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Ganesh Chandra Saha, PhD

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, DUET, Gazipur

Professor and academician with over 32 years of experience. Awarded University Gold Medal for outstanding performance in BSc in Civil Engineering degree. Active researcher for 30+ years in civil and environmental engineering. Served as Dean, Head, Team Leader, Coordinator, Director, and Pro‑Vice Chancellor. Prolific author and reviewer with 1,700+ citations and extensive scientific contributions. Skilled in academic leadership, consulting, project management, and sustainable infrastructure design. An environmentalist committed to advancing climate resilience, water management, and sustainable engineering through nationally and internationally funded projects

Mobile: 01971538024
Email: [email protected]
Office:
Address: Room 405, Level 4, Anex Building, DUET, 1707, Gazipur, Gazipur
Field of interest: Environmental Engineering
Field of specialization: Arsenic in food chain, groundwater quality, environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery, sustainable construction materials, composting, bio-adsorption technology.
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Degrees Obtained (Starting from Recent Degrees):
# Degree Institute Year Discipline & Field
1 PhD Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh 2006 Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
2 M.Sc. in Eng. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh 2001 Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
3 B.Sc. in Eng. Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh 1993 Civil Engineering
Employment Record (Starting from Present Position):
# Designation Institute Duration
1 Professor (Grade-1) Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh 2025-04-07 : Continue
2 Pro-Vice Chancellor Dhaka International University (DIU) 2021-04-07 : 2025-04-06
3 Professor (Grade-1) Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh 2015-07-30 : 2021-04-06
4 Professor Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh 2008-07-30 : 2015-07-29
5 Associate Professor Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh 2006-06-14 : 2008-07-29
6 Assistant Professor Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh 1996-11-18 : 2006-06-13
7 Lecturer Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh 1993-06-24 : 1996-11-17
Additional Charges:
# Designation Faculty/ Department/ Institute/ Office Duration
1 Director IWE 2020-07-01 : 2021-04-06
2 Dean Faculty of CE 2016-04-01 : 2018-03-31
3 Director Student Welfare 2011-09-27 : 2015-10-25
4 Head Arch 2011-08-23 : 2020-06-30
5 Director CRTS 2010-07-22 : 2011-10-29
6 Head CE 2010-02-01 : 2011-10-15
Publications (Journal):
# Year Title Authors Event
1 2024 A RUSLE-based comprehensive strategy to assess soil erosion in Bangladesh's riverine country Islam, M. R., Imran, H. M., Saha, G. C., & Islam, M. R. Environmental Earth Sciences
2 2023 Hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous medium by ternary nanoadsorbent: A kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamic mechanism study Uddin, M. N., Saha, G. C., Hasanath, M. A., Badsha, M. A. H., Chowdhury, M. H., & Islam, A. R. M. T. PLOS ONE
3 2022 Cotton spinning waste as useful compost for organic Indian spinach (Basella alba) production in Bangladesh Faysal, G. M., Saha, G. C., Khandaker, S. M., Hassan, J., & Hossain, T. International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
4 2022 Sustainable utilization of textile dyeing sludge and coal fly ash by brick production through traditional kilns Saha, G. C., Hasanath, M. A., Uddin, M. N., & Hasan, M. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
