An agreement is signed between School of Science (KUSOS) and the Society of Public Health Engineers- Nepal (SOPHEN) on March 30, 2018 with the purpose of working together for the research activities related to sustainable management of water resource, health and sanitation. KUSOS is also partnering at the forthcoming International Conference on "water, environment and climate change; knowledge sharing and partnership" to be held from April 10-12, 2018. Dean, School of...

Dr. Gunjan Bisht Thapa, Assistant Professor of Department of Chemical Science and Engineering with her student Ms. Sanjila Neupane of Department of Environment Science and Engineering, published a research article entitled “Arsenic removal through supercritical carbon dioxide-assisted modified magnetic starch (starch–Fe3O4) nanoparticles” in  a peer reviewed journal Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering (Springer). This study employs starch as biopolymer...

"There is gold in our water, wind and sun. Delaying its usage doesn’t store it for future. What we lose today, we just lose it forever. Let us communicate this to all. Every single day of delay is nothing but a loss to all. Let us care more about who will benefit with our efforts than worry about who will own it. Let us not just think what we will gain with an endeavor, but also focus on what we are losing by not going for it. I would like to urge all -- the academia, private ...

World Water Day- 2018 Celebration Inauguration of Rock Filter and Constructed Wetland Innovative Water Center (IWC), Phnom Penh, Cambodia and School of Science, Kathmandu University jointly organized an one day event on 22nd March, 2018 at the Central Campus of Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre. The event was organized on the occasion of World Water Day 2018. The theme of the event this year was 'Nature for Water'. Major highlight of the celebration was Inauguration of ...

Dr. Biraj Singh Thapa, Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, has recently published following Journal Article. In Renewable Energy Journal (Impact Factor: 4.35)   Flow measurements around guide vanes of Francis turbine: A PIV approach Biraj Singh Thapa1, Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug2, Bhola Thapa1 1Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University, P.O. Box 6250, Dhulikhel, Nepal 2Dept. Energy & Process Engineering, Norwegian Unive...

A Driver Refresher Training was organized 24 March 2018 involving all the full-time drivers of Kathmandu University. The main subjects of the traning included: duties and responsibilities of a driver, causes of accidents, techniques of overtaking, techniques of cross-country driving, techniques of controlling a vehicle, precautions to be taken during VIP driving, qualties of the driver of VIPs, and the techniques of using GPS in a vehicle.   The training was held in Greenwich Hote...

International Symposium on CRHT VIII organized by Turbine Testing Lab Turbine Testing Lab organized 8th International Symposium on Current Research in Hydraulic Turbines (CRHT-VIII) on 20th March, 2018 in Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel. CRHT is an effort of Turbine Testing Lab to create a platform for aspiring researchers from hydropower sector to share their ideas and information regarding their research activities. [more....] 

Training on “Advancement in Turbine and Hydropower Technology (ATHT)” organized by Turbine Testing Lab Turbine Testing Lab organized one day training on “Advancement in turbine and hydropower technology (ATHT) on 21th March, 2018 in Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel. ATHT is a one day training program emphasized for a closed group of staffs and students working in the field of research and development of hydropower and hydro-turbines. The objective of this training program...

Dr. Uddhab Pyakurel, Assistant Professor at School of Arts, presented a paper titled "Nepal's Experience for Socio-Economic and Ecological Justice" in a conference on Community Experiences for Socio-Economic and Ecological Justice organized by Global University for Sustainability on 15 March 2018 at Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.  Also speaking as a panelist, Dr. Pyakurel provided an overview of socio-economic and ecological situation of Nepal today and st...