Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Sciences: Health & Environmental
Chemistry Department of Chemistry, Oakland University (Expected: December, 2015) Research Topic: Electrochemical investigation of Organometallic CO2 reduction electrocatalysts Advisor: Greg Felton, Ph.D. Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry, August 2011 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI GPA: 3.70/4.0 Thesis: GC-MS Characterization of Carbohydrates in Archaeological Materials Advisor: Ruth Ann Armitage, Ph.D. B.Sc. (Minor Biology) & M. Sc. (Physical Chemistry)(1998 & 2002), Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal International Service Award ($500 cash prize), International Students and Scholars Office, OU, Fall-2013 Student of the Month, International Students and Scholars office, Oakland University, October, 2013 Provost Graduate Student Research Grant-2012($2,000), Oakland University International First- time Graduate to Oakland University ScholarshipFall, 2011(US$ 1,500 cash prize) Best Chemistry Graduate Research Award-2011($100 Cash prize), Eastern Michigan University Dean's Student Travel Award-2011($400), Eastern Michigan University Graduate Student Travel Award-2011($400), Eastern Michigan University Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oakland University (09/2011-Present) Graduate Teaching Assistant, Eastern Michigan University (09/200906/2011) Lecturer of Chemistry (11/2008- 08/2009), School of Health and Allied Sciences, Pokhara University, Pokhara, Nepal Lecturer of Chemistry (April 2003- April 2008), Nepal Police Higher Secondary School, Kavre, Nepal
Dhakal, B.; Armitage, R.A., GC-MS characterization of Carbohydrates in an
Archaeological Use Residue: A Case Study from the Coahuila Desert. In
Archaeological Chemistry VIII, Armitage, R. A., Burton, J. H., Eds. American Chemical Society: 2013; Vol. 1147, pp 157-170. PRESENTATIONS
Dhakal, B.; Kurtz, D. A.; Corbin, B. A.; Felton, G. A. N. Electroanalytical
study of CO2 reduction catalyzed by organometallic Re & Mn complexes ANACHEM/SAS Detroit Section Symposium, Livonia, MI, November 7, 2013.(Oral) Dhakal, B.; Kurtz, D. A.; Felton, G. A. N. Electrochemical investigation of organometallic manganese CO2 reduction electrocatalysts National Meeting (Fall) of American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, In, September 8-12, 2013. (Poster) Dhakal, B.; Kurtz, D. A.; Felton, G. A. N. The electrochemistry of organometallic manganese CO2 reduction electrocatalysts Central Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society, Mount Pleasant, MI, May 15-18, 2013. (Oral) Dhakal, B.; Kurtz, D. A.; Felton, G. A. N. Electroanalytical evaluation of catalytic activity of manganese complexes for CO2 reduction PITTCON conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 17-21, 2013. (Poster) Dhakal, B.; Armitage, R.A. Development of GC-MS and TLC-DART-MS methods for the characterization of carbohydrates in the archaeological materials, Central Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society, Indiana polis, IN, June 8, 2011.(Poster) Dhakal, B.; Armitage, R.A. Development of GC-MS and TLC-DART-MS methods for the characterization of carbohydrates in the archaeological materials, PITTCON conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, March 14, 2011. (Poster) Dhakal, B.; Armitage, R.A. GC-MS characterization of carbohydrates in the archaeological materials, Anachem Symposium, Livonia, MI, October 28, 2010.(Oral)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member - American Chemical Society (2009-Present)
Member- Electrochemical Society (2013-Present) Vice-president- Grad Connection (Graduate Student Association), Oakland University (2013-Present) Member- EMU campus community emergency response team (CERT), 2010-2011
Environmental Impact of Nuclear Power Plants: Proceedings of a Conference Held November 26-30, 1974, Sponsored by the School of Nuclear Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 USA