Suresh Bhattarai

Chairman

Mr. Suresh Bhattarai is a PhD Scholar at Insititute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University and an adjunct faculty at Department of Physics, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus. Graduated with M.Sc. Physics degree with majors Astrophysics and Plasma Physics from Tribhuvan University in 2011, his research interests are Planetary Science, Star Formation, ISM, High Energy Astrophysics, Astrochemistry, and Astrobiology. He has eclectic experience on astronomy outreach and education in Nepal. He is a member at International Board of International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) and International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) respectively. He also served at  Space  Generation  Advisory Council (SGAC) with different capacities such as National Point of Contact for Nepal, Executive Secretary for Vienna Office and Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific Regiion during 2009-2018. He has been working as NASA Space Apps Local Leads for eight different location across seven provinces of Nepal since 2020. He serves at IAU with different capacities. He is National Outreach Coordinator (NOC) and National Astronomy Education Coordinator (NAEC) respectively. He is also manager of the IAU OAE Node for Nepal.