Resume

                    Name                : Rabin Dhakal
                    Citizenship        : Nepal
                    Date of Birth     : 1991 March 21
                    Place of Birth    : Morang, Nepal
                    Current Address US: 1001 University Ave, Lubbock, TX 79401                             Mob: +1(806) 401-2642
                    Email: rbndhakal@gmail.com, Rabin.Dhakal@ttu.edu
                    

Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i7ETIcsAAAAJ&hl=en

Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56611614500
Researcher ID: https://publons.com/researcher/3168962/rabin-dhakal/

EDUCATION

Ongoing : Phd in Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University (3.8 GPA)         Degree :    Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering in 2014 from                       Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus (GPA 3.5)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1. Project Leader of a project at Kantipur Engineering College, Nepal (Oct 2015 to July 2018)
Title: Computational and Experimental Study on Turbine of Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plant
Type: Collaborative research project with partner institution, University of Bristol, UK.

2. Research Assistant at Mechanical Department, Texas Tech University (Fall 2019 to now)
Titles: 1. Estimating Absorbed Dose to Breast Adipose Tissue from Mammogram
           2. A General New Method for Calculating the Molecular Nonpolar Surface for Analysis of
               LC-MS Data

           3. Feasibility Study of distributed wind energy generation in Jumla Nepal.
           4. Use of C elegans in aging and cancer research as biological dosimeter.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
September 2019 – Now – Teaching Assistant of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University
• TA in dynamics and control lab (Fall 2019, Fall 2020)
• TA in computational fluid dynamics lab (Spring 2020)
• TA in design course (Summer 2020)

August 2018- July 2019- Faculty of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University.
Course Taught: Engineering Drawing, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

October 2014- August 2018 Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering at Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Department of colleges of Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering
Course Taught: Fluid Mechanics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Engineering Drawing & CAD

ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-2019- Consultant of Vortex Energy Solution Pvt. Ltd.
• Detail feasibility studies of more than 6 Micro and Mini Hydro Power Projects.
• Design and Installation of Solar PV of 80 Watt each in about 20 HH in Thati Village of Gorkha

April 2018- 2019 - International Consultant (freelancer)
Mechanical Design of Vortex Hydro Power Plant of 60 kW and 150 kW in South Africa and Zambia
for a client Plughole Power Pty. Ltd.

Major PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS (Other can be found on google scholar link given above)
Journal Articles
1. Dhakal, R., Yadav, B. K., Koirala, N., Kumal, B. B., & Moussa, H. (2020). Feasibility study of distributed wind energy generation in Jumla Nepal. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), 10(3), 1501-1513. https://www.ijrer.org/ijrer/index.php/ijrer/article/view/11227 (Impact Factor 3.92)
2. Dhakal, S., Timilsina, A.B., Dhakal, R, Fuyal, D., Bajracharya, T.R., Pandit, H.P., Amatya, N. and Nakarmi, A.M., 2015. Comparison of cylindrical and conical basins with optimum position of runner: Gravitational water vortex power plant. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 48(C), pp.662-669. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032115003007

Pending:
3. Dhakal. R, Nieman. R, Valente. D, Cardozo. T, Jayee. B, Aqdas. A, Peng. W, Aquino. A, Mechref, Y, Lischka. H, Moussa. H, “A General New Method for Calculating the Nonpolar Surface of a Molecule and Applications” submitted in International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Memorial Issue William L. Hase. in revision. 

4. Flávia Sardela de Miranda, João Pedro Tôrres Guimarães, Kalhara R. Menikdiwela, Brennan Mabry, Rabin Dhakal, Rakhshanda layeequr Rahman, Hanna Moussa, Naima Moustaid-Moussa, “Breast Cancer and the ReninAngiotensin System: Therapeutic Approaches and Related Metabolic Diseases”, submitted in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology.

5. Al Maqsudur Rashid, Rabin Dhakal and Hanna Moussa, 2020. Estimating Absorbed Dose to Breast
Adipose Tissue from Mammograms. Accepted for publication in Japanese Journal of Radiology.
(Impact Factor 1.439). in revision

6. Rabin Dhakal, Mohammad Yosofvand, Mahsa Yavari, Ramzi Abdulrahmanand, Ryan Schurr, Naima
Moustaid-Moussa and Hanna Moussaa. 2020. Review of Biological Effects of Acute and Chronic
Radiation Exposures on Caenorhabditis Elegans. Submitted for publication in International Journal of
Radiation Biology. (Impact Factor 1.687) in revision. 

7. Rabin Dhakal and Hanna Moussa, “A systematic Review on development and application of MAGIC-f
Gel”, submitted for publication in Journal of Radiation Research.

Conference Proceedings:
International Conferences:
1. Rabin Dhakal, Sirapa Shrestha, Hari Neopane, Sunil Adhikari and Triratna Bajracharya, 2019, Inlet
and Outlet Geometrical Condition for Optimal Installation of Gravitational Water Vortex Power Plant
with Conical Basin Structure. As a proceeding of IITRAM 2019 in Springer Book Chapter.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-32-9971-9_17

2. Dhakal, R., Williamson, S.J., Khanal, K., Acharya, A., Nepal, A., Aryal, T., Devkota, L., 2016.
Technical and economical prospective for site implementation of low head gravitational water vortex
power plant. Journal of IEEE. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7884485/

3. Dhakal. R, Williamson. S.J, Khanal. K, Kumal. B, Bajracharya. TR, Shakya. SR, Gautam.S, Itani. S,
Ghale. DP. 2017. Computational and Experimental Investigation of Turbine for Gravitational Water
Vortex Power Plant. Proceeding of 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and
Applications, San Diego, USA. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8191087/

Awards and Achievements
a. Graduate Research Fellowship 2018/2019 from American Society of Nepalese Engineers
b. Best Paper Award in International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and
Application 2017, 5-8 Nov, San Diego, USA
c. Special Award in 2015 Capstone Design Context in Renewable Energy, Mokpo National
University, Mokpo Korea.
d. Best Practice Award in 11 th International Conference “ASIAN Community Knowledge
Networks for the Economy, Society, Culture, and Environmental Stability” Hotel and
Kathmandu University, Nepal, 30 March – 3 April 2015.

REFRENCES
Dr. Hanna Moussa, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University.
Email: Hanna. Moussa@ttu.edu
Prof. Dr. Hans Lischka, Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech
University & Institute for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Vienna, E-mail: Hans.Lischka@univie.ac.at