Central Department of Chemistry

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal


Professor
Deba Bahadur Khadka, PhD
Physical Chemistry Faculties
Male
deba.khadka@cdc.tu.edu.np

Dr. Khadka is Professor of CDC and former Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology Mid Western University. He did PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. His research areas/interests are theoretical Chemistry, nuclear and radiation Chemistry, analytical Chemistry, matrix isolation spectroscopy, Chemical Physics etc.

Email: khadkadeba@yahoo.com

  • PhD (1998):  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
  • MSc (1995):  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (Distinction)
  • Diploma (1993):  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

 

Academic

  • 2006-2007:  Post-doctoral study, National Chiao Tung University,  Taiwan
  • 2010: Visiting Scientist, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan
  • 2013:  Guest Scientist, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
  • 2014: Visiting Scientist, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
  • 2014: Scientific Visit, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications; Seibersdorf Laboratories (298286); Physics, Chemistry and Instrumentation Laboratory; Nuclear Science and Instrumentation Laboratory (NSIL), Seibersdorf, Austria
  • 2018: Visiting Lecturer, National Tsing Hua University - Hsinchu, National Central University-Taoyuan City and National Changhua University of Education-Changhua City, Taiwan
  • 2019: Visiting Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
  • Current: Professor of Chemistry, Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Leadership

  • Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mid-West University, Nepal (April 2016-April 2020).
  • Acting Registrar, Mid-West University, Nepal (2073-07-02 to 2076-12-27 and at different dates).

  • Vice-President, Nepal Chemical Society (2010-2012).

  • President, Nepal Chemical Society (2012-2016).

Selected Publications 

1. H. Fukuzawa, M. Murata, N. Kiyoto, T. Mukai, Y. Fukuchi, D. B. Khadka, M. Ukai, T.  Odagiri, K. Kameta, N. Kouchi and Y. Hatano. Collisional deexcitation of the excited rare gas atoms in resonant states: The Watanabe-Katsuura theory revisited.  J. Chem. Phys., 118, 70 (2003).

2. D. B. Khadka, Y. Fukuchi, M. Kitajima, K. Hidaka, N. Kouchi, Y. Hatano and M. Ukai. Deexcitation of Ne(3P1) and Ne(3P2) in Collisions With Ar, Kr, and Xe. J. Chem. Phys., 107, 2386 (1997).

3. D. B. Khadka, N. Kouchi and Y. Hatano. Temperature Dependence Deexcitation Rate Constants of Ne(3P1) by N2. J. Nepal Chem. Soc., 17-18, 31 (1999).

4. D. B. Khadka. Deexcitation Probabilities of Ne(3P2) by Ar for the Case E << D. J. Nepal Chem. Soc., 24, 19 (2009).

5. D. B. Khadka, Deexcitation Probabilities of Ne(3P2) by Kr for the Case E << D. J. Nepal Chem. Soc., 24, 45 (2009).

6. Optical Model Calculation of the Total Penning Ionization Cross Section for Ne(3P1) by O2, D. B. Khadka,  Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 eds by P. Ramasami et al., Crystallizing Ideas-The Role of Chemistry, 201 (2016).  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31759-5_13

7. S. Regmi, K. N. Ghimire, M. R. Pokhrel, and D. B. Khadka. Adsorptive Removal and Recovery of Aluminium (III), Iron (II), and Chromium (VI) onto a Low -Cost Functionalized Phragmities Karka Waste. Journal of Institute of Science and Technology,  20, 145 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3126/jist.v20i2.13969

Book Published

1. D. B. Khadka, Practical Physical Chemistry, Sunlight Publication, Nepal, 2009.

2. J. Bhattrai and D. B. Khadka, Surface Characterization and Solid State Chemistry. Sunlight Publication, Nepal, 2010.