Dr Badal Pokharel | UNSW Research

Keywords

natural hazards

disaster risk and reduction

geographic information systems

geospatial analysis

geomorphology

Fields of Research (FoR)

Natural hazards, Geospatial information systems and geospatial data modelling, Photogrammetry and remote sensing

SEO tags

Natural Hazards

Climate change

Biography

Dr Badal Pokharel is a Research Associate at the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. She brings a unique combination of value through industry/corporate, research and interdisciplinary work experience. Her background in geospatial engineering, climate change and sustainability brings reliability and innovation to her work. She has extensive experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), and implementing geospatial systems for geohazards, agriculture, climate change, land administration and geomorphology projects.

My Grants

Kalantari, M., Pokharel, B., Mataraarachhi, S., Race, D., Varo, J. & Kotouzas, S. 2022 UNSW Seed funding (AUD 25000)

Baniya, B., & Pokharel, B. Global Partnership Project Grant 2022. College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech University, USA (AUD 7200)

Pokharel B. Research Grant, HPC- Europa3 Transnational Access Programme 2022 hosted by Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Italian National Research Council (IRPI-CNR), Perugia Italy (AUD 3630)

Pokharel, B. PhD Research Support Grant, Faculty of Humanitarian Engineering, UNSW (AUD 3000)

My Qualifications

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering (2023), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

M.Sc. Engineering Geology (2018), Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

My Awards

Early Career Academic Social Impact Award 2023, UNSW Early Career Network (ECAN) , Sydney Australia

Best Talent Award, 2021 Young Generation Forum/Young Professional Forum hosted by the Korean Academy of Scientists and Engineers in Australasia

University topper for Master of Science in Engineering Geology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, 2018

My Research Activities

Her research focuses on the assessment of natural and human-induced disasters, such as earthquake-triggered landslides or climate change-induced floods, using geospatial approaches. She is passionate about working in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research that contributes towards disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM).

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