Member Profile
Membership type: full
Sunita Shrestha
Country of origin: Nepal Currently in: Nepal, Kathmandu General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms- Academic Background
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Degrees
2019 Master Biological Systems and Organisms - Research and Profession
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Current Research Activities
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1. Establishing the relationship between Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Water Level Fluctuation in Subtropical Shallow Wetlands, 2. Carbon stock and its relationships with tree diversity and density in community forests in Nepal, 3. Assessing air pollution tolerance of plant species in vegetation traffic barriers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 4. Groundwater quality assessment of Kathmandu Valley, 5. Drinking water quality assessment and detection of biofilm genes and tetracycline resistant gene in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella sps. isolated from drinking water of Kathmandu valley, 6. Sugarcane Bagasse as Metal Scavenger in Aqueous Solutions
Publications resulting from Research:
Shrestha, S., Tachamo-Shah, R.D., Doody, T. et al. (2021). Establishing the relationship between Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Water Level Fluctuation in Subtropical Shallow Wetlands. Envion Monit Assess 193, 534
Shrestha, S., Baral, B., Dhital, N. B., & Yang, H. H. (2021). Assessing air pollution tolerance of plant species in vegetation traffic barriers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Sustainable Environment Research, 31(1), 1-9
Aryal, S., Shrestha, S., Maraseni, T., Wagle, P. C., & Gaire, N. P. (2018). Carbon stock and its relationships with tree diversity and density in community forests in Nepal. International Forestry Review, 20(3), 263-273
Current profession
Current professional activities type:ResearchWorking as Research Assistant at Environment and Climate Study laboratory of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology. Doing research on drinking and groundwater quality assessment and detection of biofilm genes and tetracycline resistant gene in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella sps. isolated from drinking water of Kathmandu valley. Also doing research on 'Sugarcane Bagasse as Metal Scavenger in Aqueous Solutions'. Analyzing water quality of people and counselling them on their drinking water quality. Worked as a Province Coordinator in 'Croaking Monsoon 2020' which studies frogs and its habitat in Nepal.
Workshop and Conference Attended
2021 Virtual program organized by National Remote Sensing Center of China (NRSCC) and Asian-Oceanic Group on Earth Observations (AOGEO) 2021 International Training Workshop on Earth Observations for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries2020 Virtual platform by Global Youth Biodiversity Network 2nd Online Capacity Building Training for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework2019 Dhulikhel, Nepal by ICIMOD Training workshop on Assessing freshwater ecosystems for sustainable hydropower development2018 Lalitpur, Nepal Graduate conference on environment and sustainable developmentAffiliations
Global Youth Biodiversity NetworkYoung Researchers Circle, Smartphones for Water Nepal (S4W-Nepal)Presentation given
2020Benthic macroinvertebrate community composition as bioindicators of hydrological disturbance in tropical wetlandsNepalEvent: Sixth Graduate Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, sustainability through knowledge and innovation - Prizes, Grants and Awards
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Other Awards
Nov 2020Research Assistantship1 year of research assistantship to conduct research on environment and climate study sectorOct 2019Best poster awardee in International Youth Conference on Science, Technology and InnovationPresented my research work on 'Establishing the relationship between benthic macroinvertebrates and water level fluctuation in subtropical shallow wetlands'Mar 2018Dissertation GrantDissertation grant by 'Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization', Australian Federal Government in CSIRO Flow-Ecology Project Phase II, 2016-2020
