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Associate Professor (Teaching) (part-time)
Biography
I have built my teaching-focused academic career on a strong foundation of knowledge on natural resources from my extensive academic research experiences, integrated with my educational research that informs on best practices to ensure an inclusive learning environment. I also lead on collaborative projects with industry (Shell, Halliburton, Wood) and external organisations (AFBE-UK: Association of Blank Engineers, UK) for teaching related and, ED&I activities. As a woman from a minority ethnicity in STEM, I am mindful of the challenges that underrepresented groups might face in any STEM field in general and, engineering in particular. I am passionate about ED&I activities to make our department and UCL a place where staff and students from diverse backgrounds can thrive.
Teaching Summary
Since 2016, I have been in a teaching focused role in UCL Chemical Engineering (CE), primarily involved with the M.Sc. Global Management of Natural Resources (GMNR) programme. I have designed the two modules, Geology for Global Managers and Engineers (GEOL0034) and Integrated hydrogeology and sustainable water management that I also coordinate, teaching students from diverse academic backgrounds. I have led the 60-credit dissertation module (CENG0037) for the programme, working closely with academics from UCL and UNISA (University of South Australia, Adelaide). I have also supervised a range of students’ dissertation projects related to energy transition and water management.
As a fellow of Higher Education Academy since 2017, I refine my teaching practices through the trainings offered by UCL Arena (e.g. Giving good quality feedback, Creating effective formative assessments). My teaching practices are informed by my educational research on the application of diverse teaching tools and assessment methods to promote an inclusive learning environment.
Research Summary
My educational research interests and publications are related to:
- Implementing diverse teaching and assessment methods towards an inclusive learning environment
- Improving the learning experiences of students from minority ethnicities through networking opportunities
- Implementing best practices to moderate marking for consistency
- Teaching sustainability development to engineering students by integrating Earth System in the Curriculum
I am closely working with academics from the Centre of Engineering Education in UCL and University of Bristol to drive forward my educational research on educating engineering students on sustainability.
Education
2005
PhD, Geochemistry, Physical Research Laboratory, National research institute under Department of Space, Government of India
1996-1998
M.Sc Applied Geology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Professional Affiliations
- FHEA – member of HEA
Publication
- Basu S. (2022) Effective teaching methods for engaging engineering students in geology course. (8th International Symposium for Engineering Education, The University of Strathclyde, September 1-2nd 2022, UK).
- Marsden, H., Basu, S., Striolo, A., Macgregor, M. (2022). Advances of nanotechnologies for hydraulic fracturing of coal seam gas reservoirs: potential applications and some limitations in Australia. In: International Journal of Coal Science and Technology 9:27. [Output from CENG0037, H. Marsden’s dissertation supervised by Drs. S. Basu and M. Macgregor]
- Basu S. (2021). The importance of implementing diverse assessment methods in geosciences to promote inclusion. vEGU-2021.
- Basu S., Downing T., Abdulkadir A., Bown P., Mitchell T. (2021). Improving virtual field trip resources for teaching geology: A case study from Dorset for UG and PGT students. UCL Education Conference 2021.
- Basu S., Orr, S.A., Aktas, Y.D. (2020). A Geological Perspective on Climate Change and Building Stone Deterioration in London: Implications for Urban Stone-Built Heritage Research and Management. In: Atmosphere 11(8), 788. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11080788 [Output from UCL Global Engagement Fund led by Dr. S. Basu, contributing to GEOL0034]