PhD students
Name: Asmita Nepal
Email: asmitanepal2014@gmail.com
Education:
- M.Sc.(Environmental management)
Research field: Climate resilient livestock feed and fodder management
Research interests:
- Climate change and livelihood
- Climate resilient agriculture
- Circular economy
- Local and regional economic development
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Name: Rabin Acharya
Email: rabin.acharya@pakc.tu.edu.np
Education:
- M.Sc.(Animal Nutrition); Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2013)
- B.V.Sc., Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2010)
Research field: Sustainable Livestock Production System
Research interests:
- Development of alternative and novel feed regimes for livestock
- Metabolomics and proteomics
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Name: Rudra Prasad Upreti
Email: rudra.upreti@ku.edu.np
Education:
- M.Phil. Kathmandu University, Nepal (2016)
- M.Sc. (Tribhuvan University, Kirtiptur, Nepal (2006)
- B.Sc. (Trichandra Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal)
Research field: Pollution Chemistry, Phytochemistry
Research interests:
- Analysis of POPs
- Chemical and nutritional analysis of insect biomass
- Circular economy
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Name: Bhola Gautam
Email: bgautam@afu.edu.np
Email: bgautam@afu.edu.np
Education:
- M.Sc.Ag. (Entomology); AFU, Nepal (2015)
- B.Sc. Ag. Nepal (2013)
Research field: Entomophagy and mass production techniques, Molecular biology, and Integrated Pest Management
Research interests:
- Industrial Entomology and Mass rearing of beneficial Insects
- Integrated Pest management and field diagnoses of pests
- Biological Control Agents and Mass production techniques
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Name: Chet Raj Pathak
Email: crpathak@afu.edu.np
Email: crpathak@afu.edu.np
Education:
- M.V.Sc. (Parasitology); IAAS, TU, Nepal (2018)
- B.V.Sc. IAAS, TU, Nepal (2016)
Research field: Microbiology, Parasitology, and Molecular Biology
Research interests:
- Molecular biology and its application in the area of parasitology & microbiology
- Serological diagnosis technique for screening of parasitic diseases among animal & birds
- Advanced Microbiological and parasitological research for rapid, economic, & feasible detection of various diseases of livestock and poultry
- Genetics & genetic makeup of major microbes & parasites impairing livestock/poultry production and productivity
- Parasitic zoonosis
Full-degree Master Students
Name: Aarati Upreti
Email: aaratiu6@gmail.com; aarati.upreti@student.nord.no
Education:
- M. Biosciences (Terrestrial Ecology), Nord University, Norway (2023- )
- B. Sc. (Agriculture), Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal (2021)
Research field: Lifecycle assessment of insects; The mass production technique of black soldier fly; Molecular biology; Bioconversion of waste using insects
Research interests:
- Lifecycle assessment of insects
- The mass production technique of black soldier fly
- Molecular biology
- Bioconversion of waste using insects
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Name: Akash Gupta
Email: agriculture.akash@gmail.com; akash.gupta@student.nord.no
Education:
- M. Biosciences (Livestock Science), Nord University, Norway (2023- )
- B. Sc. (Agriculture), Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal (2021)
Research field: Animal nutrition, Poultry, Ruminants, Feed industry
Research interests:
- Alternative protein sources of feed
- Animal reproduction and husbandry
- Feed efficiency, chemistry, combinations, and metabolism
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Exchange Master Students
Name: Pallawi Sharma
Email: pallawi.me@gmail.com
Education:
- Exchange student at the Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA), Nord University (2023)
- M. Tech. (Environmental Engineering), Kathmandu University, Nepal (2021)
- B. Tech. (Environmental Engineering), Kathmandu University, Nepal (2019)
Research field: Sustainable solutions to environmental issues, Renewable energy, Greenhouse gas emission monitoring, Waste management
Research interests:
- Production of by-hydrogen gas through photo fermentation
- Developing and optimizing microorganisms for use in photo fermentation
- Investigating the potential of different feedstocks for use in photo fermentation
- Evaluating the environmental impacts and sustainability of a photo fermentation method for hydrogen production
- Designing and building a photo fermentation system for hydrogen production
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Name: Navin Ghimire
Email: navin.ghimire17@gmail.com
Education:
- M. Sc. (Environmental Science), Kathmandu University, Nepal (2021)
- B. Tech. (Biotechnology), Kathmandu University, Nepal (2017)
Research field: Environmental biotechnology, Molecular biology, Industrial biotechnology
Research interests:
- Pollution control and management
- Molecular analysis of medicinal plants
- Economic viability of solid waste and treatment technology
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Name: Wang Pakhrin
Email: wangpakhrin@live.com
Education:
- M. V. Sc. (Biotechnology), Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal (2024)
- B. V. Sc. and A. H., Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal (2021)
Research field: Microbiology, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Bioinformatics
Research interests:
- Microbiology and infectious diseases
- Gut microbiome
- Antimicrobial resistance
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Name: Nar Bahadur Thapa
Email: thapaishwor199@gmail.com
Education:
- M. Sc. Fisheries (Aquatic resource management), Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal (2024)
- B. Sc. (Fisheries), Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal (2021)
Research field: Sustainable aquaculture, Fish nutrition
Research interests:
- Development of alternative feed for aquaculture
- Aquatic resource management
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Name: Sunena Nyachhyon
Email: sunena6724@student.ku.edu.np
Education:
- M. Sc. (Environmental Science), Kathmandu University, Nepal
- B. Sc. (Biology), Birendra Multiple Campus, Nepal
Research field: Environmental science, Diatoms
Research interests:
- Utilisation of diatoms as an alternative feed source
- Bioconversion of diatoms for sustainable livestock nutrition
- Environmental impacts and viability of diatom-based feed sources
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Name: Aman Shrestha
Email: amanshrestha58@gmail.com
Education:
- M. Sc. (Environmental Science), Kathmandu University, Nepal (2024)
- B. Sc. (Environmental Science), Patan Multiple Campus, Nepal (2020)
Research field: Animal nutrition, Sustainable livestock production, Feed industry
Research interests:
- Integrated livestock system
- Climate change and feed sustainability
- Alternative protein
- Aquacultural byproducts in livestock feeding
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Name: Shreya Adhikari
Email: shreya1924@student.ku.edu.np
Education:
- M. Sc. (Environmental Science), Kathmandu University, Nepal (2024)
- B. Sc. (Environmental Science), Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2022)
Research field: Water resources, Freshwater ecosystems, Macrophytes as alternative animal feed, Climate change mitigation through animal feeding strategies
Research interests:
- Utilizing macrophytes as an alternative feed
- Phytoremediation and bioremediation
- Alternative protein
- Sustainable animal feed strategies
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Name: Shraddha Kunwar
Email: shraddha6924@student.ku.edu.np
Education:
- M. Sc. (Environmental Science), Kathmandu University, Nepal (2024)
- B. Sc. (Environmental Science), Kathmandu University, Nepal (2022)
Research field: Sustainable development, Urban and peri-urban agriculture, Pollution control, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Research interests:
- Utilization of agricultural residues as an alternative feed
- Utilization of biochar as feed additive
- Biochar for circular economy
- Food-water-energy nexus approach for food security and sustainability
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