Honorary contributors

Leadership and governance structure guiding MBUST towards excellence in education and research

Hononary Positions

Distinguished individuals serving in advisory and honorary capacities

Prof. Bikash Nakarmi

Honorary Chair, Research and Innovation

Prof. Bikash Nakarmi serves as the Honorary Chair, Research and Innovation.

Full Professor, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; National Key Laboratory of Microwave Photonics; Senior Member, IEEE; OSA Chair; IEEE Photonics Nanjing Section Chapter.

Prof. Nakarmi holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering and has made significant contributions to the advancement of metallurgical engineering education and research, particularly...

Prof. Homnath Dhakal

Honorary Chair, Sustainable Biomaterials

Prof. Homnath Dhakal serves as the Honorary Chair, Sustainable Biomaterials.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portsmouth and Director of the Portsmouth Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (PCAMM).

He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a member of the American Society for Composites (ASC), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and the Institute of Ma...

Prof. Ning Yan

Honorary Chair, Forest Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Prof. Ning Yan serves as the Honorary Chair, Forest Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Bioproducts and a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto.

She is an expert in forest biomaterials, bio-based polymers, and green chemistry, currently directing the Low Carbon Renewable Materials Centre.

Prof. Suresh Manandhar

Honorary Chair, Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Suresh Manandhar serves as the Honorary Chair, Artificial Intelligence.

Prof. Manandhar is a leading Nepali Artificial Intelligence (AI) scientist with expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and multimodal understanding.

He led the AI Research Group at the University of York until 2019. His distinguished career includes serving as a NATO Visiting Fellow and contributing to the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Scienc...