Conference Schedule-2021

Opening Session: 8:00 – 8:25 am

Welcome by Conference Director		*Nirajan Paudel*
Introductory Video-about NeSA
Welcome by NeSA President		*Sharad Mahatara*
Welcome by NeSA Advisor		Dr. Deepak Subedi
Remark		Dr. Christopher Brown, Office of Provost, Associate Professor, Co-Director Spatial Applications and Research Center, and Faculty Fellow, Beyond Borders Community of Practice, New Mexico State University
Remark		Matthew Lara, Associate Director, ISSS, New Mexico State University

Session I: Guest Talk Series
8:25 -12:00 pm

Session Chair: – Nirajan Paudel

Time	Speakers		Title
8:25-8:50 am	Guest Speaker: Dr Lujendra Ojha Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Rutgers University		“Resource Scarcity in the Infinite Cosmos.”
8:50-9:15 am	Guest Speaker: Dr. Marianne Karplus Department of Geological Science, University of Texas at El Paso		Earthquakes in the Himalaya
9:15-9:40 am	Guest Speaker: Er Ram Raj Sharma , Senior hydropower Engineer, Multiconsult UK		Hydropower in Nepal: A Base for Sustainable Development
9:40- 10:05 am	Special Guest Speaker: Mahabir Pun , National Innovation Center, Nepal		Innovation for Economic Development
10:05-10:45 am	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Surya Raj Acharya, Infrastructure Policy Analyst		Science and Technology: Way Towards Sustainability
10:45-11:10 am	Guest Speaker: Dr Shyam Kattel , Department of Physics, Florida A&M University, Florida		Strategies to Design Materials for Low-Carbon Footprint Production of Energy and Fuels
11:15-11:50 am	Chief Guest Speaker: Dr. Shambhu Ghimire SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Standford University		Combining Strength of Lasers and Semiconductors for the Future Technology

12:45- 1:10 pm

Guest Speaker: Dr. Menuka Karki
Harvard Medical School

Environmental Exposure, Epigenome and Cell Division: A perspective on Exposure to Kathmandu’s Air Pollution

Session II: Break/ Poster Presentation
12:00-12:45 pm

Presenter		Title
Anushruti Sangami, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University		Aminoquinolines Impede the Proliferation of Brain Cancer Cell Lines
Birendra Ale Maga, Department of Physics, New Mexico State University		MnO₂ Cathodes Modified with Bi, and Cu: A Great Promise for Electrical Energy Storage and Power Grid Applications.
Govinda Sapkota, Department of Agricultural Economics, New Mexico State University		Effect of Branch Maturity on Nutritional Value of Jujube Fruit
Krishna Acharya, Department of Physics, New Mexico State University		Ab Initio Study of the Effects of Strain and Doping on the Properties of LSMO/PZT Multiferroic Interfaces
Niraj Bhattarai, The Catholic University of America		Study of transport characteristics of type-II Weyl semimetal MoTe₂ thin films grown by chemical vapor deposition grown MoTe₂ thin films
Pramod Acharya, Department of Plant and Environmental Science, New Mexico State University		Greenhouse gas emission in cover crop-forage system
Rajendra Paudel, Department of Physics, Auburn University		Study of Perovskite and Spinel Complex Oxide Films and Nanocomposites Grown for Catalytic Behavior
Santosh Gaire Department of Physics, The Catholic University of America		Unfolding of Histones Compacted-DNA by Single-Molecule Horizontal Magnetic Tweezers
Sharad Mahatara Department of Physics, New Mexico State University		AFLOWπ: Calculations of the Elastic Constants
Srijana Dura Department of Plant and Environmental Science, New Mexico State University		A Field Evaluation of Jalapeño and Non-jalapeño Chile Pepper Resistance to Phytophthora Blight Caused by Phytophthora Capsici

Session III: Oral Presentation
1:10-4:30 pm

Session Chair: – Yashoda Kandel and Pratima Bhandari

Time	Presenters		Title
1:10-1:22 PM	Philip Lujan, Plant and Environment Sciences, New Mexico State University		“Efficacy of Pecan Husk and Shell Phenolic Extracts against Phytophthora Blight in Chile Pepper.”
1:22-1:34 PM	Nirajan Paudel, Department of Physics, New Mexico State University		“Influence of Defects and Surfaces on the Electrochemical Properties of MnO₂ in Rechargeable Zn/MnO₂ Batteries.”
1:34-1:46 PM	Jagadish Paudel, Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies University of Texas at El Paso		“Rhetoric of the National Flag of Nepal.”
1:46-1:58 PM	Pratima Bhandari, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, New Mexico State University		“Consumer’s Willingness to Purchase White Bread Fortified with Fiber from Chile Industry Byproducts.”
1:58-2:10 PM	Dr. Bhumi Bhusal Department of Radiology, North Western University		“Radio-frequency induced heating of elongated metallic implants during MRI.”
2:10-2:22 PM	Bhupendra Kumar Gurung, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University		“A cross-flow design of a tandem ion mobility spectrometer for the study of the thermal decomposition of the chloride and nitrate adducts of pentaerythritol tetranitrate in air at ambient pressure.”
2:22-2:34 PM	Dr. Suparna Chatterjee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction New Mexico State University		“Enhancing Educational Technology: Supporting Student Success in Online Classes.”
2:34-2:46 PM	Bishwas L. Shrestha, Department of Space Science, The University of Alabama in Huntsville		“Strength of the Termination Shock Inferred from the Globally Distributed Energetic Neutral Atom Flux from IBEX.”
2:46-2:58 PM	Yashoda Kandel, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University		“Long-Term Mosquito culture with SkitoSnack, an artificial blood meal replacement.”
2:58-3:10 PM	Gopal Tamang, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University		“Sustaining Home Language for Super Minority Children in an English Dominant Social Setting.”
3:10-3:22 PM	Debadrita Pal, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University		“Meiotic resumption induces changes in the mechanical properties of the oocyte cortex required for the establishment of the embryonic axis.”
3:22-3:34PM	Anish Adhikari, Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, University of Delaware		“Global gridded GDP products: A review of uncertainties and fitness-of-use.”
3:34-3:46 PM	Ashmita Pandey, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University		“The Effects of Metformin on Fecundity and Immunity in Mosquitoes.”
3:46-3:58 PM	Suresh Thapa, Department of physics, Auburn University		“Novel Complex Oxide Growth Technique: hybrid Molecular Beam Epitaxy.”
3:58-4:10 PM	Suman Shrestha, UT Health Graduate School of Biochemical Sciences, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center		“Recent Advancements in Radiation Dosimerty Methodologies Late Effects with Fucs on Cardiac Disease.”
4:10-4:22 PM	Gopal Khanal, Department of National Park and Wild Life Conservation, Government of Nepal		“Relativr Influence of Wild Prey and Livestock Abundance Carnivore Caused Livestoke Predation.”
	Rose Vidal, Anthropology Department, New Mexico State University		“Cross-cultural Adaptation in a U.S. University: The Experiences and Practices of International Students at New Mexico State University.”
4:22 pm – 4:25 pm	*Video clip* :- about Nepal and Nepali Culture

Closing Session

Closing Remark & Best Presentation Award Announcement

Dr. Ram N Acharya/ Dr. Madhav Regmi
NeSA Advisor

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