Mrs. Monika Thapa is a Faculty at the College of Science and Technology under Royal University of Bhutan. She graduated with Bachelors of Civil Engineering from the College of Science and Technology in the year 2006 and completed her Master’s degree in Structural Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India in the year 2009. Her main research interests are modeling, nonlinear analysis, disaster management and hazard mapping. Her research- Sensitivity Analysis of Pushover Method in Nonlinear analysis of RC Buildings, Significance of Modeling Techniques in Pushover Analysis of RC Buildings, Landslide Hazard Zonation Mapping along Phuentsholing-Pasakha Highway using GIS, Study on Seismic Retrofitting of Structures in Bhutan are some of the fascinating topics on which she has worked. She was also actively involved in E-Flow project under National Environment Commission Secretariat (NECS), Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu; developing guidelines for Hydropower projects in Bhutan. Currently she is involved in NAP project under NECS.
Ms. Kezang Yuden is currently a faculty at the College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan. She graduated with Bachelors of Civil Engineering from the College of Science and Technology in the year 2019 and worked as an Assistant Lecturer at the Department on Civil Engineering and Surveying at the Jigme Namgyal Engineering College under Royal University of Bhutan from the year 2019-2020. Her main research interest includes hydrology, engineering geology and geo-hazards assessment & mapping.
Mr. Saroj Acharya is a graduate of the College of Science and Technology under the Royal University of Bhutan. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the College of Science and Technology in the year 2019. He has been currently selected as an Assistant Engineer at the Department of Roads under the Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Royal Government of Bhutan.
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