Dinesh Pathak

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Doctor of Science degree in Biology and Geosciences. Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan, March 2002.

Thesis Title: Basement structure, hydrogeology and groundwater flow modeling of Nara Basin, south west Japan.

Master of Science degree in Geosciences, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan, 1999.

Thesis Title: Controlled Source Audio frequency Magnetotelluric (CSAMT) method applied in urban area of Osaka.

Master of Science degree in Geology, Tribhuvan University, athmandu, Nepal, 1989.

Thesis Title: Hydrogeological study in parts of Nawalparasi District, West Nepal

Post Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS, CSSTEAP (Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia Pacific, Affiliated to the United Nation) course conducted at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Department of Space, Dehradun, India, 2004-2005 (Batch Top).

Project work: Landslide hazard zonation and delineating debris flow susceptible zones in the Himalayas: Remote Sensing and GIS approach.

Post Graduate Diploma in exploration, exploitation, and management of groundwater resources, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1993.

TRAINING

Regional Training cum Workshop on "Earthquake Vulnerability and Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment” organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Nepal, 5-16 March 2007.

3D Groundwater flow and solute transport modeling using Visual Modflow, Waterloo training course series, Waterloo Hydro geologic Inc., Canada (Trainer: Dr. Nilson Guiguer), May 9-11, 2001, Tokyo, Japan.

Training of Trainers (TOT) for Bioengineering for slope stabilization, 1996. Two weeks training course organized by HMG/N Department of Road in cooperation with University of Woverhampton, UK.

Professional training in Bioengineering for slope stabilization, 1996. Five weeks training course organized by HMG/N Department of Road in cooperation with University of Woverhampton, UK.

Professional training in GIS in Natural Resources Management, 1996. Five weeks training course organized by Central Department of Geography TU, ICIMOD and UNEP, Environmental Assessment Program- Asia Pacific.

Research Interests

In depth study of natural disasters and involvement in activities related to its mitigation.

Apply Remote Sensing and GIS techniques in the study of groundwater, natural hazards, urban environment and other related field.

Hydrogeological study of groundwater basin including groundwater exploration and groundwater modeling.

Apply geophysical methods to solve environmental problems.

Publications

1.       Pathak, D., 2006. Delineation of Basement structure from gravity data: example from Nara Basin, Japan. Journal of Nepal Geological Society, vol. 33, pp. 39-44.

2.       Pathak, D., 2003. Heat flow and vertical groundwater flux in deep fractured basement rocks in Nara basin, southwest Japan. Journal of Nepal Geological Society, vol. 28, pp 101-111.

3.       Pathak, D., Iwasaki, Y., Nakagawa, K., 2000. Determination of subsurface S-wave velocity structure in Kobe-Osaka area from borehole database. Journal of Nepal Geological Society, Special Issue vol. 22, pp. 121-130.

4.       Pathak, D., Johmori, A., Kawai, I., Seo, T., Okamoto, J., Satoh, K., Kawamura, D., Nemoto, H., Nakagawa, K., 2000. Controlled Source Audio frequency Magneto telluric (CSAMT) method applied in urban area of central Osaka. Journal of Nepal Geological Society, vol. 21, pp. 59-66.

5.       Pathak, D., Rao, G.K., 1998. Groundwater recharge to the confined aquifer system in the Terai plain of Nawalparasi District, western Nepal: a hydro chemical approach. Journal of Nepal Geological Society Vol. 17. Pp. 37-41.

6.       Inoue, N., Pathak, D., Uda, H., Nakagawa, K., Furuno, K., Komura K., Kusuda T., and Yokota H., 1998. Seismic exploration survey around the Enmeji fault. Proceeding of ‘Geoenvironmental change and earthquake disaster in urban area’, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan, pp. 120-127 (In Japanese with English Abstract).

7.       Rao, G. K., Pathak, D., 1996. Hydro geological conditions in the Terai plain of Nawalparasi District, Lumbini Zone, Nepal with special reference to groundwater recharges. Journal of Applied Hydrology, vol. 9, pp. 69-75.

8.       Dhital, M.R., Gajurel, A.P., Pathak, D., Poudel, L.P., Kizaki, K., 1995. Geology and structures of the Siwaliks and Lesser Himalayan in the Surai Khola-Bardanda area, mid western Nepal. Bull. Dept. Geol. Tribhuwan University, Special Issue, vol. 4, pp. 1-70.

RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED IN SEMINAR/SYMPOSIUM (After 1995)

1.       Pathak, D., Champati ray, P. K., Lakhera, R.C., and Singh, V.K., 2005. Application of remote sensing and GIS in landslide hazard zonation and delineating debris flow susceptible zones in Garhwal Himalaya, India. Fifth Asian Regional Conference on Engineering Geology for major infrastructure development and natural hazards mitigation, 28–30 September 2005, Kathmandu, Nepal.

2.       Upreti, B.N., Bhattarai, T.N., Pathak, D., Khatiwada, N.R, 2005. Evaluation of Solid Waste Characteristics: A Case Study from Kathmandu Metropolitan City. International Conference on solid waste management., Kathmandu, Nepal.

3.       Pathak, D., and Nakagawa, K., 2001. Hydrogeology of shallow and deep aquifer of Nara Basin, west Japan. Proceeding of 'International Symposium on Gondwana and Geology of Asia. (Organized by the Gondwana Research Group), Osaka, Japan.

4.       Pathak, D., Johmori, A., Kawai, I., Seo, T., Okamoto, J., Satoh, K., Kawamura, D., Nemoto, H., Nakagawa, K., 1999. Controlled Source Audio frequency Magneto telluric (CSAMT) method applied in urban area of central Osaka, Japan. Proceeding of 'International Symposium on Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, and Natural Disasters with Emphasis on Asia' (organized by the Nepal Geological Society), Kathmandu, Nepal, pp. 61-62.

5.       Pathak, D., Iwasaki, Y., Nakagawa, K., 1999. Determination of subsurface S-wave velocity structure in Kobe-Osaka area from boring-core database. Proceeding of 'International Symposium on Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, and Natural Disasters with Emphasis on Asia' (organized by the Nepal Geological Society), Kathmandu, Nepal), pp. 59-60.

6.       Pathak, D., Johmori, A., Kawai, I., Seo, T., Okamoto, J., Satoh, K., Kawamura, D., Nemoto, H., Nakagawa, K., 1999. Exploring subsurface geoelectrical structure in urban area using CSAMT method: a case study along Yamato River, central Osaka, Japan. Proceeding of 100th SEGJ (organized by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan) Conference, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 207-211.

7.       Nakagawa, K., Pathak, D., Iwasaki, Y., 1998. Subsurface structure of S-wave velocity in Kobe to Osaka area determined from the drilling-core database. Proceeding of the fall meeting of the Seismological Society of Japan, pp. B93.

8.       Inoue, N., Pathak, D., Uda, H., Nakagawa, K., Furuno, K., Komura K., Kusuda T., and Yokota H., 1998. Seismic exploration survey around the Enmeji fault. Proceeding of 'Geoenvironmental change and earthquake disaster in Urban area', organized by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 120-127 (In Japanese with English Abstract).

9.       Pathak, D., Rao, G.K., 1997. Groundwater recharge to the confined aquifer system in the Terai plain of Nawalparasi District, western Nepal: a hydro chemical approach. Proceeding of 'Second Nepal Geological Congress', Kathmandu, Nepal (organized by the Nepal Geological Society), and pp. 70.

WORKSHOPS / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT COURSE ATTENDED RELATED TO HAZARDS / DISASTERS

Workshop on Building Capacity to Respond to Climate Change, organized by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Nepal in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, Nepal, 13-14 Dec., 2006, Kathmandu, Nepal.

International workshop on Seismology, Seismotectonics and Seismic Hazard, organized by National Seismological Centre (Department of Mines and Geology) Nepal, Department Analyse Survelliance Environnemant (DASE), France and California Institute o Technology, USA., 28-29 Nov, 2006, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Fifth Asian Regional Conference on Engineering Geology for major infrastructure development and natural hazards mitigation, organized by Nepal Geological Society (NGS) and Internation Association of Engineering Geology (IAEG), 28–30 Sept 2005, Kathmandu, Nepal

Short course on Georisk Engineering : Comparison of Mass Movement Hazards between Europe and Asia. Organized by the Department of Geology, Trichandra Campus, Tribhuvan University in collaboration with the Asia-Link Project No. 12, 23-24 April, 2004, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Workshop on The Potential for Landslides in Nepal in the Event of a Large Earthquake, jointly organized by Mountain Risk Engineering Unit, Tribhuvan University, Nepal and International Landslide Centre, University of Durham, UK, 2004, Kathmandu, Nepal.

International Symposium on Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, and Natural Disasters with Emphasis on Asia, organized by the Nepal Geological Society, 1999, Kathmandu, Nepal

Workshop on Geoenvironmental Change and Earthquake Disaster in Urban Area, organized by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, 1998, Kyoto, Japan.

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