Education
2024/08 – 2025/05Tuscaloosa, United States

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Univeristy of Alabama

Major Courses: Heat Transfer, Engineering Analysis, Energy Management, Architectural Engineering

Grade: 3.83/4

Experience
2024/08 – present

Graduate Research Assistant

Alabama Industrial Assesment and Training Center
  • •Do an ASHRAE-level energy audit and provide recommendations to the manufacturing industry's client.
  • •Do the calibration of the building model with the actual monthly utility bills and estimate the parameters of the building.
  • •Worked on an Inverse-modeling technique to estimate the building parameters.
    • Skills

    Software Proficiency

    EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, MATLAB, SolidWorks,WUFI, Therm, SketchUP, MS Office

    Audit Report Writing

    Engineering Analysis

    Research

    Major Projects
    2025/05 – present

    Change Point Model for Building Energy Analysis

  • •Developed the matlab code for creating the baseline and weather dependent energy model prediction.
  • •Did the Parametric Test on the Building Model to calculate the sensitivity of the model
  • •Did the energyplus simulation on the DOE prototype building and analyzed the effect of retrofit addition into the model.
    • 2024/11 – 2024/12

    Examine the daylighting of a building model.

  • • constructed the model, daylight factor measurements, glare analysis, model improvement, and model simulations
    • 2024/09 – 2024/12

    Alabama Rural Energy Program

  • •Selected suitable clients based on eligibility criteria, focusing on rural areas and small businesses with fewer employees.
  • •Analyzed clients’ electricity bills and assessed sustainable energy conservation opportunities like solar panels and ground source heat pumps.
    • 2022/05 – 2023/03

    Fabrication and testing of Vertical axis Helical Savonius Bach type Wind Turbine to study of its use in water pumping at remote locations

  • •Conducted in-depth research on various blade profiles for Savonius wind turbines, resulting in the development of an innovative design that ranked among the best performers.
  • •Implemented the project from conceptualization to fabrication, overseeing the manufacturing of a full-scale wind turbine model, and 3D-printed smaller prototypes for testing purposes.
  • •Utilized ANSYS simulation software to analyze the turbine's performance, leading to design improvements and validation through comprehensive testing of the fabricated models.
    • Certificates
    Certified Energy Auditor

    Provided by Centre for Energy Studies

    Publications
    2025

    Computation and Experimental Analysis of Helical Bach-Type Savonius Wind Turbine for Water Pumping Application

    Shree Raj Shakya, Bibish Chaulagain, Sandip Poudel, Prashant Sharma Poudel, Tek Raj Subedi, Subarna Subedi, Janu Kumar Sah

    References
    Dr. Joseph Carpenter, Director, Alabama Industrial Assessment Center , University of Alabama
    Dr. Forooza Samadi, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
    Dr. Shree Raj Shakya, Asso. Professor, IOE, Pulchowk Campus