Bishal Nath Upreti (born April 22, 1951 in Nepal) is a geologist and academic at the Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bishal Nath Upreti | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1951 |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Occupation | Engineering geologist |
Career
editUpreti has worked for over eighteen years as the head of the Central Department of Geology at Kirtipur Campus and the Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University in Nepal. His academic work specialises in Nepalese geology. His teaching of both undergraduate and post-graduate students has focussed on Engineering Geology both in Nepal and abroad.
Upreti has co-edited a book about the geology of the Nepalese Himalayas.[1] he has also co-edited a book about landslide hazard management and control in the Hindukush-Himalaya region.[2]
In 1999, Upreti was a visiting professor at the Hiroshima University, Japan, under the fellowship of the Japan Society of Promotion of Sciences (JSPS). In 2001, he was a visitingprofessor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India.
Upreti is the president of the Disaster Preparedness Network-Nepal (DPNet)[3] He is a long serving member of the Nepal Geological Society.
Currently, Upreti is the president of NRNA-Zambia and also is a professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Zambia in Lusaka and a TWAS Research Professor (2012-2017) in the same university.
Awards
edit- Suprabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu, conferred by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, 1996.
- Mahendra Vidhya Bhusan Class 'A', conferred by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, 1980.
- Mahendra Vidhya Bhusan Class 'B', conferred by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, 1973.
- Natural Disaster Relief Medal, conferred by the Government of Nepal.
- C.N.R. Rao Prize for scientific research, 2015.[4] Upreti received the award "for his outstanding contributions to the investigation of the stratigraphy and tectonics of the Nepal Himalayas and our understanding of the geology of Nepal".[5]
See also
editResearch publications
editUpreti, B.N., Dhital, M.R., 1996. Landslide studies and management in Nepal. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, 87p.[6]
References
edit- ^ Co-Editor of the book on Geology of the Nepal Himalaya: Recent Advances Elsevier Science Ltd. UK (Journal of Asian Earth Sciences).
- ^ International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu
- ^ "Executive Committee | DPNET-Nepal". Dpnet.org.np. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ [1] Archived June 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nepali geologist Bishal Nath Upreti Wins CNR Rao Prize For Scientific Research". Lexlimbu.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ B.N. Upreti; M.R. Dhital. "Landslide Studies and Management in Nepal" (PDF). Lib.icimod.org. Retrieved 2016-08-07.