Our Team

Meet the dedicated researchers, students, and alumni shaping the future of sustainable energy at the Energy Systems & Technology Research Laboratory, Kathmandu University.

Team Leaders

Prof. Bivek Baral, Principal Investigator

Prof. Bivek Baral

Principal Investigator

Leading innovative research in energy systems at Kathmandu University.

Second Team Leader

Niranjan Bastakoti

Asst. Professor

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Third Team Leader

Gokarna Poudel

Asst. Professor

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Research Associates

Prabhas Baral, Research Associate

Prabhas Baral

Research Associate

MTech in Energy Systems

Samir Paudel Research Associate

Samir Paudel

Research Associate

MTech in Energy Systems

MS Students

Navaraj Adhikari, MS Student

Navaraj Adhikari

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Researching Solar Dryer

Sarwagya Wasti

MS in Mechanical Engineering

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Saxam Bhatarai

MS in Mechanical Engineering

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Researchers

Biraj Kharel, Researcher

Biraz Kharel

Researcher

BE in Mechanical Engineering

Exploring solar energy efficiency and applications.

Raghav Sharma, Researcher

Raghav Sharma

Researcher

BE in Mechanical Engineering

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Saurav Bista, Researcher

Saurav Bista

Researcher

BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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Supporting Staffs

Sodiya Suwal

Supporting Staff

Helping with laboratory activities

Alumni

Narayan Guragain, Alumni

Narayan Guragain

PhD. Candidate

Illinois Institute of Technology

Aakriri Bhandari

Aakriti Bhandari

MS. Student

University of South Eastern Norway

Isha Acharya

PhD. Candidate

Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Tej Raj Tharu

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Ananta Acharya

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Nirajan Timilsina

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Saurav Raj Bista

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Sisan Uprety

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Prabid Adhikari

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Shital Timilsina

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Kokis Bhusal

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Bibek Baral

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