Name: Ajay Kumar Jha

Position: Assoc. Professor

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

Other Appointments: Director, Center for Pollution Studies

Email: akjha@ioe.edu.np

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Research Impact (Google Scholar):

h-index: 20

Total citations: 1,378

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Research Interest/Expertise: 

Mechanical Engineering; Renewable Energy; Environmental Engineering, Climate Change

Teaching:

Research Methodology, Energy Audit, Renewable Energy Technologies, Thermodynamics

Key Awards/Honors/Recognitions:

Bidya Bhusan

•    Bachelor Degree: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, 2000
•    Master Degree: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, 2005
•    PhD Degree: Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2012

Professional Affiliations:

• Board member of Nepal Engineering Council,
• Life Member of Nepal Engineers Association
• Founder Member of Nepal Terai Engineers' Society
• TWAS Young Affiliate Network (TYAN)

Selected Recent Research Projects:

1. Performance, Socio-environmental impact of Charging Infrastructure EV Transition in Nepal, University Grants Commission, 2025

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Ajay Kumar Jha, Hari Bahadur Darlami, Nawraj Bhattarai, Subir Karn, Ganesh Neupane (2025). Projecting Energy Demand and GHG Reduction with Electric Vehicle Adoption in Nepal, Applied Engineering Letters, 10(3): 160-170.  https://doi.org/10.46793/aeletters.2025.10.3.4
2. Hari Bahadur Darlami, Ajay Kumar Jha, and Kshitiz Ghimire (2025). A critical review of recent dewatering technologies: Performance and applications, Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 22(5): 55-64. doi: 10.36922/AJWEP025130093.
3. Ajay Kumar Jha, Hari Bahadur Darlami, Nawraj Bhattarai, Subir Karn, Ganesh Neupane (2025). International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 15(4), 272-281.
4. Ajay Kumar Jha, Hari Bahadur Darlami, Rajesh Gautam, Keshab Pun (2024). Production of Clean Energy from Duckweed, International Journal on Engineering Technology, 2(1): 80-95 (https://doi.org/10.3126/injet.v2i1.72523)
5. Ajay Kumar Jha, Sujan Jojiju, Hari Darlami, Bijay Basnet (2024). Performance evaluation of dewatering systems for bio-digestate for developing countries, Energy Storage and Conversion 2(3): 1431. (https://doi.org/10.59400/esc.v2i3.1431).
6. Sanjay Lal Karna, Ajay Kumar Jha, Kishori Yadav and Jiwan Kumar Mallik (2024). Performance evaluation of solar PV mini grid system in Nepal: a case study Thabang and Sugarkhal, Frontiers in Energy Research, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1321945.
7. Ajay Kumar Jha, Jianzheng Li, Yixing Yuan, Nawraj Baral and Binling Ai (2014). A Review on Bio-Butyric Acid Production and its Optimization, International Journal of Agriculture & Biology; 16:1019-1024.
8. Ajay Kumar Jha, Jianzheng Li,Qiaoying Ban, Liguo Zhang, Bowei Zhao (2012). Dry Anaerobic Digestion of Cow Dung for Methane Production: Effect of Mixing. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 15(23): 1111-1118 .
9. Ajay Kumar Jha, Jianzheng Li, Sushama Pradhan and Mike Hoover (2011). Current Practices of Solid Waste Management and a Sustainable Perspective in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Waste Management, 31: 26472651.
10. Jianzheng Li, Ajay Kumar Jha, Tri Ratna Bajracharya(2014). Dry Anaerobic Co-digestion of Cow Dung with Pig Manure for Methane Production. Applied Biochemisty and Biotechnology, 173: 1537-1552 .