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Nirajan Dhakal serves as an Associate Professor in the Environmental and Health Sciences Department at Spelman College since 2015. His academic journey spans hydrologic modeling, climate change impacts on water resources, and sustainable infrastructure design across multiple prestigious institutions including University of Maine and University of Massachusetts.
Dr. Dhakal's research focuses on hydrological variability under climate change, specializing in nonstationary extreme precipitation analysis, atmospheric river dynamics, and sustainable water resources management. His work integrates hydroclimatology, GIS/Remote Sensing, and coupled human-environment systems to develop predictive tools for proactive environmental management. Key themes include extreme event seasonality shifts, tropical cyclone impacts on precipitation extremes, and food-energy-water nexus sustainability.
His publication trends reveal a strategic evolution from foundational hydrologic modeling (2012-2015) toward cutting-edge climate extremes research (2020-present), with increasing emphasis on compound events, atmospheric moisture pathways, and UN Sustainable Development Goals integration. Recent work pioneers circular statistical methods for nonstationary seasonality analysis and semantic modeling of climate-SDG interlinkages.
Dr. Dhakal secured significant research funding including an NSF grant for precipitation-related hazards research. His teaching philosophy emphasizes hands-on problem-solving in courses like Water Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, connecting classroom knowledge to real-world environmental challenges.
He actively contributes to sustainability science through ontology development for food-energy-water systems and climate-risk assessment frameworks. His research bridges engineering practice with climate adaptation needs, particularly for vulnerable communities facing unprecedented hydrological extremes.
