Assistant Civil Engineering

SHRISTI R. SHRESTHA

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Cary *****, NC

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking an entry level position as a Hydrogeologist /Geologist/ Environmental scientist.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

Research Student July 2009 – June 2010

Hydrogeology Group

University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Thesis was a part of project SOWACOR under Prof. S.M. Hassanizadeh. Biodegradation of a LNAPL at different temperatures and fluctuating water table conditions were investigated. Gained very good experience about groundwater sampling and laboratory work.

EDUCATION

Hydrology, Master of Science September 2008 – January 2011

University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

GPA 3.23/4.0

Study specialized in Hydrogeology.

Applied Environmental Geoscience, Master of Science September 2003 – October 2005

Eberhard Karls Universität Tuebingen, Germany

Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science (Hons.) August 1998- July 2002

Kathmandu University, Nepal

GPA 3.33/4.0

SKILLS

Knowledge of software such as ArcView, ArcInfo, Aquifer Test, R, Visual MODFLOW, Surfer, FORTRAN

Good experience in lab experiments.

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

ACTIVITIES & AWARDS

1. Awarded the Utrecht Excellence scholarship for outstanding Master’s student, September 2008 – September 2009.

2. Worked as volunteer for Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO), Kathmandu Nepal, December 2005.

3. Awarded the scholarship of International Postgraduate Studies in Water Technologies by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, September 2003-September 2005.

4. Internship at Women Environmental Preservation Committee, July 2002-November 2002.

5. Research Assistant at Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kathmandu University, Nepal. (Collection of water samples from sub-watershed, physical and chemical analysis.), August 2001-June 2002

REFERENCES

1) Prof. Dr. Ir. S.M. Hassanizadeh

Environmental Hydrogeology Group

Department of Earth Sciences

Faculty of Geosciences

University of Utrecht

P.O. Box 80021

3508 TA UTRECHT, The Netherlands

Web: http://www.geo.uu.nl/hydrogeology/majid.html

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Phone: +31-30-253-****

Fax: +31-30-253****

2) Dr. Brijesh Kumar Yadav

Ramanujan Fellow

318, Water Resources Group

Department of Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi

Hauz Khas, New Delhi - 110016.

Fax No. +91-11-265*****

3) Prof. Dr. David A. Sabatini

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering,

University of Oklahoma

202 W. Boyd St., Room 334

Norman, OK 73019-1024

Web: http://www.coe.ou.edu/sabatini/

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