BADRINATH DHAKAL

Phone: (734) 905-6435

bdhakal@oakland.edu

EDUCATION

2800 Patrick Henry ST Apt. 620,

Auburn Hills, MI 48326, USA

HONORS AND
AWARDS

TEACHING
EXPERIENCE

PUBLICATIONS

Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Sciences: Health & Environmental

Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Oakland University (Expected: December,
2015)
Research Topic: Electrochemical investigation of
Organometallic CO2 reduction electrocatalysts
Advisor: Greg Felton, Ph.D.
Master of Science in Analytical Chemistry, August 2011
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
GPA: 3.70/4.0
Thesis: GC-MS Characterization of Carbohydrates in
Archaeological Materials
Advisor: Ruth Ann Armitage, Ph.D.
B.Sc. (Minor Biology) & M. Sc. (Physical Chemistry)(1998 & 2002),
Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
International Service Award ($500 cash prize), International Students
and Scholars Office, OU, Fall-2013
Student of the Month, International Students and Scholars office,
Oakland University, October, 2013
Provost Graduate Student Research Grant-2012($2,000), Oakland
University
International First- time Graduate to Oakland University ScholarshipFall, 2011(US$ 1,500 cash prize)
Best Chemistry Graduate Research Award-2011($100 Cash prize),
Eastern Michigan University
Dean's Student Travel Award-2011($400), Eastern Michigan
University
Graduate Student Travel Award-2011($400), Eastern Michigan
University
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oakland University (09/2011-Present)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Eastern Michigan University (09/200906/2011)
Lecturer of Chemistry (11/2008- 08/2009), School of Health and
Allied Sciences, Pokhara University, Pokhara, Nepal
Lecturer of Chemistry (April 2003- April 2008), Nepal Police Higher
Secondary School, Kavre, Nepal

Dhakal, B.; Armitage, R.A., GC-MS characterization of Carbohydrates in an

Archaeological Use Residue: A Case Study from the Coahuila Desert. In

Archaeological Chemistry VIII, Armitage, R. A., Burton, J. H., Eds. American
Chemical Society: 2013; Vol. 1147, pp 157-170.
PRESENTATIONS

Dhakal, B.; Kurtz, D. A.; Corbin, B. A.; Felton, G. A. N. Electroanalytical

study of CO2 reduction catalyzed by organometallic Re & Mn complexes
ANACHEM/SAS Detroit Section Symposium, Livonia, MI, November 7,
2013.(Oral)
Dhakal, B.; Kurtz, D. A.; Felton, G. A. N. Electrochemical investigation of
organometallic manganese CO2 reduction electrocatalysts National Meeting
(Fall) of American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, In, September 8-12, 2013.
(Poster)
Dhakal, B.; Kurtz, D. A.; Felton, G. A. N. The electrochemistry of
organometallic manganese CO2 reduction electrocatalysts Central Regional
Meeting of American Chemical Society, Mount Pleasant, MI, May 15-18,
2013. (Oral)
Dhakal, B.; Kurtz, D. A.; Felton, G. A. N. Electroanalytical evaluation of
catalytic activity of manganese complexes for CO2 reduction PITTCON
conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 17-21, 2013.
(Poster)
Dhakal, B.; Armitage, R.A. Development of GC-MS and TLC-DART-MS
methods for the characterization of carbohydrates in the archaeological
materials, Central Regional Meeting of American Chemical Society, Indiana
polis, IN, June 8, 2011.(Poster)
Dhakal, B.; Armitage, R.A. Development of GC-MS and TLC-DART-MS
methods for the characterization of carbohydrates in the archaeological
materials, PITTCON conference and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, March
14, 2011. (Poster)
Dhakal, B.; Armitage, R.A. GC-MS characterization of carbohydrates in the
archaeological materials, Anachem Symposium, Livonia, MI, October 28,
2010.(Oral)

PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS

Member - American Chemical Society (2009-Present)

Member- Electrochemical Society (2013-Present)
Vice-president- Grad Connection (Graduate Student Association), Oakland
University (2013-Present)
Member- EMU campus community emergency response team (CERT),
2010-2011