotic potentiality of the plant Extract, Bacopa monnieri (L). Penn.", S. Sengupta, S. N. Ghosh and A. K. Das, Research Journal of Botany, 3(2), 83-89, 2008.
• "Four foliicolous hyphomycetes from Nagaland", T.K. Jana, A. K. Das and S. N. Ghosh, J. Mycopathol. Research, 46(1), 101-103, 2008.
   

Article in Books:

• Nisha Patwa and Ashok Kumar Das (2020), Bio-efficacy of Artemisia vulgaris L.against microorganisms in H.K. Chourasia, K. Acharya and V.K.Singh eds. Precision Agriculture and sustainable crop production: 149-154, Taylor & Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers, New Delhi-110002 (India), ISBN: 9788170196679.

Other Academic Pursuits

• Member of PGBOS, Department of Botany, CU (2013-2019).
• Chairman person BOS, PG Department of Botany
•  H.O.D. of Botany: Taki Govt. College (1987-1990), Darjeeling Govt. College (1996-1997), Barasat Govt. College (2009-2010).

Academic Membership

• Life member of Indian Mycological Society