Society Committees

To assist the Board of Directors in accomplishing a specific purpose or activity of the Society, the following committees are envisioned at this time.  We invite you to volunteer your time to serve on one or more of the committees (Committee Effective January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026).

  1. Awards, Grants, and Scholarships CommitteeTo come up with recommendations to establish an award/scholarship; prepare/revise guidelines and application forms for awards, grants, and scholarships; review applications received; make recommendations on applications; and make strategy plan and activities for the growth of number and amount of awards, grants, and scholarships of the Society.
         Chair: Kishor Shrestha (WA) | Email: kishor.shrestha@wsu.edu 
         Vice Chair: Krishna P. Kisi 
         Members: Hari Kharel, Susan Oli 
  2. Bylaws Amendment and Membership Standard Committee –(1) To solicit comments and revise the Society’s Bylaws as needed and submit it to the Society’s Executive Committee for ultimate approval by the Board of Directors. (2) To revise, as needed, membership criteria, guidelines, and application form, and recommend them to the Executive Committee
         Chair: Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D. (CT) | Email: MallaR@engr.uconn.edu 
         Vice Chair:  
         Members: 
  3. Fundraising and Financial Oversight Committee – Responsible for overseeing fundraising efforts and ensuring financial accountability
         Chair: Raju Joshee (MD) | Email:rbjoshee@gmail.com  
         Vice Chair: Samir Rawal
         Members: Reshma Tamrakar               
  4. Liaison Committee –To make connections and work with other professional societies and Nepalese associations/organizations in the USA and beyond (other than in Nepal)
         Chair: Kul Mani Acharya (MD) | Email: kul.acharya@gmail.com 
         Vice Chair: 
         Members: Bijay Paudel, David Chataut
  5. Nepal Liaison Committee – To work as a bridge between ASNEngr and various relevant organizations and government agencies in Nepal
         Chair: Pratibha Phuyal (IL) | Email: pratibhaphuyal1@gmail.com 
         Vice Chair: 
         Members: 
  6. Magazine/ Newsletter Committee – To publish ASNengr Intersection magazine/ – To publish a newsletter to make the Society’s membership and general communities aware of the Society’s activities and plans
         Chair: Manoj Baniya, MS (GA) | Email: manoj.baniya020@gmail.com 
         Vice Chair:  
         Members: 
  7. Membership Review Committee – To review membership applications received, request any missing materials from the applicants, and make decisions on them
        Chair: Rajendra Shrestha, PhD (TX) | Email: Rshresthaasnengr@gmail.com 
        Members: Pratibha Phuyal, M.E., MBA (IL) | Email: pchaulagai@gmail.com
                        Sanjaya Gajurel, Ph.D. (OH) I Email: Sanjaya.gajurel@gmail.com
  8. Outreach and Membership Recruitment Committee – To promote and increase the visibility of the Society, plan and carry out events to recruit members, and raise funds to help carry out various activities of the Society
         Chair: Uttam Sedai (VA) | Email: sedai123@gmail.com 
         Vice Chair: 
         Members: 
  9. Student Committee– Create a database of engineering students in the US and Canada, establish a point of contact, and foster activities that are beneficial to the students
         Chair: Amit Neupane (MD) | Email: amitvivid1@gmail.com  
         Vice Chair: Pitamber Wagle (UT) | Email: waglepitamber@gmail.com 
         Members: Amrit Ghimire (OH) | Email: ghimire451@gmail.com
                          Kushal Acharya (NC) | Email: akushal84@gmail.com
                          Manoj Lamichhane (SD) | Email: manoj.lamichhane@sdstate.edu
  10. Technical Committee – To help in technology transfer and assist membership to keep abreast of new developments in various engineering and related scientific fields, through various avenues including organizing annual technical conferences/ workshops/seminars/meetings and publications. There may be various area and topic-specific subcommittees
         Chair: Sajag Paudel (IL) | Email:spoudel@anl.gov 
         Vice Chair: Nirajan Mani, Ph.D.
         Members: Jiwan Ninglekhu, Ananta Baidya, Bishal Khadka, Deb P Jaisi, Desh Sonyok, Kaushal Jha, Laxman Thapa, Narayan Pokhrel, Nipesh Pradhananga, Prakash Malla, Pratistha Pradhan, Satish Tripathi, Srijana Khatiwada, Thakur Dhakal, Upendra Karna    
  11. Website and Database Committee – To upgrade, improve, and maintain the society’s website and database as well as any other technical issues related to the society
         Chair: Jitendra Shah (MD) Email: Jitenbs@gmail.com 
         Vice Chair:  
         Members: 
  12. Election Committee – To facilitate the election for the 24/26 term (Exe Committee and Board of Directors)
       Chair: Kulmani Acharya (MD) | Email: kul.acharya@gmail.com
       Members: Bikash Adhikari (MD) | Email: adh.bikash10@gmail.com
                        Pradeep Gautam (TX) | Email: psgautam7@gmail.com
                        Prem Itani (PA) | Email: premitani76@gmail.com

                        Narayan Baral (NY) | Email: narayanbaral@yahoo.com
                       
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