5 2020 Development of synthetic zeolites from bio-slag for cesium adsorption: Kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic studies Khandaker, S., Saha, G. C., Toyohara, Y., & Awual, M. R. Journal of Water Process Engineering
6 2020 Arsenic in soil and irrigation water affects As uptake by rice: Complementary insights from field and pot studies Dittmar, J., Voegelin, A., Saha, G. C., Maurer, F., Roberts, L. C., Hug, S. J., Ali, M. A., Badruzzaman, A. B. M., & Kretzschmar, R. Environmental Science & Technology
7 2017 Biosorptive removal of lead from aqueous solutions onto taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) as a low-cost bioadsorbent: Characterization, equilibria, kinetics and biosorption-mechanism studies Saha, G. C., Hoque, M. I. U., Miah, M. A. M., Holze, R. M. Q., Chowdhury, D. A., Khandaker, S., & Chowdhury, S. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
8 2017 The public health significance of latrines discharging to groundwater used for drinking Ravenscroft, P., Mahmud, Z. H., Islam, M. S., Saha, G. C., Zahid, A., Ali, A. H. M. Z., Islam, K., Hossain, A. K. M. Z., Cairncross, S., Clemens, J. D., & Islam, M. S. Water Research
9 2016 Safe distance between groundwater point and pit latrine at different hydrogeological conditions in Bangladesh Islam, M. S., Mahmud, Z. H., Islam, M. S., Saha, G. C., Zahid, A., Ali, A. H. M. Z., Hasan, M. Q., Islam, K., Jahan, H., Hossain, Y., Hasan, M. M., Luby, S. P., Cravioto, A., & Endtz, H. P. Environmental Earth Sciences
10 2016 Removal of chromium from aqueous solution using locally available and inexpensive taro and water hyacinth as biosorbent Khandaker, S., Saha, G. C., & Miah, M. A. IIUM Engineering Journal
11 2015 Removal of COD and color from textile wastewater using the electrocoagulation technique Chackrabartty, S., Alam, M. A., & Saha, G. C. Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering
12 2014 Accumulation of heavy metals in the different parts of vegetables irrigated with textile dyeing wastewater Khandaker, S., Saha, G. C., Hassan, J., Bhuiyan, A. H., & Kamal, M. Z. U. Journal of Applied Phytotechnology in Environmental Sanitation
13 2013 Effects of textile dyeing wastewater on growth, yield, and nutritional qualities of Indian Spinach Khandaker, S., Saha, G. C., & Hassan, J. American Journal of Agricultural Science, Engineering and Technology
14 2013 Effect of textile wastewater on yield and nutritional qualities of stem amaranth Khandaker, S., Saha, G. C., & Hassan, J. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
15 2010 Arsenic dynamics in porewater of an intermittently irrigated paddy field in Bangladesh Roberts, L. C., Hug, S. J., Saha, G. C., Voegelin, A., Dittmar, J., Kretzschmar, R., Wehrli, B., Badruzzaman, A. B., & Ali, M. A. Environmental Science & Technology
16 2010 Arsenic in soil and irrigation water affects As uptake by rice: Complementary insights from field and pot studies Dittmar, J., Voegelin, A., Saha, G. C., Maurer, F., Roberts, L. C., Hug, S. J., Ali, M. A., Badruzzaman, A. B. M., & Kretzschmar, R. Environmental Science & Technology
17 2010 Arsenic accumulation in a paddy field in Bangladesh: Seasonal dynamics and trends over a three-year monitoring period Dittmar, J., Voegelin, A., Roberts, L. C., Hug, S. J., Saha, G. C., Ali, M. A., Badruzzaman, A. B. M., & Kretzschmar, R. Environmental Science & Technology
18 2010 Enrichment and depletion of arsenic in paddy field soil irrigated with arsenic-bearing irrigation water Saha, G. C., & Ali, M. A. Saha, G. C., & Ali, M. A.
