Posted on December 13, 2022
Advanced College of Engineering and Management, acem, proudly shares that Mr. Ankit Khanal has been selected as the ‘Campus Representative’ for acem in the Hult Prize at Institute of Engineering (IOE), Pulchowk Campus.
Mr. Ankit Khanal is currently doing his Bachelor’s Degree program in Computer Engineering at the Advanced College of Engineering & Management, acem. For the past seven years, he has been involved in various research works, conducting events, and mentoring his fellow friends in the space field. He has been exploring the ‘universe’ of space and planetary science in various possible ways. He was the first National Coordinator for NASA Scientist for a Day in Nepal where he carried out the role of a ‘supervisor’ to the students from 5-12 grades to research planets and their moons.
Recently, he was appointed as a Committee Member of IAF/IAA/IISL Advisory Committee on History Activities(ACHA) at International Astronautical Federation and as a Nation Coordinator for Astronomers without Borders of Nepal. Mr. Khanal is also an International Astronomical Union’s Dark Skies Ambassador, STEM Ambassador for East-West Center Nepal, and Student Space Ambassador for The Mars Generation for his country. He is an active member of SGAC and a mentor as well.
He also works as program committee co-lead at Nepalese Space Research Association (NESRA). For many years, he has relentlessly worked for the space industry in Nepal for all these years to achieve his main objective: to change Nepal from a non-space faring nation to a space-faring country. This young learner and space enthusiast dreams to be an astronaut one day.
