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Anish Ghimire
M.Eng., Ph.D. 

Environmental Engineering (Technology)

Interested in biological processes for (waste)water treatment and resource recovery.
 Assistant Professor 
Environmental Engineering
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
Kathmandu University
Dhulikhel, Nepal

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0423-2509
Scopus Author ID: 56490704400.

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Education:
October 2012 – December 2015
Doctor of Technology in Environmental Engineering 
UNESCO-IHE (the Netherlands), University of Paris-Est (France) and University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Italy). Thesis “Dark fermentative biohydrogen production from organic waste and application of by-products in a biorefinery concept”. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Giovanni Esposito, Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ir. Piet N.L. Lens 

August 2010 – June 2012
Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and Management
Pathumthani (Thailand)
Degree obtained with award for outstanding candidate in Environmental Engineering (Cumulative Grade Point Average 3.88 out of 4.00). Thesis “Modeling of greenhouse gas emissions and benefits from solid waste management options: A case study of tapioca starch industries in Thailand”. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ajit P. Annachhatre    

 August 2005 – October 2009
Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Engineering
Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel (Nepal)
Degree obtained with highest Cumulative Grade Point Average in Environmental Engineering Faculty (3.87 out of 4.00). Thesis “An integrated approach to design a wastewater treatment plant at Kathmandu University”. Supervisor: Dr.Nawa Raj Khatiwada    

Professional Memberships:
  • Member of Nepal Engineering Council (NEC), Registration No.: 24 “A”
  • Member of Nepal Engineering Association (NEA), Registration No.: 10889
  • Life Member of Society of Public Health Engineers – Nepal (SOPHEN) Membership No.: 374
  • Member (2016 - 2017), Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC), Member No.: 7318
Awards and honours: 
  • First Prize for Doctoral Thesis given by Gruppo Italiano di Ingegneria Sanitaria-Ambientale (GITISA)
  • 2012: Erasmus Mundus Doctoral Fellowship 
  • 2012: Prof. Chongrak Polprasert Award for Outstanding candidate in Environmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand 
  • 2010: HM Queen (Thailand) Scholarship for Masters Study in Asian Institute of Technology
  • 2009: Highest CGPA in Environmental Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal 

Work experience and academic training:

April 2017 – July 2019: Assistant Professor and Research Coordinator
Center for Postgraduate Studies, Nepal Engineering College,
Changunarayan Municipality, Bhaktapur, Nepal

March 2016 - April 2017: Wastewater Coordinator (Research Coordinator) and Visiting Faculty (Graduate Level)
Wastewater Treatment Project
Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal 

October 2016 – March 2017: Visiting Faculty, Undergraduate Level (Part-time)

May 2016 – October 2016: Visiting Lecturer, Graduate Level (Part-time)
Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu, Nepal) 

October 2012 - December 2015: PhD Researcher
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy

November 2014 – June 2015: PhD Researcher (Student Exchange Programme)
French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Narbonne (France)

November 2013 – October 2014: PhD Researcher (Student Exchange Programme)
University of Naples Federico II, Naples (Italy)

