Bibek Shrestha

Experience

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  The Old Capital Secondary School, Raniban, Gorkha

  May 2010 - Apr 2011

  School Captain

  A nominated leader of the students of the secondary school, facilitating, guiding and motivating the fellow students, with my individual accomplishments and achievements at intra- and inter-school platforms for academic and co-curricular excellence .

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  Nature and Social Concern Society (NSCS), Kathmandu University

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  Editor

  Drafted and edited documents including event proposals, reports etc. for NSCS, the departmental student club of the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University.

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  International Conference on Forests, Soil and Rural Livelihoods in a Changing Climate

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2014

  Participant

  Organized by Kathmandu University in collaboration with Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Department of Forest Research and Survey (Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation), Nepal Agroforestry Foundation and Forest Action Nepal.

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  Center for Molecular Dynamics Nepal (CMDN)

  May 2016 - Sept 2016

  Field Support for Nepal Fish Biodiversity Project

  Contract Employee (Field Support) and Intern for Centre for Molecular Dynamics Nepal (CMDN) in the Field Sampling of Fish Diversity and e-DNA in Karnali Basin, Nepal under Nepal Fish Biodiversity Project funded by USAID, US Department of Agriculture- US Forest Service during two ten-day field expeditions in May and September, 2016.• Worked rigorously in the field facilitating the sampling efforts, logistics, planning and management of the flagship e-DNA project NFBP under the comprehensive supervision and guidance of David P. Gillette, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Asheville, USA), Dr. Deep Narayan Shah (Freshwater Ecologist, IUCN Nepal) and Adarsh Man Sherchan (Senior Research Associate, CMDN). Show less

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  Kathmandu University Boys Hostel

  Nov 2016 - Sept 2018

  Prefect

  A nominated representative of around 200 resident undergraduate students accommodated in 112 dorm rooms of the university boys hostel .• Liaised with fellow students and the hostel administration regarding general accommodation issues (allocation of rooms to new comers), and for addressing student needs and fostering better services;• Assisted the warden in interviewing and counseling hostel residents;• Organized hostel events and student activities such as: sport competitions, annual welcome and farewell programs, tea parties, gatherings etc. Show less

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  Kathmandu University (KU)

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  Research project "River Health and Biodiversity Profiling in the Karnali and West Rapti Watersheds: Implications to Basin Planning and Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Western Nepal. (In short- Aquatic Biodiversity and Community Resilience)" at Aquatic Ecology Center, Kathmandu University. Research project "Fate of Organic Carbon in Small Mountain Rivers in the Himalayas: Implications for Soil Erosion and Climate Change (FOCOS)" at Aquatic Ecology Center, Kathmandu University

  • Research Assistant

    May 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Research Intern

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
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  Nature and Social Concern Society-NSCS

  Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  President

  • Led the departmental student club at the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University.• Led the Restructuring of the Executive Board and Amendment of the club's constitution, in addition to routine responsibilities (organizing annual events, fare-welcome programs, eco activities and extra-curricular activities).

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  NEA Engineering Company Limited

  Dec 2019 - Jul 2022

  Associate Environmental Analyst

  • Coordinated with the Environment Lead for planning and executing biophysical data collection and analysis in the Environmental Assessment (EA) of hydropower, transmission line and solar farm projects including approved EA of a 132 kV transmission line and a 3.09 MW grid-tied solar farm;• Assisted in the preparation and execution of river water and aquatic biodiversity baseline sampling plans, spring inventory plans, and forest enumeration surveys for EA of 4 hydropower projects – Phukot Karnali (480 MW), Betan Karnali (439 MW), Jagdulla (106 MW), and Kimathanka Arun (450 MW);• Assisted the Environment Lead in drafting, compiling, and reviewing of technical reports including Scoping Document, Terms of Reference, Environmental and Social Management Plans, and Initial Environmental Examination report;• Assisted experts in fieldwork for scoping study of Jagdulla Hydropower Project (106 MW), especially in biophysical data collection, public consultations, and logistics management. Show less

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  Sustainability and Environmental Studies Endeavor - SENSE

  Feb 2021 - now

  Co-Founder, Vice President

  Sustainability and Environmental Studies Endeavor (SENSE) is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote environmental conservation and stewardship through research, education and socio-environmental entrepreneurship. http://sensenepal.org/

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  Yale School of the Environment

  Oct 2022 - now

  • Supervisor: Professor Peter A. Raymond• Focus: Aquatic ecosystems, land use-water quality nexus, climate change, impacts of hydropower development Research Assistant for water quality analyses with Raymond Biogeochemistry Lab, the research group of Professor Peter A. Raymond at Yale University. Co-led the organization of field-based ecosystem measurement exercises and community-building activities at YSE's summer orientation modules (MODs) ENV 001 UMB – Science to Solutions: Yale-Myers MOD for about 80 incoming graduate students at the school.

  • Graduate Research Associate

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Master of Environmental Science candidate

    Aug 2022 - May 2024

  • Research Assistant

    Aug 2022 - May 2024

  • Teaching Fellow (Student Lead)

    Aug 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Student Photographer

    Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
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  The Nature Conservancy

  Dec 2022 - Dec 2022

  Volunteer Fellow

  Attended UN Biodiversity Conference – 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada, 7-19 December 2022 as a Volunteer Fellow for The Nature Conservancy. Facilitated TNC team in organizing side-events at the Nature Positive Pavilion.

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  Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University

  Mar 2023 - May 2023

  Teaching Fellow

  Led discussion sections for 20 Yale College students for the course Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (BIOL 104);Mentored 20 students on writing assignments on ecology and evolution of clades, graded assignments and exams