Dr Kousik Mandal joined Punjab Agricultural University as Assistant Residue Analyst on 10.07.2014 after completing B. Sc. (Ag.) Honours from Visva-Bharati in 2006 and M. Sc (Entomology) from Punjab Agricultural University in 2008. He did his Ph. D. (Entomology) from Punjab Agricultural University in 2012. He is working in All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues and Contaminants. He is also associated with “Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National Level”. He has completed 125 industry sponsored research trials as Co-PI. He has published two book chapters, two review papers, seventy one research papers in International journals and sixteen research papers in National journals. He has twelve recommendations on waiting periods to his credit. He has guided three M.Sc. students. He has delivered 37 lectures and organized 16 one day training programmes on safe use of pesticides. He was member of External Examination Committee in the College of Agriculture. He has acted as Quality manager for NABL accreditation of the laboratory.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

1. Monitoring of pesticide residues in fruits from different markets of Punjab funded by National Horticultural Mission as Co-PI.

Research Publications:

1. Aggarwal H, Mandal K, Sharma S and Kang B K (2024) Residual estimation of spirotetramat and its metabolites in chilli and soil by LC–MS/MS. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31:24852–24867 (NAAS Rating = 11.80).
2. Sharma N, Mandal K and Sharma S (2024) Validation of LCMS/MS based method for residual estimation of tolfenpyrad and emamectin benzoate in brinjal and cauliflower and their risk assessment. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 136:106803 (NAAS Rating = 10.30).
3. Mandal K, Joshi S, Bansal T, Sharma S and Kang B K (2024) Residual determination of spirotetrament and imidacloprid in onion and tomato crop by mass spectrometery. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 104(16): 4352-4363 (NAAS Rating = 8.83).
4. Aggarwal H, Mandal K, and Kang B K (2023) Dissipation kinetic study of fenazaquin in chilli and soil by LC‑MS/MS. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30:91902–91914 (NAAS Rating = 11.19).
5. Mandal K, Singh R, Sharma S and Kataria D (2023) Dissipation and kinetic studies of fluopyram and trifloxystrobin in chilli. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 115: 105008 (NAAS Rating = 10.52).

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Best Poster award for the paper: Mandal K, Kaur A, Bansal T and Singh B (2015) Dissipation kinetics of triazophos, profenofos and acephate on okra presented in the “4^th Congress on Insect Science” from 16^th to 17^th April 2015 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
2. Best Poster award for the paper : Singh R, Sharma S and Mandal K (2024) Dissipation Kinetics and persistence of paclobutrazol in onion in the National Symposium on “Food Processing 4.0: Innovation and Sustainability” on 30^th April, 2024 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
3. Best Poster award for the paper : Brar P K, Bansal R, Mandal K and Sharma S (2025) Residual behaviour, dissipation dynamics and risk assessment of flupyradifurone and its metabolites in tomato by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in the National Seminar on “Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Facet of Transition in Agriculture (CRAFT)” from 17^th to 18^th March, 2025 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.

Best Poster award for the paper: Brar P K, Sahni T, Mandal K,  Sharma S and Kang B K (2025) Residual behaviour and dissipation kinetics of beta-cyfluthrin and imidacloprid and its metabolite in potato by LCMS-MS at National Congress on Entomology and Emerging Agrotechnologies (NCEEA) held at Alpine Meadows of Sanasar on June 27-29, 2025