Name: Binod Pokharel
Place of Birth: Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Binod Pokharel is Associate Professor in Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Dr. Pokharel completed his PhD from University of Wyoming. His research areas are mountain meteorology, winter orographic cloud seeding, extreme weather, climate variability and climate change. His other interest includes transboundary transport of air pollution and forest fire. He is currently working on a sub-seasonal scale drought and fire weather forecasting model, validation and bias correction of CMIP6, and development of citizen science program, particularly in Nepal. His previous work also focused on research-to-operation project that developed a cloud seeding weather forecasting model and tools for Utah, USA.
Weather Data
My Journey
Graduation and PhD
He graduated from Tribhuvan University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, Physics, and Mathematics. He then went on to earn a Master of Science in Meteorology. In May 2009, He had the chance to enroll in the University of Wyoming’s Master of Science program in atmospheric science. He then finished his Ph.D. in atmospheric science at the same university in 2014 after that.
Research Grants and Awards
Research Grants
Improving the cloud seeding program in Utah
Funded by: Utah Division of Water Resources, Utah, USA
Research Timeline: Jan 2019 – Dec 2021
Funding Amount: $40,000
Improving the cloud seeding program in Utah
Funded by: Utah Division of Water Resources, Utah, USA
Research Timeline: Nov 2018 – Oct 2019
Funding Amount: $60,000
An Integrated Assessment of Regional Climate-Water-Energy-Land- Decision Modeling
Funded by: The Department of Energy, USA
Research Timeline: Sep 2019 – Aug 2022
Funding Amount: $359,968
Development of Citizen Science program in Nepal
Funded by: University of Wyoming Global Engagement
Research Timeline: 2017
Funding Amount: $4,000
Award
The North American Weather Modification Council (NAWMC) 2012-2013 Academic Year Scholarship
Community and Professional Services
- Established a rainfall measurement network at schools in Nepal aiming to collect the precipitation data and provide the scientific observation knowledge to high school students as a part of citizen science program.
- Member, Technical Advisory Team, The Utah Roadmap for Air Quality/Changing Climate.
- Taught Data Carpentry and Software Carpentry at Utah State University in October 2017 and 2018
Professional activities:
- Member, American Meteorological Society, Weather Modification Association; life Member, Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists (SOHAM) – Nepal
- Guest Editor, Environments
Reviewer, Water, Atmospheric Research, Atmosphere, International Journal of Climatology, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Journal of Weather Modification, Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, Journal of Meteorological Research, Meteorological Applications
Scientific committee, Mountain in the Changing World – International Conference, 2016, 2017, 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Scientific Session organized, “Water Resources through Weather Modification” in AWRA Annual Conference, 3-7 November, Salt Lake City, UT