Welcome by Conference Director

Introductory Video-about NeSA

Speakers

  Dr. Deshraj Sonyok, NeSA First Conference (2009) Director

  Guest speaker: Dr. Basant Giri, Senior Scientist, Kathmandu Institute of Applied Science, Title: ‘Changing Research and Innovation Initiatives in Nepal’.

Guest speaker: Dr. Tara Sigdel, Associate professor, Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Title: ‘Research and Innovation in Nepal’s Higher Education- an Elusive but Critical Component in Post-COVID Era’.

Guest speaker: Dr. Elina Adhikari, Breeding Analytics Lead, Rice Tec, Inc. Title: ‘Global food production under climate change: Role of crop genetics and genomics’.

Guest speaker: Dr. Rishi Sapkota, Senior Chemist I, Adesis Inc. (NeSA Alumni) Title: ‘A Journey from Medicinal, Catalysis to OLED Chemist’.

Guest speaker: Dr. Sangeet Lamichhaney, Assistant Professor, Kent State University, Title: ‘Study of organismal adaptation through the lens of modern genomics’.

Guest speaker: Dr. Anna Stirr, Associate Professor and Director, Center for South Asian Studies University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, Title: ‘The intimate politics of Lok Dohori’.

Title ( Click Title for abstract)

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Poster

Santosh Gaire,

The Catholic University of America

Single-molecule Characterization of the Elastic Response of DNA and DNA-histone Complexes Using Horizontal Magnetic Tweezers

Santosh Gaire

Srijana Dura,

New Mexico State University

Comparison of jalapeños performance against Phytophthora blight caused by P. capsici under greenhouse and field conditions

Srijana Dura

Yashoda Kandel,

New Mexico State University

Phosphoproteomics profiling of Malpighian Tubules during blood
meal processing reveals dramatic transition in function in aedes
aegypti

 N/A

Nirajan Paudel,

New Mexico State University

Ab inito Studies of the Surface Properties of ZnO Anode Material
in Rechargeable Zn/MnO2 Batteries

Nirajan Paudel

Dikshya Sapkota,

New Mexico State University

Ecofriendly Management of Insect Pests of Cauliflower (Brassica
oleracea var. botrytis) Var. Madhuri in Kapurkot, Salyan

Dikshya Sapkota

Dabit Bista,

New Mexico State University

Effect of Foliar Application of Growth Regulators on Growth and
Yield of Onion (Allium cepa)

Dabit Bista

Pramod Acharya,

New Mexico State University 

Carbon Sequestration and greenhouse gas balance in irrigated
cover crop-forage rotation (N/A)

Pramod Acharya

Prakash Timsina,

ICTP & New Mexico State University

Investigation of Blind Sources Separation Techniques for GPS
Time-Series

 Prakash Timsina

Dr. Swotantra Gautam, BP Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Title: ‘Clinical Profile and Outcome of patients of Heart Failure with and without Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cohort Study from Eastern Nepal.’

Pratik Chhetri, University of California, Berkeley, USA and ALIN (Authentic Leadership Institute Nepal), Title: ALIN Solutions Fellowship: A Comprehensive Model to Engage and Empower LMIC Youths in Meaningful Nation-building Projects

Dr. Huta R. Banjade, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA, Title: ‘Structure motif-centric learning framework for inorganic crystalline systems’

Ezra Huscher, New Mexico State University Title: Exploring the early Universe with computer simulations

Dr. Keshab R. Dahal, Truman State University, Title: ‘Effect of News Sentiment on Stock Price: A Deep Neural Network and Statistical Analysis’.

Alexander Wilson, New Mexico State University, Title: Beyond Profit: Adoption and Diffusion Drivers of Conservation Practices in New Mexican Farmers and Ranchers

Akash Bajgain, New Mexico State University, Title: ‘Terminating mustard cover crop in mid-March reduces risks from beet leafhoppers and potentially suppresses weeds in April-seeded chile pepper.’

Raj K. Baral, University of Texas at El Paso, Title: ‘Social Media Sites as Platforms for Human Good’.

Dipak Mahatara, University of Quebec, Canada, Title: ‘Maxent Modelling for Habitat Suitability of Vulnerable Tree Dalbergia latifolia in Nepal’.

Dr. Debadrita Pal, Syracuse University, Title: ‘Role of Rab11 and Rab8 during morphogenesis of the left-right organizer’.

Kaustuv R. Neupane, New Mexico State University, Title: ‘Drawing insights from the piloting of climate adaptive urban water supply management in the Himalayan cities of Nepal’

Dr. Pradeep Adhikari, Hankyong National University, South Korea. Title: Climate Change-Induced Invasion Risk of Ecosystem Disturbing Alien Plant Species: Comparative Analyses of Five Species Distribution Models

Philip Lujan, New Mexico State University, Title: ‘Comparative performances of phenolic extract derived from pecan shell and husk and commercially available synthetic fungicides, biofungicides and host plant defense inducers against Phytophthora capsici on chile pepper.’