Prof. Dr. Durga Prasan Sangroula is the Principal of Advanced College of Engineering and Management, acem. He served as Professor for about 32 years at the Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan University. He received MSc (with honors) in 1989 with Water Resources Engineering from Leningrad Polytechnic Institute of the former USSR. In 1999, he obtained MSc in Hydropower Development and Management from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and later Dr. Sangroula received his Ph.D. from the NTNU itself. His field of specialization is water resources and sedimentation engineering.
During his tenure at the IOE, Pulchowk Campus, Professor Dr. Sangroula served as Deputy Head of the Civil Engineering Department for 4 years and also as a Campus Chief of IOE, Pulchowk campus for 2 years. He has also been involved as a short-term consultant for the reputable organizations like World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Moreover, he has attended several national and international seminars and has presented more than a dozen papers. Professor Dr. Sangroula has also published two text books on Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics.