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Suresh Bhattarai
Team Chair, NAEC team - Nepal
Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO)
Mr. Suresh Bhattarai is currently working as a chairperson at the Nepal Astronomical Society. He has been an educator, a researcher, and a communicator in astronomy and space science since 2007. Over the years, he has been honored with the SGAC Young Leadership Award and the NAST Science and Technology Promotion Award. His work primarily involves guiding students aged 13 to 25 and teachers/educators in the STEAM, and helping them integrate into the scientific community.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Chair, NAEC team - Nepal
Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO)
Mr. Suresh Bhattarai is currently working as a chairperson at the Nepal Astronomical Society. He has been an educator, a researcher, and a communicator in astronomy and space science since 2007. Over the years, he has been honored with the SGAC Young Leadership Award and the NAST Science and Technology Promotion Award. His work primarily involves guiding students aged 13 to 25 and teachers/educators in the STEAM, and helping them integrate into the scientific community.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Manisha Dwa
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - Nepal
Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO)
manishaatnepalastronomicalsociety.org
Ms. Manisha Dwa is currently working as a project coordinator at the Nepal Astronomical Society(NASO). She has been working in the field of astronomy and space science since 2013. She has received NAST Science and Technology Promotion Award and IAF Emerging Space Leader Award, etc in recognition of her works at NASO in the field of Astronomy and Space Science. She is a PhD Scholar at the Tribhuvan University and the first Amelia Earhart Fellow from Nepal. She received the fellowship in 2024.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - Nepal
Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO)
manishaatnepalastronomicalsociety.org
Ms. Manisha Dwa is currently working as a project coordinator at the Nepal Astronomical Society(NASO). She has been working in the field of astronomy and space science since 2013. She has received NAST Science and Technology Promotion Award and IAF Emerging Space Leader Award, etc in recognition of her works at NASO in the field of Astronomy and Space Science. She is a PhD Scholar at the Tribhuvan University and the first Amelia Earhart Fellow from Nepal. She received the fellowship in 2024.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Dhakal Raj Kumar
Team Member, NAEC team - Nepal
Gandaki Boarding School
I am Raj Kumar Dhakal, the son of Netra Prasad Dhakal/Lal Kumari Dhakal from Putali Bazar Municipality ward no 14, Syangja Gandaki Province Nepal. I am a 48 years old experienced and dedicated teacher working to promote Science education in Nepal.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Nepal
Gandaki Boarding School
I am Raj Kumar Dhakal, the son of Netra Prasad Dhakal/Lal Kumari Dhakal from Putali Bazar Municipality ward no 14, Syangja Gandaki Province Nepal. I am a 48 years old experienced and dedicated teacher working to promote Science education in Nepal.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Rabina Maharjan
Team Member, NAEC team - Nepal
Saraswati Niketan Secondary School
I am Rabina Maharjan, currently working as a principal and science teacher at Saraswati Niketan Secondary School. I am also involved in text book writing for Nepal's education system from curriculum development centre, Nepal.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Nepal
Saraswati Niketan Secondary School
I am Rabina Maharjan, currently working as a principal and science teacher at Saraswati Niketan Secondary School. I am also involved in text book writing for Nepal's education system from curriculum development centre, Nepal.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Contact
To get in touch with the NAEC team for Nepal please contact:
Manisha Dwa via manishaatnepalastronomicalsociety.org
Astronomy Education in Nepal
For more information on Astronomy Education in Nepal, see the Astronomy Education in Nepal document (PDF file 208.59 kB Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) icons) prepared by our NAEC team
The Office of Astronomy for Education is hosted by the Haus der Astronomie on the campus of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. The Office of Astronomy for Education is an office of the International Astronomical Union, with substantial funding from the Klaus Tschira Foundation and the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The Shaw-IAU Workshops on Astronomy for Education are funded by the Shaw Prize Foundation.
