Dr. Netra Prakash Bhandary is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Ehime University of Japan. He teaches various topics in geotechnical engineering, geohazards and geo-disaster reduction. He completed his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Aligarh Muslim University, India and his master's degree in geotechnical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering from Ehime University of Japan. Dr. Bhandary started his teaching career at Nepal Engineering College in 1994. He later joined Ehime University as an assistant professor in 2003. His main research interests are geotechnical aspects of landslides and seismic ground shaking. He has published more than 150 scientific papers on various topics. Currently, Dr. Bhandary holds the positions of Head of the Department of Environmental Design and Director of the Center for Disaster Management Informatics Research at Ehime University. He served as the president of the Nepal Geotechnical Society until May 2023 and currently leads the Shikoku Branch of the Japanese Geotechnical Society as its president. Dr. Bhandary has received several awards in recognition of his contributions to academia and research. Some of his achievements include all three classes of Biddhya Bhushan Medals (i.e., A, B, and C) given by the kings of Nepal, best paper awards, best presentation awards and best contribution awards.
Dr. Binod Tiwari is the Associate Vice President for Research and Sponsored Projects/Chief Research Officer at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), United States of America (USA) the largest campus within the California State University System. He also holds the position of Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at CSUF. Dr. Tiwari completed his B.Eng. in civil engineering from Tribhuvan University Nepal, M.Sc. in geo and biosphere science from Niigata University, Japan and his Ph.D. in environmental management science from Niigata University, Japan. He completed his post-doctoral fellowship at Virginia Tech, USA. He has served at CSUF in different capacities including department chair, program coordinator, graduate advisor and an academic senate member. He has published over 250 articles in various areas of his research interest, delivered nearly 100 keynotes or invited lectures and supervised over 250 students on their graduate or undergraduate research theses and projects. As an external panel of experts, he has reviewed design reports of dozens of large geotechnical engineering and dam projects in the USA as well as internationally. He has received many awards for his research publications as well as service to higher education and profession including the ASCE 2022 Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award, ASCE 2019 Thomas Middlebrooks Awards, and CSU Fullerton 2017 Outstanding Professor Award. Dr. Tiwari served as a Vice President of the International Consortium on Landslides, executive board member for the Council on Undergraduate Research and Chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Institute Los Angeles Chapter. He is the incumbent president of the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR). Dr. Tiwari serves as an executive editor, associate editor, or editorial board member of various flagship international journals on geotechnical engineering including ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering, Landslides, and Geo-environmental Disasters. He also serves as the assistant editor-in-chief of the ICL Book Series - Progress in Landslide Research and Technology. He is a licensed professional civil engineer in California and is a fellow of ASCE.
Dr. Indra Prasad Acharya currently serves as an Associate Professor and the Campus Chief of Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University. He completed his bachelor's degree from Tribhuvan University, master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in geotechnical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Dr. Acharya has been a key figure in Nepal both in academia and geotechnical engineering sectors for over two decades. He has contributed significantly to research with numerous publications on various topics such as the geotechnical effects of earthquakes, liquefaction hazard assessment and foundation system analysis. He is a seasoned engineering professional and has played a vital role in infrastructure quality control and material as a consultant for geotechnical and tunnel engineering projects.
Dr. Mandip Subedi is an Associate Professor and the Director of Universal Engineering and Science College, affiliated with Pokhara University. He also serves as the Director of the Geoinfra Research Institute,
