Top 2% influential scientist globally, 2020, 2022 (Agronomy/Agriculture – geologic and geomatics engineering), composite citation metrices, Elsevier BV and Stanford University [In: Baas, Jeroen; Boyack, Kevin; Ioannidis, John P.A. (2021), “August 2021 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Mendeley Data, V3, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.3] DOI:10.17632/btchxktzyw.6 Employment:
Professor (2015-todate): Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Chair of Society and Environmental Governance program of AIT (Mar 2021-todate)
Chair of Climate change program of AIT (Aug 2020 - Mar 2021)
Adjunct Professor, University Negari Malang (Indonesia) since 2019, Kathmandu Forestry College (Nepal) since 2019
Associate professor (2009- 2015): Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Coordinator (2007- 2015): Natural Resources Management Field of Study, SERD, AIT
Assistant Professor (2003-2006): AIT
Senior program officer (2001-2002): UNEP
Research Scientist (1999-2000): AIT
Lecturer and Agriculture officer (1984-1991): Tribhuvan University and Ministry of Agriculture, Nepal.
Administrative experience:
Dean (Jan 2016 - July 2020): School of Environment, Resources and Development of AIT;
Director of Special Development Projects of AIT (Aug 2020 - Jul 2021)
Chair of AIT Academic Senate (2014-2016), Ex-officio member of Board of Trustees, AIT
Associate Dean (2011): School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), AIT
Leader, Society, Resources and Development academic theme
Member of AIT Management (2014-2020)
Member of AIT Governing Team (2018-2020)
Professional society:
Executive committee member of Alliance of Poverty Reduction and Development (APRD), ANSO
Executive committee member of IGU commission on Agricultural Geography and Land Engineering (AGLE)
Councilor and life member of World Association of Soil and Water conservation
Executive member of Interim Board of Nepal Policy Institute (2018-2019);
Chair of Skill, Knowledge and Innovation of NRNA-Thailand (2016)
Consulting:
International LRIMS Specialist, FAO
International SLM expert, FAO
Rangeland specialist, GIZ
Course taught
MSc, PhD level
Land use and climate change
Climate Change Challenges and Responses
Land resources management
Human impacts on natural environment
Quantitative Research Methods
Geospatial techniques for NRM
Natural resources degradation and conservation
Research Design for NRM
Land evaluation
Land degradation and monitoring
Natural resources management in Asia
Spatial information systems
Research design and methods
Natural resources mapping techniques
Undergraduate level
Environmental studies
Principles of natural resources management
Introduction to plant science
Animal husbandry
Field of interest
Human dimension of land use/cover change and climate change
Ecosystem services
Sustainability
Natural Resources Degradation
Sustainable Land management
Nature-based solutions
Geoinformatics in NRM
Summary of Experiences
Supervised 30 PhD and 92 Master’s theses as Program Committee Chair. External examiner of 15 PhD graduates from Europe, Asia and Australia.
Twenty three years experience of postgraduate teaching and research guidance in the field of land resources studies at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok
Over twenty two years experience on GIS and Remote sensing applications in natural resources monitoring and management including experience on project conduct, coordination and management (carrying out research projects, and multi-lateral development projects).
Project implementation and research experience working with the governments, and universities in the Greater Mekong Subregion and other Southeast Asia countries
Resource persons to number of trainings, seminars, workshops
Visiting Professor at Andalas University (Indonesia), Thammasat University (Thailand)
Visiting Scientist at UNEP (USA), Roskilde University (Denmark), Nihon University (Japan), Norwegian Univ. of Life Sciences (Norway)
Adjunct Professor, State University of Malang, Indonesia and Kathmandu Forestry College, Nepal
Course curriculum Advisor of Master’s in Natural Resources and Environmental Management Courses in Andalas University (Indonesia), National University of Laos (Lao PDR), Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Pokhara University (Nepal)
Principal and Co-principal investigator of 40 research projects
Reviewer of manuscript to some 50 journals (including from Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, Springer, Blackwell Publishing, Wiley-Blackwell) book chapters, research proposal and special publication
Editorial board member of regional journals on Environment, Geoinformatics, and organizing members of workshops/seminars
Resource person to number of trainings, seminars, workshops on GIS/RS applications and participated in several other environment development related technical meetings
More than 200 publications in referred journals, book chapters, proceedings, and non-referred special report
Co-editor of books on 1. "Land Use, Climate Change and Biodiversity Modeling", 2. "Gender and Land tenure in the context of disasters", 3. Atmospheric Brown Cloud Emission Inventory Manual", 4. Thailand: Environmental Resources, Social Issues and Related Policies, 5. Wetland Agriculture and Water Management in the Mekong Region, 6.. Agricultural soil sustainability and carbon management