Dr Madhav Nepal

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering

PhD(Civil Engineering) (University of British Columbia), MSc(Building) (National University of Singapore), MEng(Civil Engineering) (Asian Institute of Technology - Thailand), BEng(Civil Engineering) (Tribhuvan University)

RESEARCH INTERESTS Building Information Modelling (BIM); Applications of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) in the Built Environment; Integrated Project Risk and Cost Modelling; System Thinking and Project Lifecycle-Based Approach to Managing Projects; Sustainability in the Built Environment; Construction Management/Project Management; Infrastructure Asset Management EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Project & Construction Management), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2011
• M.Sc., Building (Project Management), National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2004
• M.Eng., Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering & Management), Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2001
• Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia, 2015
• B.Eng., Civil Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996

CAREER SUMMARY

• Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, 02/2013 – Present
• Post Doctoral Researcher/Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, 10/2011 – 01/2013
• Graduate Research Assistant University of British Columbia, 09/2004 – 10/2011
• Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia, 09/2005 – 05/2011
• Research Assistant, National University of Singapore, 04/2004 – 08/2004
• Graduate Student Researcher, National University of Singapore, 12/2002 – 03/2004
• Research Scholar, National University of Singapore, 01/2002 – 12/2003
• Teaching Assistant, National University of Singapore, 07/2002-11/2002
• Hydrologist Engineer, Ministry of Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal, 11/1996 – 12/2004

SELECTED HONOURS/AWARDS

• Best Journal Paper Reviewer Award by Automation in Construction, Elsevier, 2015
• Vice Chancellor's Travel Fellowship, QUT, 2014
• Early Career Academic Recruitment and Development Fellowship, QUT, 2013
• Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) Canada Scholarship, 2009
• British Columbia Construction Roundtable (BCCR) Student Award, 2007
• University of British Columbia (UBC) Graduate Fellowship, 2007
• J K Zee Memorial Fellowship at UBC, 2007
• UBC Graduate Entrance Scholarship, 2004
• National University of Singapore Graduate Research Scholarship, 2002-2003
• Government of Austria Graduate Scholarship, 1999-2001
• Tribhuvan University Undergraduate Fellowship, 1992-1995

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY External Reviewer

• Automation in Construction
• Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
• Project Management Journal
• Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
• Construction Management and Economics
• Journal of Management in Engineering
• Building Research and Information
• Korean Journal of Civil Engineering
• Construction Economics and Building (formerly Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building)
• Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction
• Architectural Engineering and Design Management

Memberships on Scholarly and Professional Societies

• Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)

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