National Laboratory for Agriculture and The Environment

Physical Modeling of Self Cleaning Culverts

• Supervised MSc in Infrastructure & Management students for their Thesis works as a Thesis Supervisor and BCE final year students for their final year project works as a project supervisor• Taught MSc Courses: Research Methodology; Fundamental of Water Resources Planning and Management; Construction Technology • Taught BE Courses: Computational Techniques; Hydropower Engineering; Hydraulics; Fluid Mechanics• Member, Research Management Unit

- Watershed Simulation using VIC model for Tennessee Region - River Flow Simulation using Delft 3D for Skagit River at Washington

• Recommended new snow fence design based on 2D RANS numerical simulations and field measurements – able to reduce snow accumulation length towards the road by about 30% compared to the conventional one• Developed a real-time webcam system to monitor snow deposits around snow fences, coordinated with Iowa DOT supervisors, installed it at the field, and tested it’s ability during the adverse weather conditions• Prepared presentation slides and wrote reports for the Iowa DOT - Snow… Show more • Recommended new snow fence design based on 2D RANS numerical simulations and field measurements – able to reduce snow accumulation length towards the road by about 30% compared to the conventional one• Developed a real-time webcam system to monitor snow deposits around snow fences, coordinated with Iowa DOT supervisors, installed it at the field, and tested it’s ability during the adverse weather conditions• Prepared presentation slides and wrote reports for the Iowa DOT - Snow Drifting Project• Performed 3D large eddy simulations to investigate fundamental flow physics around solid/porous barriers Show less

• Principles of Hydraulics and Hydrology (includes a project for HEC-RAS & HEC-HMS) • Experimental Method in Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer • Engineering Problem Solving I • Statics

• Carried out large-scale experiments in a recirculating water channel to investigate flow around cylinders resembling hydraulic structures using Large Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV) method• Analyzed methods and recommended procedures for the use of LSPIV technique to capture the wake vortices

• Prepared Contour Map, Base Map, and Master plan after preliminary and detailed survey of proposed land• Designed and prepared drawing of buildings, roads, and water supply structures using AutoCAD

• Performed design, drawing, cost estimate, valuation, and site supervision during construction of buildings, roads, storm water drainage, irrigation canal systems, river training, and water supply works• Prepared Land Use Maps using GIS Arcview for Pokhara Environmental Improvement Project

• Managed consultancy with 3 staffs • Performed regular consultation with City engineers, land owners, and contractors