Personal Details

Name:

Maheswor Shrestha

Birth year:

1980

Contact Address:

Water Resources Research and Development Center, Lalitpur, Nepal,

Telephone:

977-1- 5535407 (Office)

E-mail:

maheswor.shrestha@nepal.gov.np

maheswor2037@yahoo.com

Permanent Address:

Sankharapur-7, Kathmandu, Nepal

Academic Qualification:

Ph. D. in Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan

M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering, Institute of Engineering, TU, Nepal

Job Details and Professional Experiences:

Currently:

Executive Director, Water Resources Research and Development Center (WRRDC), Lalitpur, Nepal

2013-2020:

Senior Divisional Engineer, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS), Singha Durbar, Kathmandu

2006-2013:

Hydropower Engineer, Department of Electricity Development (DoED), Sano gaucharan, Kathmandu

Reward and Achievements:

• Honored with Nepal Vidyabhusan ‘Ka’ and ‘Kha’ in 2012 by The Right Honourable  President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
• Honored with Chancellor Medal in 2012, Tribhuwan University, Nepal
• Honored with Water Resources Excellence Award in 2009, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Nepal
• Contributed as Author to more than 20 research papers in International Journals
• Contributed as Reviewer for more than 20 International Journals
• Developer of Water and Energy budget based Distributed Hydrological Model with improved Snow and glacier physics (WEB-DHM-S)
• Formulation of methodology for correcting basin-scale snowfall in a mountainous basin using a distributed snowmelt model and remote sensing data