Member, National Planning Commission
Government of Nepal
Before that:
Atmospheric Scientist, Policy Advisor,
Science Communicator, Educator, Consultant, Planner, Dreamer, Global Citizen & Central Committee Member, Rashtriya Swatantra Party
Atmospheric Science Research
Physics and chemistry of air pollutants and their interaction with meteorology and climate, particularly in mountainous regions. Improving knowledge about emissions, atmospheric composition, pollutant transport and impacts.
Air Pollution and Climate Solutions
Integrated solutions that reduce both air pollution and climate change through transdisciplinary perspectives, evidence-based policymaking and technological change.
Sustainable Development Planning
Long-term planning at local, national and regional levels that increases sustainability and resilience while providing improved health and livelihoods.
Building Bridges Across Borders
Not only does my personal life connect together widely apart places, but a big part of my work has involved building connections across borders to increase the flow of data, knowledge, understanding, trust, collaboration, cooperation, and resources.
Teaching and Mentoring
Supervising masters and PhD students, interns and assistants. Teaching guest lectures. Hosting short courses. Communicating complex science to the general public.
Building Institutions
Dreaming up what could be, and then building up new programs, networks and entire institutions.
Atmospheric
Science Research
Physics and chemistry of air pollutants and their interaction with meteorology and climate,
particularly in mountainous regions. Improving knowledge about emissions, atmospheric
composition, pollutant transport and impacts.
Air Pollution and
Climate Solutions
Integrated solutions that reduce both air pollution and climate change through transdisciplinary
perspectives, evidence-based policymaking and technological change.
Sustainable
Development Planning
Long-term planning at local, national and regional levels that increases sustainability and
resilience while providing improved health and livelihoods.
Building Bridges
Across Borders
Deliberately bringing together people from across geographic and disciplinary borders to
discuss common interests and to build collaboration and cooperation.
Building
Institutions
Dreaming up what could be, and then building up new programs,
networks and entire institutions.
networks and entire institutions.
Teaching
and Mentoring
Supervising masters and PhD students, interns and assistants. Teaching guest lectures.
Hosting short courses. Communicating complex science to the general public.