Awards/Honors

ACADEMIC AWARDS, HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• • Certification of Recognition “2013 Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant”, April 8th 2013, University of South Florida, Tampa Florida.

  • Frank E. Duckwall Practicum Internship Fellowship in Applied Physics, Fall 2012, University of South Florida, USA.

  • Bankhead-Coley Research Foundation Award, 2011, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.

  • Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Paper Award, Florida Academy of Sciences 76th Annual Meeting, 2012, Tampa, Florida, USA.

  • Research Symposium Award, NanoFlorida 2010, Orlando Florida, USA. REU Research Symposium Award, (with REU Zephra Bell) USF, 2010, Tampa, Florida, USA.

  • Graduate Research Assistantship and Tuition Scholarship, 2010-2012, Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.

  • Teaching Assistantship and Tuition Scholarship, 2008-2010, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fl, USA.

  • Teaching Assistantship and Tuition Scholarship, 2007-2008, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA.

TEACHING ENHANCEMENTS, EXPERIENCES & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Training and Teaching Enhancements & Experiences:

• • Training, “Adult: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED) and Basic First Aid (G2010)-DC (Blended)-DC” Certification by American Safety & Health institute(ASHI)

  • Workshop, “Innovative Technology in Teaching” Monterey Bay Physics Teacher Alliance

  • Workshop, “Leveraging Our Diversity” California State University Monterey Bay

  • Workshop,“Inverted Classroom co-ops” California State University Monterey Bay

  • Workshop,“Teaching Under-prepared students” California State University Monterey Bay

  • Workshop, “Conducting real-time online classrooms using illuminate live!” Conducted by center for 21st century teaching excellence, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA, September 5, 2008.

  • Workshop, Converting courses to online, Conducted by center for 21st century teaching excellence, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA, September 12, 2009.

  • Workshop, High tec. e-teaching-learning computer courseware development, Organized by ADB Institute, Asian Development Bank, National Information Technology Center, Asian e-learning Pvt. Ltd. & St. Xavier College, Kathmandu, Nepal 7-11 May 2007.

  • Instructor, Cal State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA 8/2013- Present.

  • Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fl, 2008-2010.

  • Teaching Assistant, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 2007-2008.

  • Lecturer, St. Xavier's College 2006-2007. Lecturer, Gyankunj College 2005-2006. Lecturer, Intensive International College 2003-2005.

LEADERSHIP/ MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCES/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Mentor:

• • For high school students, USF, Nanomedicine & Bionanotechnology lab, summer 2011.

  • For NSF funded REU (Research Experience for Undergraduate) student, USF, Nanomedicine and Bionanotechnology lab, Summer 2010, she took third place in USF-REU poster competition.

  • For high school students, USF, Nanomedicine & Bionanotechnology lab, spring 2009, these students took first place at the Regional Science Fair and third place in State Science Fair.

  • As a senior graduate student I have instruct, trained and mentor new graduate and undergraduate students in Dr. Haynie lab.

  • Demonstrated different lab techniques in Dr. Haynie's "Biophysics Method" class for undergraduate and graduate students.

Social Activities:

• • Elected member, Student Association of Physics (2002-2004), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

  • Vice president, Nepalese Student Association in USF (2008-2012), University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.

  • Volunteere, Demonstrate and illustrate principle of Physics used in Bush Garden "Physics Day 2009" Bush Garden, Tampa, Florida, USA.

  • Organizer, Fund raising program, help to improve health and hygiene of students at public schools in Nepal, 2011, Tampa, Florida, USA.

  • Volunteer and participant in dozens of social activities such as Blood drive, Cultural program, and others.