Faculty Profile

Rony Basak

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Geography and Environment, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801715545225
  • Email: rbasak-gee@sust.edu

Education

  • Master of Science (M.S.) in Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Land Use/Cover Dynamics, Geomorphology, Environmental Management.

Active Research Project

  • 1. Isolation, characterization, and identification of antibiotic producing microbes from ground samples of Sylhet division, Bangladesh.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Spatio-temporal analysis of heavy metals in the sediment of lower Meghna River using contamination Indices, Multivariate and GIS Techniques.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Impacts of gas flaring on soil physicochemical and microbial properties: A case study on kailashtila gas field
  • 2. M.I. Rushdi, R. Basak, P. Das et al.,(2023). Assessing the health risks associated with elevated manganese and iron in groundwater in Sreemangal and Moulvibazar Sadar, Bangladesh
  • 3. Tabassum, A., Basak, R., Shao, W. et al. Exploring the Relationship Between Land Use Land Cover and Land Surface Temperature: a Case Study in Bangladesh and the Policy Implications for the Global South. J geovis spat anal 7, 25 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41651-023-00155-z
  • 4. Ahsan, S.N., Basak, R, & Karim, Md. M. (2022). Quality assessment of the surrounding surface water of Tengra tila gas field blowout zone. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology,
  • 5. Ahmed, Z., Alam, R., Basak, R. et al. Spatio-temporal analysis of heavy metals in the sediment of lower Meghna river using contamination indices, multivariate statistics and GIS techniques. Environ Earth Sci 80, 715 (2021).
  • 6. Nahin, K. T. K., Basak, R., Alam, R. (2020). Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment with DRASTIC Index Method in the Salinity-Affected Southwest Coastal Region of Bangladesh: A Case Study in Bagerhat Sadar, Fakirhat and Rampal. Journal of Earth Systems and Environment (SpringerLink), Vol 4, pp. 183–195.
  • 7. Das T.K., Basak R. (2020) Noise Pollution and Its Consequences on Urban Health in Sylhet City. In: Singh R., Srinagesh B., Anand S. (eds) Urban Health Risk and Resilience in Asian Cities. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Singapore.
  • 8. Mahmud, M.S. and Basak, R., (2019). An Assessment of Noise Levels in Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh.
  • 9. Haque, M.I and Basak, R., 2017. Land cover change detection using GIS and remote sensing techniques: A spatio-temporal study on Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj, Bangladesh.

Conference

  • 1. Vulnerability assessment of groundwater in coastal aquifer: A case study in Bagerhat District.
  • 2. Basak, R and Akter, S., (2016). Water quality assessment of Kushiyara river at Fenchuganj: A physio-chemical analysis" in the proceeding of First Conference on Research for Sustainable Development ( FCRSD, 2016) on 12-13 April, at Shahjalal university of Science & Technology (SUST), Paper ID: PS-003

Teaching

  • 1. Introduction to Physical Geography and Environment 2. Geomorphology II 3. Environmental Management 4. Research Methods in Geography and Environment I (Lab) 5. Principles of Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation (Lab) 6. Map Projection (Lab) 7. Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing (Lab)