February 2010 – July 2010: Environmental Consultant and Office Engineer

November 2009 – December 2009: Intern, Environmental Engineer


Peer reviewed publications: 
  1. Boonnorat, J., Techkarnjanaruk, S., Hond R., Ghimire, A., Angthong, S., Rojviroon T., Phanwilai S. 2018. Enhanced micropollutant biodegradation and assessment of nitrous oxide concentration reduction in wastewater treated by acclimatized sludge bioaugmentation. Science of the Total Environment 637-638:771-779.
  2. Ghimire, A., Trably, E., Frunzo, L. Pirozzi, F., Lens, P.N.L., Esposito, G. Cazier, E.A., Escudié, R. 2018. Effect of moisture content on biohydrogen and lactic acid production during dark fermentation of organic waste biomass. Bioresource Tecnology 248, Part A: 180-186 (Impact Factor, IF- 5.6)
  3. Ghimire, A., Kumar, G., Periyasamy, S., Shobana, S., Saratale, G. D., Kim, H.W., Luongo, V. Esposito, G. Munoz, R. Bio-hythane production from microalgae biomass: key challenges and potential opportunities for algal bio-refineries. Bioresource Technology 24: 525-536.
  4. Ghimire, A., Luongo, V., Frunzo, L., Pirozzi, F., Lens, P.N.L., Esposito, G., 2016. Continuous biohydrogen production by thermophilic dark fermentation of cheese whey: use of buffalo manure as buffering agent. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 42 (8): 4861–4869 (IF- 3.2).
  5. Luongo, V., Ghimire, A., Frunzo, L., Fabbricino, M., D’Antonio, G., Pirozzi, F., Esposito, G.,  2016. Photofermentative Production of Hydrogen and Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate from Dark Fermentation Products. Bioresource Technology 228: 171 – 175 (IF 4.9).
  6. Ghimire, A., Valentino, S., Frunzo, L., Pirozzi, F., Lens, P.N.L., Esposito, G., 2016. Concomitant biohydrogen and poly-β-hydroxybutyrate production from dark fermentation effluents by adapted Rhodobacter sphaeroides and mixed photofermentative cultures. Bioresource Technology 217 (2016) 157–164 (IF 4.9).
  7. Kumar, G., Mudhoo A., Sivagurunathan, P., Nagarajan, D., Ghimre, A., Lay, C.-H., Chiu-Yue Lin, C.-Y., Lee, D.-J., Chang, J.-S. 2016. Recent insights into the cell immobilization technology applied for dark fermentative hydrogen production.  Bioresource Technology 219 (2016) 725–737 (IF 4.9).
  8. Ghimire, A., Sposito, F., Frunzo, L., Pirozzi, F., Lens, P.N.L., Esposito, G., 2016. Effects of operational parameters on dark fermentative hydrogen production from biodegradable complex waste biomass. Waste Management 50: 55-64 (IF 3.8).
  9. Ghimire, A., Valentino, S., Frunzo, L., Trably, E., Escudié, R., Pirozzi, F., Lens, P.N.L., Esposito, G., 2015. Biohydrogen production from food waste by coupling semi-continuous dark-photofermentation and residue post-treatment to anaerobic digestion: A synergy for energy recovery. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 1–11 (IF- 3.2). 
  10. Ghimire, A., Frunzo, L., Pirozzi, F., Trably, E., Escudie, R., Lens, P.N.L., Esposito, G., 2015. A review on dark fermentative biohydrogen production from organic biomass: Process parameters and use of by-products. Appl. Energy 144, 73–95 (IF- 5.7). 
  11. Ghimire, A., Frunzo, L., Pontoni, L., Lens, P.N.L., Esposito, G., Pirozzi, F., 2015. Dark fermentation of complex waste biomass for biohydrogen production by pretreated thermophilic anaerobic digestate. J. Environ. Manage. 152, 43–48 (IF- 4.0).
  12. Ghimire, A., Sen, R., Annachhatre, A.P., 2015. Biosolid Management Options in Cassava Starch Industries of Thailand: Present Practice and Future Possibilities. Procedia Chem. 14, 66–75 (SJR- 0.5). 
  13. Ghimire, A., Frunzo, L., Salzano, E., Panico, A., Lens, P.N.L., Pirozzi, F., 2015. Biomass Enrichment and Scale-up Implications for Dark Fermentation Hydrogen Production with Mixed Cultures. Chem. Eng. Trans. 43, 391–396 (SJR- 0.4). 
  14. Ghimire, A., Thapa, B., KC, A., 2012. Design approach for sub-surface flow constructed wetlands. Hydro Nepal 42–47. 
  15. Thapa, B., Ghimire, A., 2012. A review on bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in soil. Kathmandu Univ. J. Sci. Eng. Technol. 8, 164–170. 
                  Book Chapters:

                  1. Ghimire, A., Luongo, V., Frunzo, L., Pirozzi, F., Lens, P.N.L., Esposito, G., 2016. Engineering strategies for enhancing photofermentative biohydrogen production by purple non-sulfur bacteria using dark fermentation effluents. In Microbial Fuels: Technologies and Applications. Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press.  Boca Raton, FL, USA (Accepted). 
                  2. Kumar, A., Ghimire, A., Svensson, B., Lens, P.N.L.  2016. Potential and Prospects of Biofuel and Bioenergy Production from Waste Substrates. In Microbial Fuels: Technologies and Applications. Taylor and Francis Group, CRC Press.  Boca Raton, FL, USA (Accepted).

