Designation : Scientist- ‘C’ official address

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AME : DR. RUBY GHOSH

DESIGNATION : Scientist- ‘C’

OFFICIAL ADDRESS : BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOSCIENCES

53, University Road, Lucknow- 226007. India

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RESEARCH INTEREST

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  Quantitative estimation of the late Quaternary climate variability using biotic proxies
  
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  Vegetation response to past climate changes
  
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  Understanding the drivers behind the changes in the ecosystem
  

Educational Qualifications

2008: Ph. D. (Archaeobotany), University of Calcutta

2000: M. Sc. (Botany), University of Calcutta

1998: B. Sc. Botany (H), Physiology, Chemistry, University of Calcutta
EMPLOYMENT

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  Scientist-‘C’, at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow (from 01.01. 15 to till date)
  

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  Scientist-‘B’, at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow (from 29.07.2011 to 31.12.14)
  

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  From April, 2010- July, 2011
  

Research Associate of CSIR, New Delhi sponsored project entitled “Opal A particles in environmental reconstruction and recognition of impact of natural disasters in coastal region: Case study from coastal West Bengal”.

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  From November, 2009- March, 2010
  

Research Fellow in Palaeobotany-Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta as honorary basis.

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  From November, 2008- November, 2009
  

Extended SRF of CSIR, New Delhi sponsored project entitled “Biogenic silica in quantitative reconstruction of coastal environment and recognition of tropical cyclone over wash: Case study from Sunderbans, West Bengal”.

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  From December 2005 – October, 2008
  

Research Fellow in Palaeobotany-Palynology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta as honorary basis.

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  From November 2004 to December 2005
  

Birbal Sahni Research Scholar (SRF) funded by Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow in project entitled "Archaeobotanical studies in Southern part of West Bengal, India”.

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  From December 2002-November 2004
  

Worked as Birbal Sahni Research Scholar (JRF) funded by Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow in project entitled "Archaeobotanical studies in Southern part of West Bengal, India”.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Broad subject area: Botany

Topics of teaching: Palaeobotany, Palynology, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Plant morphology, Plant anatomy

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  Worked as Guest Lecturer of Botany in Scottish Church College (Post-Graduate section) from September, 2009 up to March, 2011.
  
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  Worked as a Part-time Lecturer of Botany in City College from 01.09.07 to 31.08.09.
  
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  Worked as a Part-time Lecturer of Botany in Budge Budge College from 01.11.06 to 31.08.07.
  

• Worked as a Guest lecturer of Botany in Victoria Institution (College) from 20.08.01 to 30.09.02

AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS OR HONOURS RECEIVED

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  Awarded “Excellent Scholar Award” to attend XIX International Botanical Congress 2017 to be held at Shenzhen, China between 23-29 July, 2017 by Botanical Society of China and the Shenzhen Municipal Government.
  
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  Selected for “INSA-DFG BILATERAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME 2016” to work at Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt, Germany with PD Dr. Angela A. Bruch for three months i.e. from 11.04.2016 to 09.07.2016
  
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  Awarded “INSA VISITING FELLOWSHIP FOR 2012-2013 to visit National Stable Isotope Facility, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur”
  
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  Awarded “Pratul Chandra Bhandari Medal 2006” for significant research work in Archaeobotany from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobosciences, Lucknow.
  
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  Research Associate of CSIR, New Delhi sponsored project entitled “Opal A particles in environmental reconstruction and recognition of impact of natural disasters in coastal region: Case study from coastal West Bengal, since 1^st April, 2010 up to 26.07.11.
  

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  Extended SRF of CSIR, New Delhi sponsored project entitled “Biogenic silica in quantitative reconstruction of coastal environment and recognition of tropical cyclone over wash: Case study from Sunderbans, West Bengal”, during 3^rd November 2008- 30^th November 2009.
  
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  Selected as BSRS (Birbal Sahn Research Scholar) by Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow to work on a project entitled "Archaeobotanical studies in Southern part of West Bengal, India” during December 2002 – November 2005, at University of Calcutta.
  

