Name: Anita Prajapati

Position: Asst. Professor

Unit: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,  Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering

Email: anita.praj@pcampus.edu.np

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Research Interest/Expertise: 

Energy Systems Modelling; Energy Planning and Policy Analysis; Renewable Energy Technologies; Energy Finance

Teaching:

 Operations Research (BE), Engineering Economics (BE), Energy System Modelling and Analysis (ME), Energy Finance and Management (ME)

•    Bachelor Degree: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Nepal, 2011
•    Master Degree: Renewable Energy Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Nepal, 2013
•    PhD Degree: Mechanical Engineering (Focus: Energy Planning), Sandwhich Project of Institute of Engineering and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 2023

Selected Recent Research Projects:

1. Preparation of Energy Sector Synopsis Report 2021/22, 2022, Project Leader, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS), Government of Nepal
2. Study of Fuel Economy and Exhaust Emissions Measurement in LDVs and Policy Development and Awareness Program, 2021, Member, Department of Environment, Government of Nepal
3. Fiscal Policy Options with the Use of Fuel Economy Policy Implementation Tool (FEPIT) in Nepal, 2019, Co-PI, Clean Energy Nepal, Nepal
4. Baseline Study on Fuel Economy of Light Duty Vehicles (LDV) in Nepal, Co-PI, Clean Energy Nepal, Nepal

Selected Recent Publications:

1. KC. Subash and Prajapati, A (2024). "Implications of Net-zero Emission Strategy for Residential Sector of Bagmati Province” Journal of Advanced College of Engineering, 9: 189-199. DOI: 10.3126/jacem.v9i1.71447
2. Shakya, S. R., et al. (2023). "Environmental, energy security, and energy equity (3E) benefits of net-zero emission strategy in a developing country: A case study of Nepal." Energy Reports 9: 2359-2371. DOI : 10.1016/j.egyr.2023.01.055
3. Singh, R., Bhattarai, N., Prajapati, A., & Shakya, S. R. (2022). Impact of variation in climatic parameters on hydropower generation: A case of hydropower project in Nepal. Heliyon, 8(12), e12240. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12240
4. Prajapati, A., et al. (2021). "Passenger Transport Modal Mix by Incorporating Travel Behaviour: A Case Study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment. DOI:10.13052/10.13052/SPEE1048-4236.4032
5. Nakarmi, A. M., et al. (2020). "Mitigating the impacts of air pollutants in Nepal and climate co-benefits: a scenario-based approach." Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 13(3): 361-370.  DOI: 10.1007/s11869-020-00799-6
6. Prajapati, A., et al. (2020). "SpatioTemporal Analysis of Public Transportation System Using Static Transit Accessibility Methodological Framework." International Journal Of Scientific & Technology Research 9(10): 228-232.
7. Prajapati, A., Bajracharya, T. R., Bhattarai, N., & Froyen, Y. K. (2020). Public Bus Accessibility and its Implications in Energy and Environment: A Case Study of Kathmandu Valley. Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 15(3), 253260. https://doi.org/10.3126/jie.v15i3.32190
8. Prajapati, A., Bajracharya, T. R., & Bhattarai, N. (2017). Driving Factors of Energy Consumption in Transport Sector. Paper presented at the IOE Graduate Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal. Vol 5, 283-290, ISSN: 2350-8914 (Online), 2350-8906 (Print)