Ajaya Bhattarai
Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Biography
Dr. Ajaya Bhattarai is, at present, faculty member of Chemistry in the department of Chemistry , M.M.A.M.C., Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Nepal. He has received his M.Sc. degree from Tribhuvan University in 1998 and Ph.D. degree in Polymer Chemistry from North Bengal University, India in 2010. The title of his Ph.D. thesis is “Polyelectrolyte-Surfactant interaction in Mixed Solvent mediaâ€. He has been working in Tribhuvan University since 2002. Dr. Bhattarai has visited University of Warsaw, Poland for Post doctorate research in the area of Nanomaterials Physics & Chemistry as well as Surface Chemistry in 2012-2013.He had received support from University Grants Commission, Nepal for Ph.D. research and had also received Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for Post-doctorate research work from European Commission and Lund University, Sweden. Dr. Bhattarai has decorated by the International Award “Third World Academy Sciences for Young Scientist (TWAS)’’ Award for the year 2008 in Chemistry. He has also achieved Nepal Bidhya Bhusan Medal-KA in 2014 by the President of the Federal Republic of Nepal, Rt. Honorable Dr. Ram Baran Yadav. Dr. Bhattarai had presented his research findings in the field of Polymer Chemistry, Surface Chemistry, electrochemistry and Nanomaterials in several international and national conferences. He has published more than ten dozens of scientific research papers, articles, abstract books and also on published in different international repute as well as national journals. He has been supervising Master level students as well as Ph. D. students and working in several national and international projects. Presently he is acting as Editor of a peer review journal “ BIBECHANA†and Journal of Nepal Chemical Society. Recently, he has been honoured by American Chemical Society for Publication of peer-reviewed research and generosity in sharing the expertise.