OTHER QUALIFICATION (S) / CERTIFICATION (S) / PROGRAMME (S) ATTENDED

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  Trained for computer operation.
  

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  Joined the workshop on ‘Electron Microscopes, X-ray Diffractometer and their Applications in Material Science & Biological Science’ organized by Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
  

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  Joined the workshop on ‘Bioassays in Plant Cells for the Improvement of Ecosystem and Human health’ organized by Centre for advanced study in Cell & Chromosome Research, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta (Sponsored by UGC).
  

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  Brainstorming session on “Paleoclimate records from Ganga Plain”, organized by Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, during April 3-4, 2014.
  

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  International Brainstorming Session and Workshop on “Quaternary Environments and Climates: Focus on Holocene and Anthropocene” organized by BSIP, Lucknow during 21^st -23^rd February, 2017.
  

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Google Scholar citations: 169

h-index: 8
Scientific articles
2017

1. 
   Dubey, J., Ruby Ghosh, Agrawal, S., Quamar, M. F., Morthekai, P., Sharma, R. K., Sharma, A., Pandey, P., Srivastava, V., Ali, S. N., 2017. Characteristics of modern biotic data and their relationship to vegetation of the Alpine zone of Chopta valley, North Sikkim, India: implications for palaeovegetation reconstruction. The Holocene (Accepted)
   

2. 
   Ruby Ghosh , Paruya, D. K., Acharya, K., Ghorai, N., Bera, S., 2017. How reliable are non-pollen palynomorphs in tracing vegetation changes and grazing activities? Study from the Darjeeling Himalaya, India. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 23–40.
   

3. 
   Bera, S., Dutta, S., Paul, S., Khan, M.A., Ruby Ghosh. 2017. Dammar resin from the Eocene lignite of Bengal Basin, eastern India: terpenoid composition and botanical origin, Geobios 50, 3–8.
   

2016

4. 
   Biswas, O., Ruby Ghosh, Paruya, D. K., Mukherjee, B., Thapa , K. K., Bera, S., 2016. Can grass phytoliths and indices be relied on during vegetation and climate interpretations in the eastern Himalayas? Studies from Darjeeling and Arunachal Pradesh, India. Quaternary Science Reviews 134,114−132.
   

2015

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   Ruby Ghosh, Bera, S., Sarkar, A., Paruya, D. K., Yao, Y-F., Li, C- S., 2015. A ~50 ka record of monsoonal variability in the Darjeeling foothill region, eastern Himalayas. Quaternary Science Reviews 114:100-115.
   

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   Dey, S. B., Ruby Ghosh, Shekhar, M., Mukherjee, B., Bera, 2015. What drives elevational pattern of phytolith diversity in Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) O. Ktze? A study from the Darjeeling Himalayas. Flora 211, 51-61.
   

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   Khan, M. A., Subir Bera, Ruby Ghosh, Spicer, R.A., Spicer, T. E.V. 2015. Leaf cuticular morphology of some angiosperm taxa from the Siwalik sediments (middle Miocene to lower Pleistocene) of Arunachal Pradesh, eastern Himalaya: Systematic and palaeoclimatic implications. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 214: 9–26.
   

2014

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   Ruby Ghosh, Paruya, D. K., Khan, M. A., Chakraborty, S., Sarkar, A., Bera, S., 2014. Late Quaternary climate variability and vegetation response in Ziro Lake Basin, Eastern Himalaya: a multiproxy approach. Quaternary International 325,13-29.
   

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   Sayantani Das, Ruby Ghosh, Dipak Kumar Paruya, Yi-Feng Yao, Cheng-Sen Li , Subir Bera. 2014. Phytolith spectra in respiratory aerial roots of some mangrove plants of the Indian Sunderbans and its efficacy in ancient deltaic environment reconstruction. Quaternary International 325, 179-196.
   

