Mentored and lectured 93+ undergraduate and graduate students on GY 101, GY 102, GIS, Remote Sensing, and UAV labs. Developed hands-on training modules, labs, classes and supported research projects.
Taught Cadastral Surveying, Land Information System, Spatial Data Infrastructure, Engineering Survey and Construction, UAVs, GIS, Python, Remote Sensing, and geospatial programming to 90+ students. Supervised research projects and managed lab operations.
Oversaw Geomatics Engineering department, managed 10 staffs and 150+ students. Led curriculum development and diploma-level courses.
Led GIS-based urban planning and disaster risk assessment projects across 10+ districts. Developed automated workflows using Python and ArcGIS Pro.
Conducted spatial analysis and mapping for infrastructure and environmental projects in 20+ districts. Integrated satellite imagery and field data for land-use and hydrological models.
PhD - Aug 2022 - Present
Master of Science in Geoinformatics - Mar 2015 - Mar 2017
Bachelor of Geomatics Engineering - Jun 2009 - Sep 2013
Graduate Council Fellow | Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Research Award | NASA/ASU Infiniscope Virtual Tour Training | UCGIS CyberTraining Travel Award | CIROH Developer Conference Travel Award | Finalist – GISS Student Honors Paper, AAG 2025 | Shortlisted – Remote Sensing Paper Competition, AAG 2024 | HydroLearn Fellowship | NASA Graduate Research Funding | DAAD Graduation Support | Erasmus Exchange Student |FIG Young Surveyors Award
Please feel free to contact me at my email address or through my LinkedIn Account below.
pawanthapa42@gmail.com