Curriculum Vitae
Shankar Sharma
PhD Candidate · Climate Change Research Centre · UNSW Sydney
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Education
2023 — present
PhD, Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC)
University of New South Wales, Sydney · Urban Climate
2016 — 2020
MSc, Atmospheric Physics & Atmospheric Environment
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China
2011 — 2014
BSc, Hydrology and Meteorology
Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
Professional experience
2020 — 2023
Research Associate & Tutor
Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
2020
Climate Analyst — Consultant
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
2014 — 2016
Junior Hydrologist
RECHAM Consult Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
Awards
- University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA), UNSW Sydney (2023).
- Incentive Award, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) (2021) — for research on precipitation variability and MERRA-2 evaluation.
- UCAS Master's Scholarship Award, China (2016).
Technical skills
Python
Xarray
NetCDF
WRF-ARW
MATLAB
ArcGIS / QGIS
Remote sensing
HPC
Climate data analysis
Urban climate modelling
Data visualisation
Academic service
- Coordinator, CCRC Land Group Meeting, UNSW Sydney — bi-weekly organisation of research discussions, presentation scheduling, and meeting facilitation.
For the full publication list, see Publications or Google Scholar.