Prakash Kaini

            Graduate Student

            Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

          Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC),

          Mail Code 6603 Carbondale, IL 62901;

          Ph: (618) 529-2144; Fax: (618) 453-3044,  Email: pkaini@siu.edu 

            Curriculum Vitae                                    Advisor: Dr. John W. Nicklow          

         Research Interest

             Watershed modeling

             Evolutionary computations

                   Genetic Algorithm, Particle Swarm Optimization

                   Simulated Annealing, NSGA II

         Education

             PhD Engineering Science (Expected graduation- Dec 2009)

                Department of Civil and Env. Engineering

                Southern Illinois University Carbondale 

               MSc, Hydropower Development, Dec 2003

                Department of Civil and Env. Engineering

                Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

                Trondheim, Norway 

              BSc, Civil Engineering, Sept 1998

                Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Engineering College

                Tribhuvan University, Nepal  

Some Links

·         SIUC Main Page

·         Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SIUC

·         College of Engineering, SIUC

·         Salukinet Login

·         SIUC Academic Calendar 2008/2009

·         SIUC Course Schedule

·         SIUC Webmail        

·         Morris Library

·         EWRI Conference, 2009

·         Dr. John W. Nicklow

·         Kimberly Artita

·         Nepalese Students Society, Carbondale

          Affiliations

              Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

              Life Member: Nepal Engineers’ Association

              Member: Nepal Engineering Council

              Member: Nepal Norway Alumni Association

              Life Member: Pulchowk Alumni Association

         Publications 

§   Kaini, P., Artita, KS, and Nicklow JW., 2008. Designing BMPs at a watershed-scale using SWAT and a genetic algorithm. Proceedings of the 2008 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Honolulu, HI, May 12-16

§   Artita, KS., Kaini, P., and Nicklow JW., 2008. Generating alternative watershed-scale BMP designs with evolutionary algorithms. Proceedings of the 2008 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Honolulu, HI, May 12-16

§   Kaini, P., Artita, KS., and Nicklow JW., 2007. Evaluating optimal detention pond locations at a watershed scale. Proceedings of the 2007 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, ASCE, Tampa, FL May 15-19

§   Kaini, P., 2005. Status of hydropower development in Nepal. Proceedings of the Hydropower for Today Seminar, Hangzhou China, June 2- 4

§   Kaini, P., 2004. Headworks performance study of run-of-the-river project on sediment-loaded river in Nepal, Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on River Sedimentation (9^th ISRS)   Yichang, China, Oct 18-21

§   Kaini, P., 2003. A Local initiative with foreign partner for small hydro development in Nepal: Khudi Hydropower Project, Proceedings of the Waterpower XIII conference, Buffalo, New York, July 29- 31

§   Kaini, P. and Pokhrel, N., 2003. Hydrology of Nyadi River in Nepal: A study carried for hydropower development. Proceedings of the 1^st International Conference on Hydrology and Water Resources in Asia Pacific Region, Kyoto, Japan, March 16- 23