March 14, 2022

Rupa Manandhar is a principal at a community high school with a degree in Master’s in Education (M.Ed.). She has worked as a science teacher for almost three decades prior to taking up the position of principal. Besides that she is authors of several science fact books for children. She has also translated some books […]

May 15, 2018

Lead- Space Application Group Narayan Dhital is working as a satellite navigation Engineer in DLR, GfR mbH, Germany. He holds an executive Master of International Affairs & Diplomacy from the United Nations, Institute of Training and Research, in Geneva, Switzerland. He has synthesized research work in EU-Asia Pacific trade & economic instruments for Galileo downstream […]

January 31, 2016

Project Coordinator   Manisha Dwa is a MPhil Scholar at Kathmandu University of School of Education. She is a IAU Co-National Outrearch Cooridinator and a member of the National Astronomy Education Coordinator (NAEC) Team for Nepal. She is also a Deputy Manager of IAU OAE Node Nepal. Her research interest lies in STEM education, art-craft, […]

January 31, 2016

Chairman Mr. Suresh Bhattarai is a PhD Scholar at Insititute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University and an adjunct faculty at Department of Physics, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus. Graduated with M.Sc. Physics degree with majors Astrophysics and Plasma Physics from Tribhuvan University in 2011, his research interests are Planetary Science, Star Formation, ISM, High Energy Astrophysics, […]

January 31, 2016

Nancy Dwa, a Civil Engineer, enjoys working with kids for astronomy and space science outreach and education via art and craft. She has also been advocating for Science, Technology, engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Nepal since 2011 after her graduation. She is also a member of Women in Astronomy- Nepal (WIAN), a unique initiative of […]

January 31, 2016

Suman Satyal got his Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics working with Prof. Dr. Zdzislaw Musielak at the University of Texas at Arlington where he specialized on the orbital dynamics of the exoplanets in stellar binaries. He later extended his research into detection of exoplanets and exomoons. He has authored several scientific papers and his research […]

January 31, 2016

Prajwal Raj Kafle is a lecturer at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) in the University of Western Australia (UWA). He has extensive experience observing with large optical telescope, working with super-computing facilities, analyzing big-data and solving scientific problems. His expertise lies in python programming, bayesian statistics and scientific methods. He regularly publishes […]

January 31, 2016

Sanjaya Poudel is a post-doctoral fellow at Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI). He received his PhD in 2011 from University of Heidelberg, Germany. His research interest is the formation and evolution of low mass galaxies. These so-called dwarf-galaxies are fundamental unit blocks of the universe. They are the most abundant and early formed […]

January 31, 2016

Maria Cunningham is a senior lecturer in Department of Astrophysics at School of Physics, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia. Her research interests include Molecular Astrophysics, Bioastronomy, and Turbulence and energy transfer in the interstellar medium. she has a particular interest in investigating pre-biotic molecules in the interstellar medium, and she is involved […]

January 31, 2016

Michele Gerbaldi is an associated Researcher at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris (IAP), France. Her astronomical researches are focused on atmospheric properties and evolutionary status of peculiar early type stars. She was a vice-chairperson (1992-1997) and chairperson (1997-2007) of the International School for Young Astronomers (ISYA) at International Astronomical Union (IAU). She is now acting […]