Biography
Paurakh
Rajbhandary received his BS degree from Trinity
University, TX in 2011, and he is attending Stanford University
for MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering. He has worked in several
research at Trinity University -- Dr. Jack Leifer in TU HHMI
program, Dr. Kelly-Zion's Thin Film Evaporation group, Dr. David
Hough's VLBI imaging research and Dr. Gordon MacAlpine's
Alternative Energy Prototype project. As the President of IEEE,
Trinity University branch, he has been actively involved in
organizing professional events, guest lectures, exhibitions and
engineering related activities. Within the field of
Electrical/Biomedical Engineering, he plans to devote his career
specifically in biomedical equipments, image reconstruction
algorithm and DSP.
From 1994 to 2004, he got his education at Adarsha Vidya Mandir High School, located in Kathmandu, Nepal. He was placed in the 4th position nationwide, and in the 1st position in the Central Development Region, on the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) Examination among more than three hundred thousand national examinees. During the year 2004 to 2006, he attended Budhanilkantha School, the national school of Nepal, and completed IGCSE Cambridge A-levels in Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and General Paper. At Budhanilkantha school, he was a part of student body as a school prefect, and was involved in Science Club and Awareness Club. Mr. Rajbhandary delegated a team of four students from Budhanilkantha school to participate in the exchange program to Japan organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). While in high school, he worked with Samyam Rajbhandari (student) in an independent project funded by the Science Club to make a sun-tracking solar panel using simple potential divider principle. The project was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Science and Technology (RONAST) Science Exhibition 2005, and was awarded with Youth Talent Award. After completing high school education, he worked as a high school teacher at the Lumbini International College as A-levels biology teacher.
While at Trinity University, he has been pursuing BS degree in Engineering Science and Physics. During the spring of 2009, he studied abroad for a semester at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has been interested in photography after taking pictures during his travel to New Zealand. Besides, he has worked as RCC and ACC at the ITS, lab assistant, TA and grader for several classes, Life-guard at the Trinity Acquatics, and Resident Assistant at the Residential Life in Trinity University.