                  Conference Papers
                  1. Ghimire, A., Franklin, K., Chen, S., Boonnorat, J., Prommetjit, P., An, K., Hoshiko, T., Honda, R. 2011. A framework for analysis of wastewater management system in Bangkok metropolitan area using sustainability indicators. In: Proceedings of the 99th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment; Bangkok, Thailand, December 2011, pp 125–129.
                  2. T. Chaosakul, J. Bowles, S. Rattanakul,N. Pradhan, W. Simphan, A. Ghimire et al.. Application of Low Impact Development (LID) Scenarios to Assess Drainage Improvements and Combined Sewer Overflow Reduction: A Case Study of Rattanakosin Village, Thailand. In the proceeding of the 9th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment; Bangkok, Thailand, December 2011.
                  3. J. Price, T. Chaosakul, N. Surinkul, J.Bowles, S. Rattanakul, N. Pradhan, W. Simphan, A. Ghimire et al. Surface Water Quality and Risk Analysis in a Peri-Urban Area, Thailand. In the proceeding of the 9th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment; Bangkok, Thailand, December 2011. 
                  Conference presentations 
                    1. Luongo, V., Ghimire, A., Frunzo, L., Fabbricino, M., D’Antonio, G., Pirozzi, F. H2 and PHB production from Dark Fermentation Effluent by Photofermentative consortia. SIDISA 2016.International Symposium on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Rome, Italy, June 21, 2016. (Oral Presentation)
                    2. Ghimire A., Frunzo L, Pirozzi F., Esposito G., Lens P.N.L. Biohydrogen Production from Complex Waste Biomass Using Mixed Dark Fermentative Culture. Water and Energy 2015: Opportunities for Energy and Resource Recovery in the Changing World. Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC. June 7-10, 2015. (Poster)
                    3. Ghimire, A., Trably E., Frunzo L, Pirozzi F., Lens PNL, Esposito, G., Cazier E., Escudié R., Study on the effect of total solids contents and hydrogen partial pressure on biomass hydrolysis during Solid State Dark Fermentation. Summer school: Contaminated Soils, Paris (France), June 29 – July 3, 2015. (Oral Presentation)
                    4. Ghimire A., Frunzo L, Salzano E, Panico A, Lens PNL, Pirozzi F. Biomass Enrichment and Scale-up Implications for Dark Fermentation Hydrogen Production with Mixed Cultures. 12th International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering, 19-22 May, 2015 - Milano, Italy. (Oral Presentation)
                    5. Ghimire, A., Frunzo L, Pirozzi F., Lens PNL, Esposito, G., Biohydrogen production via dark and photofermentation of waste biomass. Summer school: Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, Cassino (Italy), June 30 – July 4, 2014. (Oral Presentation)
                    6. Ghimire, A., Frunzo L, Frunzo L, Pirozzi F., Lens PNL, Esposito, G., Biohydrogen production from sequential thermophilic dark and photofermentation, Summer school: Contaminated Sediments, Delft (The Netherlands), June, 2013 (Oral Presentation)
                    7. Ghimire A, Franklin K, Chen S, Boonnorat J, Prommetjit P, An K, Hoshiko T, Honda R (2011). A framework for analysis of wastewater management system in Bangkok metropolitan area using sustainability indicators. In: Proceedings of the 9th international symposium on southeast Asian water environment, pp 125–129. (Poster)
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                      Mother tongue: Nepali
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                      English: C2*
                      Italian: B1*

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