Previous Research Members 

debapiName: Debapi Kumar Ghosh

Nationality: Bangladeshi

Graduation: 2012

Thesis topic: Water Poverty in the Context of Climate Change: A Case Study of the Northeastern Region of Bangladesh

Milestone at AIT:

  • Research Associate, Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (October, 2012-December, 2012)

Previous degree:

  • B. Sc in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Current Affiliation: PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Florida, USA

Contact: debapi_buet @yahoo.

Name: Utsav Bhattarai  utsav

Nationality: Nepalese

Academic Qualification

Masters of Science in Water Resources Engineering (2009), BE in Civil Engineering (2004) Tribuvan University, Nepal

Areas of Interest

Academic and applied research in hydraulic and hydrologic (numerical) model and their application, river hydraulics and engineering, flood analysis and mitigation, climate change and GIS in water resources

Current Affiliation

  • Visiting faculty, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
  • Consultant water resources engineer, RECHAM Consult (Pvt.) Ltd., Nepal

Work experience at AIT as Research Associate (2010-2012)

  • Research projects related to climate change and water resources
  • Review of papers, book chapters and articles
  • Software development (PESTFADE)
  • Preparation of lecture materials (graduate level) and lecturing undergraduate (civil engineering) students
  • Coordination of national and international workshops, seminars and trainings

Name: Bikram Manandhar bikram

Nationality: Nepalese

 Academic Qualification

  • M.Sc. Watershed Management Institute of Forestry, T.U., Pokhara
  • B.Sc. Environment Science, Khwopa College, T.U., Bhaktapur

 Work experience

  • Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Water Resources Management Program, Nepal Engineering College-Centre for Postgraduate Studies(nec-CPS), Balkhu, (July, 2010- March 2013)

Professional Trainings

  • Training on “Consultative Workshop cum Training on Range Resource Assessment through GIS and Remote Sensing In the HKH Region” from 30th October to 1st November, 2012, ICIMOD, Kathmandu.
  • Training on “Post Disaster Need Assessment”, January 31-Februry 2, 2011 jointly organized DWIDP and GFDRR, World Bank, Lalitpur.
  • Training Course on Climate Change and Carbon Assessment for the Benefit of Community Forest in Central and Southeast Asia, 7th Nov-18th Nov, 2011 jointly organized by ITC and ICIMOD, Khumaltar, Nepal.

Awards/Fellowships

  • IOF – UMB – NUFU Networking Project, IOF, Pokhara provided Fellowship to pursue M. Sc Watershed Management Degree at Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, 2008.
  • WWF Prince Bernhard Scholarship for Nature Conservation to pursue M. Sc Watershed Management Degree at Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara, 2009.
  • Research grant for M. Sc Thesis “Flood Plain Analysis and Risk Assessment of Lothar Khola “, by IOF – UMB – NUFU Networking Project, IOF, Pokhara 2009.

Publications

  • Manandhar, B., 2010: Application of GIS and one dimensional Hydraulic Flood Model (HECRAS) in Flood Plain Analysis and Risk Assessment of Lothar Khola, DWIDP Bulletin, 2010, Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention, Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Manandhar, B., 2010. Flood Plain Analysis and Risk Assessment: A Case Study of Lothar Khola, Nepal, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. KG, German, ISBN: 978-3-8433-5847-7.
  • Manandhar, B., Balla, M. K., Awal, R., and Pradhan, B.M.: Flood Plain Analysis and Risk Assessment of Lothar Khola, Proceeding of International Conference On ECOSYSTEM RESPONSES TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (ECOREC 2010)

Contact: manandharbikram@yahoo.com

Name: Worapong Lohpaisankri worapong

Nationality: Thai

Graduation: 2012

Thesis topic: Distributed Hydrological Modelling for Flood Hazard Mapping under Climate Change Scenario: The Case of Yang River Basin, Thailand

Milestone at AIT:

  • Exchange student, University of Yamanashi, Japan

Previous degree:

  • Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Current Affiliation: Research Associate, Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

Contact: worapong.loh@gmail.com

Name: Aparna Ravindra Phalke Aparna

Nationality: Indian

Graduation: May 2012

Thesis topic: Modeling Impact of Climate Change on Land use land cover change of Ping River Basin by using Dyna-CLUE

Milestone at AIT:

  • Internship at K-water, Korea (May-July, 2011)

Degree:

  • M.E. (Remote Sensing and GIS), AIT
  • B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) , College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani, Maharashtra. (India)

Current Affiliation: Research Associate, Water Engineering and Management, FoS, AIT

Contact: aparnapm16@gmail.com