Dr. B. J. Shrestha

OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
225, Emerson Electric Co. Hall
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, Missouri 65401 USA

Tel: (573) 341-6068

email: shrestha@umr.edu
World Wide Web URL
http://www.umr.edu/~shrestha

fax: (573) 341-4532

RESIDENCE

604 Fox Creek Rd.
Rolla, Missouri 65401 USA
Tel: (573) 341-3883

EDUCATION

* Ph.D., 1995. University of Missouri - Rolla

* GPA, Graduate Cumulative: 4.0/4.0

* Dissertation: Calculation of Efficiency and Response Function of a Ge Detector using Monte Carlo method

* M.S. Nuclear Physics May, 1988. Louisiana State University

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

* Member of National Physics Honor Society, SIGMA PI SIGMA

* Member of National Nuclear Engineering Honor Society, ALPHA NU SIGMA

* Member of National Engineering Honor Society, TAU BETA PI

* Member of The Scientific Research Society of America, SIGMA XI

* Fulbright Scholarship Recipient

* Received Outstanding Accomplishment Award (Certificate and Cash Award) for paper presented at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in April, 1994

* Selected for biography in Marqui's 'Who's Who in Science and Engineering in U.S.A.' (Second Edition, 1994)

* Order of the Engineer Oath

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

* Participated and graduated a semester long "Communication Workshop" at University of Missouri-Rolla, 1992

* Fluent in English, Nepali, Hindi and other Asian languages

* Can read French

ACTIVITIES

* American Nuclear Honor Society, UMR Chapter, President (1994-95)

* Council of Graduate Students (UMR), Vice-President, Secretary (1992-94)

* Curriculum Committee (UMR), Representative

* Academic Council (UMR), Representative

* American Nuclear Society, Member

* American Physical Society, Member

* Nepal Physical Society, Member

* American Mathematical Society, Member

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lecturer of Physics at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal from 1979 to 1985

Taught undergraduate Physics as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge from 1985 to 1988

Taught undergraduate Physics, Statics, and Calculus as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Missouri-Rolla from 1988 to 1995

Completed a 6 months long "Teaching Enhancement Training" in the Fall of 1992 at the University of Missouri-Rolla

Completed a 2 weeks long "The Teaching of Physics" workshop cum seminar in the Fall of 1982 at the Tribhuvan University

Adjunct Faculty (Fall,1996), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(221) - "Principles of semiconductor devices"

Adjunct Faculty (Spring,1997), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(221) - "Principles of semiconductor devices"

EE(273) - "Electromagnetic fields and waves II"

Adjunct Faculty (Summer,1997), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(207) - "Power system analysis and design"

Adjunct Faculty (Fall,1997), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(151) - "Circuits I"
EE(282) - "Electronic circuits & machines"

Adjunct Faculty (Spring,1998), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(151) - "Circuits I"
EE(275) - "Electromagnetics"
EE(282) - "Electronic circuits & machines"

Adjunct Faculty (Summer,1998), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(243) - "Communication systems"
EE(281) - "Electrical circuits"

Adjunct Faculty (Fall,1998), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(151) - "Circuits I"
EE(282) - "Electronic circuits & machines"

Adjunct Faculty (Fall,1998), Department of Computer Science, Park University. Taught
CS(140) - "Introduction to Computers"
CS(151) - "Introduction to programming - C++"

Adjunct Faculty (Spring,1999), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(153) - "Circuits II"
EE(282) - "Electronic circuits & machines"

Adjunct Faculty (Summer,1999), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(206) - "Power system design & analysis"

EE(275) - "Electromagnetics"
EE(281) - "Electrical circuits"

Adjunct Faculty (Fall,1999), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(151) - "Circuits I"
EE(283) - "Electronics for instrumentation"

Adjunct Faculty (Fall,1999), Department of Computer Science, Park University. Taught
CS(140) - "Introduction to Computers"

Adjunct Faculty (Spring,2000), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(153) - "Circuits II"

Adjunct Faculty (Summer,2000), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Teaching
EE(281) - "Electrical circuits"

EE(206) - "Power system design & analysis"

Online Faculty (Summer,2000), Department of Computer Science, Park University. Teaching
CS(140) - "Introduction to Computers"

Adjunct Faculty (Fall,2000), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(283) - "Electronics for instrumentation"

EE(282) - "Electronic Circuits & Machines"

Adjunct Faculty (Fall,2000), Department of Computer Science, Park University. Taught
CS(151) - "Introduction to Programming C++"
CS(140) - "Introduction to Computers - Online"
CS(140) - "Introduction to Computers"

Adjunct Faculty (Spring,2001), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Taught
EE(392) - "Senior Design II"
EE(153) - "Circuits II"

Online Faculty (Spring,2001), Department of Computer Science, Park University. Teaching
CS(140) - "Introduction to Computers - Online"

Adjunct Faculty (Summer,2001), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla. Teaching
EE(281) - "Electrical circuits"

EE(153) - "Circuits II"

Online Faculty (Summer,2001), Department of Computer Science, Park University. Teaching
CS(140) - "Introduction to Computers - Online"

Fall Semester, 2001

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EE (283) - Electronics for instrumentation

EE (225) - Electronic & Photonic Devices

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers

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Winter Semester, 2002

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EE (283) - Electronics for instrumentation

EE (153) - Circuits II

CS (140) - Introduction to computers - Online

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Summer Semester, 2002

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EE (281) - Electrical Circuits

EE (253) - Electronics I

CS (140) - Introduction to computers - Online

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Fall Semester, 2002

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EE (283) - Electronics for Instrumentation

EE (151) - Circuits I

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

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Winter Semester, 2003

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EE (283) - Electronics for Instrumentation

EE (153) - Circuits II

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

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Summer Semester, 2003

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EE (281) - Electrical Circuits

EE (253) - Electronics I

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

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Fall Semester, 2003

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EE (392) - Senior Design Project (II)

EE (151) - Circuits I

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

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Winter Semester, 2004

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EE (153) - Circuits II

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

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Summer Semester, 2004

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EE (281) - Electrical Circuits

EE (253) - Electronics I

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

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Fall Semester, 2004

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EE (151) - Circuits I

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

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Winter Semester, 2005

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EE (151) - Circuits I

CS (140) - Introduction to computers - Online

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Summer Semester, 2005

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EE (281) - Electrical Circuits

EE (253) - Electronics I

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

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Fall Semester, 2005

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EE (151) - Circuits I

CS (140) - Introduction to Computers - Online

CS (208) - Discrete Mathematics - Online

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

* Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Missouri-Rolla for a project involving the use of Neural networks in acoustic signatures since June to December of 1996

* Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Missouri-Rolla in a "Software Development" project for modeling high temperature chemical process in the Center for Pyrometallurgy since Jan to May of 1996

* Algorithm Development for Monte Carlo Simulation of Photon Transport in a semiconductor medium

* Monte Carlo Calculation of Neutron and Photon Transport using MCNP Computer Code

* Dose Calculations from Nuclear Radiations

* Algorithm Development for Monte Carlo Simulation of Water Cluster

* Deterministic Calculation of Neutron and Photon Transport in matter

* Molecular Studies using Neutron Diffraction

* Algebraic Calculations on Nuclear Models

* Experiments on Radio Wave Absorption in Ionosphere

RELATED SKILL AND EXPERIENCES

COMPUTER SKILLS
* UNIX, DOS, IBM-PC, MacIntosh, WINDOWS

* FORTRAN, ALGOL, PASCAL, C++, BASIC, HTML, WWW

* SUN, APOLLO, HP, AT&T WORKSTATIONS

* MATHEMATICA, MAPLE, MATHCAD, GRAPHER, SAS, QUATRO PRO, EXCEL, MATLAB

* WORDPERFECT, VOLKSWRITER, MICROSOFT WORD, TECPLOT

SPECIFIC SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

* Thermodynamic Data Base - FREED

* Chemical Equilibrium Composition - SOLGAS, CHEMSAGE

* Deterministic Code for power plant system design - SCALE CODES
VITAMIN LIBRARIES, LAVA, NITAWL, GIP, XCEDRIN-PM, DOT, BOLD VENTURE, VALE

* Point Kernel Code for Shielding Calculation - QAD

* Monte Carlo Code for Fluence and Dose Calculation - MCNP

* Monte Carlo Companion Graphics Code - SABRINA, JUSTINE

* Monte Carlo Code for Water Cluster Simulation - RSL2, ST2

* Spectrum Unfolding Code - SAND(II)

* Neutron Diffraction Code - RIETVELD

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Monte Carlo Simulation of Photon Transport in an egg in a postulated irradiation procedure (1999)
Coauthored with Mr. Anjaya Shrestha
Jour. Rad. Prot. Mgmt. Vol.16, No. 4 (July/August), 1999 pp:35-40

Photon Dose Equivalent Rate from a Cylindrical Source Using a Point Kernel Technique (1997)
Coauthored with Dr. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis
Jour. Health Physics, June 1997, Volume 72, Number 6 pp:931-935

Clarification, Improvement and Extension of the Computer Code CHEMSAGE Report (Phase II) (1996)
Center for Pyrometallurgy, University of Missouri-Rolla

Clarification, Improvement and Extension of the Computer Code SGMIX86 Report (Phase I) (1995)
Center for Pyrometallurgy, University of Missouri-Rolla

Geometry Factor Used For The Calculation Of Gamma Dose Received By Internal Organs (1995)
Coauthored with Dr. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis
Jour. Rad. Prot. Mgmt. Vol.12, No. 4 (July/August), 1995 pp:56-66

Use Of A Monte Carlo Calculation Of Geometry Factors, Calculated With MCNP Towards A Comprehensive Evaluation Of Gamma Dose Received By Internal Organs (1995)
Presented at the American Nuclear Society Student Conference, Texas A & M University, April 1995

Gamma Dose Received by Internal Organs and the Fetus from External Gamma Sources, Calculated with the MCNP Code (1995)
Coauthored with Dr. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis
Jour. Rad. Prot. Mgmt. Vol.12, No. 1 (Jan/Feb), 1995 pp:21-40

Gamma Dose from a Cylindrical Source Obtained by Point Kernel and MCNP (1994)
Coauthored with Dr. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis
Paper presented at American Nuclear Society Conference, Winter Conference, Nov, 1994

Dose Rate Received by Fetus From External Gamma Sources (1994)
Presented at American Nuclear Society Student Conference,
Best Paper Award Received at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

REFERENCES

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