American Society of Nepalese Engineers (ASNEngr) - a non-profit organization – aims at providing a platform for Nepalese, and their friends, in engineering and closely related scientific and technical areas to come together, exchange ideas, and support each other for their and the larger society’s common good. The Society also strives at promoting engineering and technological advancement in Nepal.

ASNEngr 17th Conference Steering Committee
General Chair: Mangal Maharjan General Co-Chair: Nirajan Aryal
Technical Chair: Om Dahal, Ph.D. Technical Co-Chair: Rabin Dhakal, Ph.D.
Local-Chair: Bijaya Poudyal, Ph.D.
Members:
Surya Thapa, P.E. (OH) Uttam Sedai, MS (VA)
Ananda Paudel, PhD, PMP (CO) Ananta Baidya, P.E. (CA)
Asmita Rokaya, PhD (CA) Bijay Giri, PhD (MI)
Bishnu Phuyal, PhD (IL) Jagannath Ghimire, P.E. (TX)
Nipesh Pradhananga, PhD (FL) Nirajan Aryal, P.E. (NC)
Om Dhodary, P.E. (MD) Kiran Adhikary, P.E. (IL)
Pradeep Khanal, MS (CA) Prakash Khanal, P.E. (MD)
Prakash Malla, P.E. (GA) Prashnna Gyawali, PhD (WV)
Rabin Bhattarai, PhD (IL) Raju Joshee, PMP (MD)
Sandeep Pyakurel, PhD (VA) Sanjay Gajurel, PhD (OH)
Sanatosh Dhakal, P.E. (MD) Shubha Adhikari, AICP (VA)
Shyam Sharma, PhD (OR) Srijana K. Sharma, MS CS (WV)
Sukriti Dhital, PhD (CA) Thakur P. Dhakal, P.E. (VA)
Upendra Karna, DEng (NJ) Utsab Pokharel, EIT (NJ)

Genral Chair:	Mangal Maharjan
	Mr. Mangal Maharjan is Sr. Design Engineer in EDF Renouvelables. Mr. Maharjan completed his master’s in engineering (ME) and business administration (MBA) from Ukraine and Holland. Mr. Maharjan worked as Sr. officer at the Alternative Energy Promotion Center in Nepal for 12 ½ years and worked as Solar Design Engineer at Solar Energy World for 8 years before joining EDF Renouvelables as a Design Engineer. Mr. Maharjan is a lifelong member of the ASNEngr. Mr. Mahajan is currently servicing as vice president of the Society, and he served in various positions.
General Co-Chair:	Nirajan Aryal
	Mr. Nirajan Aryal is a Transportation Engineer at the city of Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Aryal completed his master’s in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University and a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Tribhuvan University, IOE, Pulchowk, Nepal. Mr. Aryal was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter at OSU (2008-2009) and a founder member of the Civil Engineering Students’ Society in Nepal (2007-2008). Mr. Maharjan is a lifelong member of the ASNEngr. Mr. Aryal is currently serving as Executive Member of the Society, and he served in various positions.
Technical Chair:	Om Dahal, Ph.D., P.E.
	Dr. Om Dahal is a Senior Engineer in Burns & McDonnell. Dr. Dahal’s academic journey began with a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Punchwork Campus, Nepal. He then gained invaluable experience working at the Nepal Electricity Authority for seven years before pursuing his Ph.D. at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. After completing his doctorate, Dr. Dahal spent nine years contributing his expertise at the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) before joining Burns & McDonnell as a Senior Engineer. Dr. Dahal is a lifelong member of the ASNEngr and serves society in various ways. Dr. Dahal is also a Senior IEEE member and holds a Professional Engineer license in the state of Indiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Technical Co-Chair:	Rabin Dhakal, Ph.D.
	Dr. Rabin Dhakal is a Senior Research Engineer at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). His area of research focuses on enhancing the performance and reliability of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems through the execution of laboratory and field-based testing and the application of data analytics to utility-scale PV plant datasets. Before his role at EPRI, Dr. Dhakal accrued five years of experience in the renewable energy sector in Nepal and South Africa, contributing to projects involving micro-hydro, solar, and wind energy. He holds a bachelor’s of Mechanical Engineering from Pulchowk Campus, Nepal, and earned both his MSc and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University. Dr. Dhakal is a lifelong member of ASNEngr and has been actively serving society since 2018.
Local Chair:	Bijaya Paudyal, Ph.D., PE
	Dr. Paudyal is a Principal Engineer at the Clean Energy Associates (CEA). Dr. Paudyal is working on the conceptual design of solar PV projects, technical Due Diligence analysis including an independent review of solar PV designs, testing/commissioning procedures, QA/QC documentation, and evaluation of proposed major equipment. Dr. Paudyal accrued more than 13 years of experience in the renewable energy sector in the USA. He completed his Post Doctoral Research Scholar in ed the Electrical Characterization Group within PV industry partnership spanning academic, commercial, and government sectors, including National Science Foundation (NSF) from North Carolima State University (2010 -2011). He completed his PhD in Silicon Cell from The Australian National University (2006-2010). Dr. Paudyal is a lifelong member of ASNEngr and currently servicing as Chapter President of Carolinas Chapter (AdHoc Committee).