U.S.-Nepal Planning Visit to Initiate Collaborative Research in Geography and Environmental Engineering with Faculty at the Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2010.

OISE- 1068472美国-尼泊尔规划访问，与尼泊尔加德满都的特里布万大学的教师开展地理和环境工程方面的合作研究，2010年11月。加州州立大学（CSU）的PI Mohan Dangi将对特里布万大学（TU）进行规划访问，在那里他将会见科学技术研究所、中央环境科学系和中央植物学系的负责人。 他和外国合作者将确定未来在废物管理、沼气生产和影响尼泊尔的气候变化问题方面的研究机会。 他还将检查实验室设施，实地研究地点，适当的导师和后勤准备提交国际研究经验的学生（IRES）建议国际科学工程办公室。 知识价值-本项目将研究低成本废物处理技术的有效性，这些技术在尼泊尔和其他发展中国家是可行的，在这些国家，管理城市废物对政府来说是一个日益严峻的挑战。 Dangi全面记录了对加德满都废物管理的分析，有迹象表明，促进地方协议和加强市政当局废物具体处理方案能力的参与式管理方式可以维持这种做法。 Dangi是CSU地理系环境系统和政策的助理教授，最近获得了约翰霍普金斯大学地理与环境工程博士学位。 他进行了广泛的研究，以了解管理废物的技术-社会界面。 特里布万大学的同行是一个匹配良好的跨学科团队，包括环境科学家，植物学家和经济学家。 更广泛的影响-预计这次规划访问将产生若干更广泛的影响。 一是此次访问将为启动美国和尼泊尔大学之间的持久研究伙伴关系奠定基础。 第二，作为这一伙伴关系的一部分而开展的研究成果可作为改进发展中国家废物管理做法的一个模式。 在访问期间，PI还将制定一个向NSF提交IRES提案的框架，该框架将为美国本科生和毕业生提供环境工程方面的独特机会，以从事尼泊尔教授指导的研究项目。 与此直接相关的是与TU教师共同开发有效的IRES研究项目，为美国学生提供互利的服务。

OISE- 1068472 U.S.-Nepal Planning Visit to Initiate Collaborative Research in Geography and Environmental Engineering with Faculty at the Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2010. PI Mohan Dangi of California State University (CSU) will undertake a planning visit to the Tribhuvan University (TU) where he will meet with the Heads of the Institute of Science and Technology, the Central Department of Environmental Science, and the Central Department of Botany. He and the foreign collaborators will identify future research opportunities in waste management, biogas generation, and climate change issues affecting Nepal. He will also examine the laboratory facilities, field research sites, appropriate mentors and the logistics in preparation for submission of an International Research Experience for Students (IRES) proposal to the Office of International Science & Engineering. Intellectual Merit- This project will examine the effectiveness of low-cost waste treatment techniques that could be feasible for Nepal and other developing countries where managing urban waste is a growing challenge for governments. Dangi has thoroughly documented the analysis of waste management in Kathmandu and the indications are that a participatory style of management that promotes local protocols and strengthens the capacity of the municipality with waste specific treatment options can sustain such practices. Dangi is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Systems and Policy in the Department of Geography at CSU and a recent PhD from Johns Hopkins University in Geography and Environmental Engineering. He has conducted extensive research on understanding the technical-social interface of managing waste. The counterparts at Tribhuvan University are a well-matched, cross-disciplinary team that includes an environmental scientist, a botanist, and economist. Broader Impacts- There are several broader impacts expected to result from this planning visit. One is that the visit will lay the groundwork for initiating a lasting research partnership between a US and Nepalese university. Secondly, the results of the research undertaken as part of this partnership could serve as a model for improving waste management practices in developing countries. During the visit, the PI will also develop a framework for the submission of an IRES proposal to NSF that will provide unique opportunities in environmental engineering for US undergraduate and graduates to work on research projects mentored by Nepalese professors. Directly connected with this is the co-development with TU faculty of effective IRES research projects for the US students that are mutually beneficial.