Sep 2017 – Aug 2023

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA (2017–2023)

Thesis: Scale Analysis of Wind Work on the Oceanic General Circulation
Advisor: Dr. Hussein Aluie

Oct 2010 – Feb 2015

Bachelors' Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal

July 2023 – Present

Postdoctoral Investigator

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

• Investigating multiscale air-sea interaction dynamics in the Tropical Pacific using coupled regional models (ROMS-WRF SCOAR).
• Using machine learning frameworks to reconcile discrepancies between satellite and in-situ wind measurements (QuikSCAT, ASCAT, TAO arrays).

Summers 2018, 2019

Graduate Research Assistant

Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Investigated the spatial scales of ocean surface wind forcing on mesoscale ocean dynamics using QuikSCAT observations and CESM/POP2 outputs.
• Modified and implemented analytical wind forcing and relative wind stress parameterizations in MOM6 for multiscale analysis of air-sea momentum fluxes.

MIT-WHOI:

• Graduate Course TA – Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean (Fall 2024)

University of Rochester:

• Graduate Course TA – Turbulence (Fall 2022)
• Undergraduate Course TA – Thermodynamics (Spring 2018)
• Undergraduate Course TA – Solid Mechanics Lab (Fall 2017)

Reviewer:

• Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Journal of Physical Oceanography

Convener:

• AGU Session AOS012 (2024),
• Moderator at SWOT Workshop (2022)

Leadership:

• Early Career Member at Large,
  Executive Committee, APS Topical Group on Physics of Climate (2025–26)

• Awardee Participant, Physical Oceanography Dissertation Symposium (2024)
• US CLIVAR Air-Sea Workshop Travel Grant (2023)
• SWOT FilaChange Workshop Travel Grant (2022)
• Awardee Participant, Boulder Summer School (2022)
• Merit Scholar, Rank 1, Tribhuvan University. Engineering Entrance Exam (2010)

• American Physical Society
• American Geophysical Union

Feb 2017 – Jul 2017

CFD Engineer

Chiyoda Corporation, Japan

• Performed CFD simulations for parts and machinery used in natural gas plants.
• Created 3D CAD geometry from 2D engineering drawings and created mesh for CFD

Nov 2014 – Feb 2017

CAD/CAE Engineer

E & T Co., Japan / E & T Nepal Pvt. Ltd.

• Performed CFD simulations for automobile parts.
• Led the development and validation of the dynamic core in an in-house CFD solver.
• Used C++ with CUDA for solver development

• Programming: Python, FORTRAN, C, C++, MATLAB
• High Performance Computing: MPI, OpenMP, mpi4py, dask
• Earth System Numerical Modeling: ROMS, WRF, MOM6, CESM
• Computational Fluid Dynamics: ANSYS Fluent, CFX, ICEM CFD
• Computer Aided Drawing: CATIA, SolidWorks, AutoCAD