19 2010 Arsenic concentrations in irrigation water, soil and selected vegetables in Bangladesh Saha, G. C., & Ali, M. A. International Journal of Environmental Engineering
20 2009 Arsenic release from paddy soils during monsoon flooding Roberts, L. C., Hug, S. J., Saha, G. C., Dittmar, J., Voegelin, A., Kretzschmar, R., Wehrli, B., Cirpka, O. A., Ali, M. A., & Badruzzaman, A. B. M. Nature Geoscience
21 2007 Spatial distribution and temporal variability of arsenic in irrigated rice fields in Bangladesh Roberts, L. C., Dittmar, J., Saha, G. C., Hug, S. J., Voegelin, A., Kretzschmar, R., Ali, M. A., & Badruzzaman, A. B. M. Environmental Science & Technology
22 2007 Spatial distribution and temporal variability of arsenic in irrigated rice fields in Bangladesh Dittmar, J., Roberts, L. C., Saha, G. C., Hug, S. J., Voegelin, A., Kretzschmar, R., Ali, M. A., & Badruzzaman, A. B. M. Environmental Science & Technology
23 2007 Dynamics of arsenic in agricultural soils irrigated with arsenic-contaminated groundwater in Bangladesh Saha, G. C., & Ali, M. A. Science of the Total Environment
24 2007 Estimation of biological gasification potential of arsenic from contaminated natural soil by enumeration of arsenic methylating bacteria Islam, S. M. A., Fukushi, K., Yamamoto, K., & Saha, G. C. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
25 2006 Mobilization of arsenic from paddy field soil through adsorption-desorption and reductive dissolution processes Saha, G. C., Akhter, S. R., & Ali, M. A. Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB)
26 2005 Estimation of arsenic accumulation in irrigated soil and paddy plant Saha, G. C., & Ali, M. A. Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB)
27 2001 Groundwater contamination in Dhaka city from tannery waste Saha, G. C., & Ali, M. A. Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB)
Publications (Conference):
# Year Title Authors Event
1 2021 Development and characterization of novel Mn-Fe-Sn ternary nanoparticle by sol-gel technique Uddin, M. N., Saha, G. C., Hasanath, M. A., Rahman, M. T., & Rashid, M. M. International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering
2 2021 Assessment of beverage sludge to utilize as agricultural soil Hasanath, M. A., Saha, G. C., Alam, M. S., & Uddin, M. N. International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, CUET, Bangladesh
3 2021 Potential utilization of textile dyeing sludge, PET granules, and fly ash in lightweight concrete block Rahman, M. T., Saha, G. C., Hasanath, M. A., & Uddin, M. N. International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, CUET, Bangladesh
4 2021 Potential utilization of textile dyeing sludge, PET granules, and fly ash in lightweight concrete block Rahman, M. T., Saha, G. C., Hasanath, M. A., & Uddin, M. N. International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, CUET, Bangladesh
5 2020 Evaluating the noise absorption performance of acoustic panels made of solid wastes Afrin, N., Saha, G. C., Imran, M. H., Ahmed, S. U., & Anwar, M. H. International Conference on. Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development
6 2015 Impact of textile dyeing wastewater irrigation on yield, growth and food value of tomato Saha, G. C., Osman, M. S., Islam, S. M. A., Hoque, H. M. A., & Reza, M. S. Green Buildings, Architecture and Civil Engineering, United Arab Emirates
7 2015 Investigating the possibilities of reusing textile wash water directly for pretreatment (scouring and bleaching) of knit cotton goods Osman, M. S., Saha, G. C., Islam, S. M. A., Hoque, H. M. A., & Reza, M. S. Green Buildings, Architecture and Civil Engineering, United Arab Emirates
8 2015 Community-based adaptation to climate change through integrated agricultural approach Islam, S. M. A., Saha, G. C., Osman, M. S., Hoque, H. M. A., & Reza, M. S. Green Buildings, Architecture and Civil Engineering, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Fellowship / Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies:
# Type Organization Membership Code
1 Member American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) M. ASCE- 000012582651
2 Fellow The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) F-7085
3 Member International Association of Low Land Technology (IALT), Saga University, Saga, Japan M-209050
Honors and Awards:
# Title Event Year
1 University Gold Medal DUET for outstanding academic performance in B.Sc. Engineering Exam (1st Class with Honors & stood 1st in order of merit) 1993
2 Best Speaker Award Debate competition 1991
Guided Ph. D./ M.Sc. / M.Engg. Students:
# Programme Awarded Students Running Students
1 M.Sc. 6 0
Course Conducted:
# Programme Course No Course Title Year
1 B.Sc. CE-3401 Environmental Engineering-I 2010-2025
2 B.Sc. CE-3402 Environmental Engineering-I Sessional 2010-2025
3 B.Sc. CE-4401 Environmental Engineering-II 2010-2025
4 B.Sc. CE-4402 Environmental Engineering-II Sessional 2010-2025
5 M.Sc. CE-6305 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 2010-2025
6 M.Sc. CE-6302 Theory of Sewage Treatment 2010-2025
7 M.Sc. CE-6307 Air and Noise Pollution Control 2010-2025
8 B.Sc. CE 4002 Capstone Project 2010-2025
9 B.Sc. CE-4000 Project and Thesis 2010-2025
10 B.Arch. CE 6000 Thesis 2010-2025