Environmental Science Researcher

CHARAN
BHATTARAI

Investigating air quality, water resources & climate adaptation through data-driven environmental research at Tribhuvan University.

03 Publications

Peer-reviewed research on water quality & climate perception

JIST Physics & Chemistry
MSc Environmental Science • Air Quality Monitoring • Water Resource Management • GIS & Remote Sensing • Climate Adaptation • Research Assistant • Tribhuvan University • Kathmandu, Nepal • JENESYS SAARC 2025 • MSc Environmental Science • Air Quality Monitoring • Water Resource Management • GIS & Remote Sensing • Climate Adaptation • Research Assistant • Tribhuvan University • Kathmandu, Nepal • JENESYS SAARC 2025 •

Research
Analytics

Interactive visualization of field data from ongoing environmental monitoring projects.

Live Data

Indoor Air Quality Assessment

PM2.5 Concentration by Cooking Fuel Type

CRITICAL

Source: Smoke-Free Homes Nepal Research Project (2024)

Technical Competencies

Advanced Level
Intermediate

Phoksundo Lake Analysis

PUBLISHED

8+

Research Projects Completed

2025

JENESYS SAARC Participant

Current Focus

Masters Thesis

Indoor Air Quality in Bagmati Province

Digital
Portfolio

Interactive web applications and data visualization tools built on Replit.

Live on Replit

Portfolio Website

Interactive showcase of research projects, data visualization tools, and environmental monitoring dashboards. Built with modern web technologies.

React Tailwind CSS Data Viz Responsive
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App.jsx
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Chart } from 'chart.js';

export default function ResearchDashboard() {
  const [data, setData] = useState({
    pm25: [450, 180, 45],
    location: 'Bagmati Province'
  });

  // Environmental monitoring logic
  return (
    <Dashboard data={data} />
  );
}

Live Portfolio

chayapa-portfolio.replit.app

More projects coming soon

Interactive tools in development

Selected
Works

01

Smoke-Free Homes Nepal

Indoor air pollution mitigation through technological & socio-economic interventions

Air Quality Public Health
2024 — Present View Details →
02

Phoksundo Lake Hydrochemistry

Water quality assessment of Higher Himalayan Ramsar Site (Dolpa)

Published Water Quality
Sep 2024 Read Paper →
03

Emission Inventory Project

World Bank air quality monitoring initiative for South Asian region

Consultancy Policy
Jan 2024 View Report →

Academic
Background

Current 2023 — 2025

MSc Environmental Science

Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University

Thesis: Impact of Household Cooking Practices on Indoor Air Quality in Bagmati Province

KCRE-CAS Grant Finland Thesis Grant
Graduated 2016 — 2020

BSc Environmental Science

Mechi Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University

Thesis: Composition of Invasive Alien Plant Species in Irautar Community Forest

Technical Arsenal

GIS & Remote Sensing 90%
R Programming 85%
Air Quality Equipment 95%
Python 60%

Certifications

  • Elsevier AI Foundations & Responsible AI
  • MDPI Drones for Natural Hazards
  • USAID Clean Air Management
  • JENESYS SAARC 2025 Participant

Publications

JIST 2024 Water Quality

Hydrochemistry and Water Quality of Phoksundo Lake (Dolpa): Insights from the Higher Himalaya Ramsar Site of Nepal

Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, Volume 30, Issue 1

Education Climate Perception

Perception of Climate Change of Secondary Level Students in Mechinagar, Jhapa, Nepal

Perspectives on Higher Education 15(01)

Earth Sciences Wetlands

Evaluation of Water Quality in Lowland Ramsar Wetlands: Insights on Hydrochemistry Analysis-SDGs Nexus

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C

Let's Collaborate

Open for research collaborations in air quality monitoring, water resource management, and climate adaptation studies.

cbhattarai54@gmail.com
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal