About
Our Team
53 members — current scientists, alumni, and an international advisory board — united by a passion for photonic science and frugal innovation.
Ashim Dhakal
Principal Research Fellow
Anusa Thapa
Research Associate
at PRI 2020–present
Rijan Maharjan
Research Fellow
at PRI 2018–present
Rajin Pradhan
Research Assistant
at PRI 2023–present
Roshni Tamang
Research Assistant
at PRI 2023–present
Murli Jha
Research Assistant
at PRI 2022–present
Asim Maharjan
Research Assistant
at PRI 2022–present
Anish Dahal
Research Assistant
at PRI 2023–present
Sharad Timilsina
Research Assistant
at PRI 2023–present
Shishir Gurung
Research Assistant
Ashish Regmi
Research Assistant
Chandrika Pun Magar
Research Assistant
Hritika Pratap
Research Assistant
Paru Hang Rai
Research Assistant
Sadikshya Dahal
Research Assistant
Em. Prof. Roel Baets
Advisor
Full Professor, Photonics Research Group · Ghent University, Belgium
at PRI 1989–present
Prof. Iain Crowe
Advisor
Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering · University of Manchester, UK
Prof. Manoj Karkee
Advisor
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences · Cornell University, USA
Dr. Mahabir Pun
Advisor
Founder & Chairman · National Innovation Center, Nepal
Prof. Thomas Krauss
Chair of the Advisory Board
Professor of Photonics · University of York, UK
Prof. Shankar Kumar Selvaraja
Advisor
Center for Nano Science and Engineering · Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Prof. Arjun Karki
Advisor
Vice-Chancellor · University of Nepal
Shreeram K.C.
Advisor
Communications Specialist · Plan International, Nepal
Marcel van der Horst
Senior Homalaya Fellow
Senior Lecturer · Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Anucha Poh Maga
Homalaya Alumnus
M.Sc Student · Delft University of Technology
Melinda Minen
Homalaya Alumnus
Product Operations · Apple Inc
Lauren Paquette
Homalaya Alumnus
Research Assistant · University of Toronto
Antoine Pascal
Homalaya Alumnus
Business Development Executive · Forum Organisation
Wessel Zonneveld
Homalaya Alumnus
Electrical Engineering, Internship · Royal Netherlands Air Force
Prashant Waiba
Alumnus
PhD Student · University of Rochester
at PRI 2020–present
Ankit Paudel
Alumnus
Graduate Teaching Assistant · West Virginia University
at PRI 2021–2023
Durga Kandel
Research Assistant
Eliza Dhungel
Alumnus
PhD Student · University of North Carolina
Pravin Bhattarai
Alumnus
Postdoctoral Researcher · CURAM, SFI Research for Medical Devices
at PRI 2019–present
Sishir Gautam
Alumnus
PhD Student · University of Wyoming
at PRI 2020–2023
Suvecchya Bastola
Alumnus
Manager, Public Bioscience Learning Center (BLC) · Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology (RIBB)
at PRI 2020–2022
Nishma Bhattarai
Alumnus
PhD Student · University of Michigan
at PRI 2022–present
Raj Bakhunchhe
Alumnus
PhD Student · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
at PRI 2022–present
Saket Karki
Research Assistant
at PRI 2023–present
Megha Shrestha
Alumnus
Scientist I- Research and Development Microbiology · PDI
at PRI 2023–present
Jyoti Prakash Uprety
Alumnus
Post-Graduate Student · Lambton College
at PRI 2023–present
Ankit Thapa
Research Assistant
at PRI 2023–present
Shreya Shrestha
Alumnus
PhD Student · University of Delaware
at PRI 2022–2023
Rohin KC
Alumnus
PhD Student · University of South Florida
at PRI 2022–present
Adwait Rijal
Alumnus
PhD Student · Louisiana State University
at PRI 2023–present
Sunita Khatri
Alumnus
at PRI 2022–present
Alok Luitel
Research Assistant
at PRI 2023–present
Sanket Bohora
Alumnus
PhD Student · University of Rochester
at PRI 2017–2023
Himal Paudel
Research Assistant
Khadga Karki
Alumnus
Associate Professor · Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT)
Shiva Poudel
Alumnus
Graduate Research Assistant · University of Nebraska
Nirajan Ojha
Alumnus
Postdoctoral Research Fellow · Tampere University