EDUCATION

PhD, Department of Civil Engineering (Oki LAB), The University of Tokyo, Japan.

M.Eng., Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

B.Eng., Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor (2014-present), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Assistant Research Professor (April, 2014-Aug, 2014), Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2012-2014), Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2011-2012), Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Consulting/Design Engineer, Maccaferri (Gabions) (P.) Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal, 2006
Design Engineer, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur Nepal, 2005
Consulting Engineer, Pioneer Architect & Consulting Engineers, (P.) Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal, 2005-2006
Studio Producer, Transmission Studio of Nepal Television (state owned), Singhadurbar, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2000-2002
HONORS AND AWARDS

Academic Honors

“Kul Ratna Tuladhar Award,” Gold Medal for First Class – First Position, Diploma in Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, (2000)
Academic Excellence Award for First Class – Fist Position, Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, (2005)
Monbukagksho Scholarship, Japanese Government (MEXT), for doctoral studies at the University of Tokyo, Japan (April 2009 – September 2011)
Asian Development Bank’s Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP), for Master of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, Japan (October 2006 – September 2008)
Professional Awards

DISCCRS VIII Symposium Scholar, 2013.
AGU Best Paper Award, 2010.
Research Assistantship, Global Center of Excellence, the University of Tokyo, (2008-2009)
Travel and Other Grant Awards

HESSS2 Poster Award (“The Second Hydrology delivers Earth System Science to Society conference”), the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2010
Student Travel Grant, The American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, USA, 13-17 Dec., 2010
PUBLICATIONS

Please see Publications

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Member
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Member
Nepal Engineering Council (NEC), Member
Nepal Engineers’ Association (NEA), Member.
SERVICE

Reviewer for:
Nature Climate Change
Geophysical Research Letters
Water Resources Research
Climate Dynamics
Journal of Hydrometeorology
Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Journal of Hydrology
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS)
Remote Sensing
Journal of Global Environmental Engineering (JSCE)