Bishal Nath Upreti (born April 22, 1951 in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

) is a geologist and academic at the Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur,

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Career

Upreti has worked for over fourteen years as the head of the Central Department of Geology at Kirtipur Campus and the Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University in

. His academic work specializes in

ese geology. His teaching of both undergraduate and post-graduate students has focused on

Engineering Geology Engineering geology is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors regarding the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineering works are recognized and accou ...

both in Nepal and abroad. Upreti has co-edited a book about the geology of the Nepalese

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

. he has also co-edited a book about landslide hazard management and control in the Hindukush-Himalaya region. In 1999, Upreti was a visiting professor at the

Hiroshima University is a Japanese national university located in Higashihiroshima and Hiroshima, Japan. Established in 1929, it was chartered as a university in 1949 following the merge of a number of national educational institutions. History Under the Nationa ...

, Japan, under the fellowship of the Japan Society of Promotion of Sciences (JSPS). In 2001, he was a visiting professor at the

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is a multidisciplinary research institute located at Jakkur, Bangalore, India. It was established by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, to ...

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

, India. Upreti is the president of the Disaster Preparedness Network-Nepal (DPNet) He is a long serving member of the Nepal Geological Society. Currently, Upreti is the president of NRNA-Zambia and also is a professor in the Department of Geology at the University of Zambia in Lusaka and a TWAS Research Professor (2012-2017) in the same university.

Awards

* Suprabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu, conferred by King

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth Shah Ruler and the King of N ...

, 1996. * Mahendra Vidhya Bhusan Class 'A', conferred by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, 1980. * Mahendra Vidhya Bhusan Class 'B', conferred by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, 1973. * Natural Disaster Relief Medal, conferred by the

Government of Nepal The Government of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Prior to the abolition of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (became republic in 2008), it was officially known as His Majesty's Government. T ...

. * C.N.R. Rao Prize for scientific research, 2015. Upreti received the award "for his outstanding contributions to the investigation of the stratigraphy and tectonics of the Nepal Himalayas and our understanding of the

geology of Nepal The geology of Nepal is dominated by the Himalaya, the highest, youngest and a very highly active mountain range. Himalaya is a type locality for the study of on-going continent-continent collision tectonics. The Himalayan arc extends about fro ...

Research publications

Upreti, B.N., Dhital, M.R., 1996.

Landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated grade (slope), slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of ...

studies and management in Nepal. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, 87p.

References

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Career

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