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    Khan , M. A., Spicer , R.A., Bera, S., Ruby Ghosh, Yang, J., Spicer, T. E.V., Guo, S-X., Su, T., Jacques, F., Grote, P. J., 2014. Miocene to Pleistocene floras and climate of the Eastern Himalayan Siwaliks, and new palaeoelevation estimates for the Namling–Oiyug Basin, Tibet. Global and Planetary Change 113, 1-10.
    

2013

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    Ruby Ghosh, Bera, S., Banerjee, M., 2013. Man-environment interaction and its impact since ca. 3600 years BP in West Bengal, India：A multiproxy approach. Chinese Science Bulletin, 58(S1), 9-28.
    

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    Samanta, A., Bera, M.K., Ruby Ghosh, Bera, S., Filley, T., Pande, K., Rathore, S.S., Rai, J., Sarkar, A., 2013. Do the large carbon isotopic excursions in terrestrial organic matter across Paleocene-Eocene boundary in India indicate intensification of tropical precipitation? Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology and Palaeoecology 387,91-103.
    

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    Das, S., Ruby Ghosh, Bera, S., 2013. Application of non-grass phytoliths in reconstructing deltaic environments: a study from the Indian Sunderbans. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology and Palaeoecology 376, 48−65.
    

2012

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    Yao, Y-F., Xiao L., Jiang, H-E., Ferguson, D. K., Hueber, F., Ruby Ghosh, Bera, S., Li, C.S., 2012. Pollen and Phytoliths from Fired Ancient Potsherds as Potential Indicators for Deciphering Past Vegetation and Climate in Turpan, Xinjiang, NW China. PLos ONE, 7(6) e39780. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039780.
    

2011

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    Ruby Ghosh, Naskar, M., Bera, S., 2011. Phytolith assemblages of grasses from the Sunderbans, India and their implications for the reconstruction of deltaic environments. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 311,93–102.
    

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    Khan, M. A., Ruby Ghosh, Bera, S., Spicer, R. A., Spicer, T. E. V., 2011. Floral diversity during Plio-Pleistocene Siwalik sedimentation (Kimin Formation) in Arunachal Pradesh, India and its palaeoclimatic significance. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 91,237–255.
    

2010

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    Ruby Ghosh, Ghorai, N., Bera, S., 2010. On the feeding preference of some flower visitors of guava: a study through pollen analysis. Journal of the Botanical Society of Bengal 64(2), 169−174.
    

2008

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    Ruby Ghosh, Gupta, S., Bera, S., Jiang, H-E., Li, X., Li, C. S., 2008. Ovi-caprid dung as an indicator of paleovegetation and paleoclimate in northwestern China, Quaternary Research 70 (2), 149−157.
    

2006

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    Ruby Ghosh, D’ Rozario, A.,^, Bera, S., 2006. Can palynomorphs occur in burnt ancient potsherds? An Experimental Proof, Journal of Archaeological Science 33 (10), 1445−1451.
    

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    Ruby Ghosh, Bera, S., D’ Rozario, A., Banerjee, M., Chakraborty, S., 2006. Plant remains from archaeological site as indicators of vegetation and agricultural practice during 3320  400 to 2080  80 years BP in the Gangetic West Bengal, India. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 48 (6), 628−641.
    

2005

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    Ruby Ghosh, Bera, S., Chakraborty, S., Chattopadhyay, R. K., Banerjee, M., 2005. Significance of study of Phytoliths in understanding vegetational pattern in an archaeological site of West Bengal, India. Phytomorphology 55 (3&4), 221−232.
    

2001

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    De, A., Ruby Ghosh, De, B., Bera, S., 2001, Palynoassemblage of Quaternary Peat deposits from Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Geology 73(3), 181−186.
    

Scientific reports

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   Tripathi, S. Quamar, M. F., Ruby Ghosh. 2015. 5th International Conference on Plants and Environmental Pollution, Lucknow, India. In: Journal of Geological Society of India 85, 633−634.
   

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member, International Organization of Palaeobotany (IOP)