Team leaders
Leads ESTRL's research on energy systems optimisation, efficient buildings and life cycle assessment.
Niranjan Basakoti
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University.
Er. Gokarna Poudel
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University.
Research associates
Prabhas Baral
Research Associate
MTech in Energy Systems.
Navaraj Adhikari
Research Associate
MS in Mechanical Engineering. Researching solar dryers.
MS students
Sarwagya Wasti
MS, Mechanical Engineering
Graduate researcher at ESTRL.
Saxam Bhatarai
MS, Mechanical Engineering
Graduate researcher at ESTRL.
Researchers
Raghav Sharma
BE, Mechanical Engineering
Life cycle assessment of vehicle powertrains; co-author on the 2022 Journal of Cleaner Production study.
BE, Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Instrumentation, data acquisition and software for ESTRL research.
Supporting staff
Sodiya Suwal
Supporting Staff
Laboratory operations and activities.
Where they went next
Narayan Guragain
PhD Candidate
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA.
BE, Mechanical Engineering
Former ESTRL researcher. Worked on solar energy efficiency and applications.
Aakriti Bhandari
MS Student
University of South-Eastern Norway.
Isha Acharya
PhD Candidate
Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
Samir Paudel
MTech, Energy Systems
Former ESTRL research associate.
- Tej Raj Tharu
- Ananta Acharya
- Nirajan Timilsina
- Saurav Raj Bista
- Sisan Uprety
- Prabid Adhikari
- Shital Timilsina
- Kokis Bhusal
- Bibek Baral
Join the laboratory
Students apply through their department and indicate interest in ESTRL. Openings are posted on the KU notice board and lab channels.