Roshan Shrestha

Current

• Candidate for JD-2011 at Northwestern University School of Law
• Research Associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Past

• Research Associate at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• R&D Intern Engineer at Micron Technology

Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Grinnell College
• University of York

• Northwestern University School of Law

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Websites

• Los Alamos National Lab
• Toastmasters
• High Altitude Athletics

Roshan Shrestha’s Summary

Research

Roshan Shrestha’s Specialties:

Research

Roshan Shrestha’s Experience

• Candidate for JD-2011

  Northwestern University School of Law

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 2009 — Present (3 months)

• Research Associate

  Los Alamos National Laboratory

  (Government Agency; Research industry)

  December 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  • Investigated new materials for hydrogen storage technology as a member of a cross-functional team. Subject matter expert for analytical division.
  • Coauthored 6 scientific studies and patents.
  • Carried out literature research to compile patent applications.
  • Condensed theory and experimental results in concise reports and delivered presentations in international meetings.
  • Co-chaired monthly seminar series to bring in internal and external speakers to give presentations on important current research topics.
  • Led a 12-person team to propose, plan, and execute the first Career Fair at Los Alamos National Laboratory to help network 300+ short-term scientists and prospective employers in Industry, Academia, and Government agencies.

• Research Associate

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  June 2001 — November 2006 (5 years 6 months)

  • Investigated process and fabrication conditions to analyze and optimize organic electronics. Coauthored 8 publications in scientific journals.
  • Supervised and trained graduate students in research techniques, literature search, data collection, analysis and safety.
  • Led the group’s research focus into new areas of investigation in organic electronics.

• R&D Intern Engineer

  Micron Technology

  (Public Company; MU; Semiconductors industry)

  June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

  • Actively contributed in a cross-functional team to design and optimize critical dimensions for the next-generation flash memory. Completed 20 of 450-step processes in $20M project in 3 months.
  • Developed and tested scientific models to measure nanometer film thicknesses.
  • Researched literature and compiled them with experimental data to deliver concise presentations at a division levels.

Roshan Shrestha’s Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  PhD , Chemistry, Materials Science , 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  • Chemistry Graduate Student Senator elect and Vice President (2003-2004)

• Grinnell College

  Bachelor's , Chemistry , 1997 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, Swimming

• University of York

  Study Abroad , Economics, Business, Math , 1999 — 2000

• Northwestern University School of Law

Additional Information

Roshan Shrestha’s Websites:

• Los Alamos National Lab
• Toastmasters
• High Altitude Athletics

Roshan Shrestha’s Interests:

• Toastmasters International (2008) • Charity 5K—Marathons (92-Present), Chicago Marathon (2008)

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