People and Awards

Tara Allohverdi

Doctoral Student
allohver@msu.edu
Shivan Gc

Research Assistant
gc@msu.edu
Vishal Kumar

Student Research Assistant
kumarv10@msu.edu
Basanta Lamsal

Research Associate
lamsalba@msu.edu
Josh Magnusson

magnuss5@msu.edu
Raju Pokharel

Assistant Professor, Forest Resource Economics
raju2020@msu.edu
517-353-9447
Jagdish Poudel

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Forest Economics and Policy
poudelja@msu.edu
Kamana Poudel

Research Associate, in association with Dr. Raju Pokharel
poudelk1@msu.edu
Basana Sapkota

Doctoral Student
sapkota2@msu.edu
Ichchha Thapa

Doctoral Student
thapaich@msu.edu
Ethan Vanantwerp

Professional Aide
vanant22@msu.edu

Raju Pokharel, CANR Early Career Research Award

Raju Pokharel, CANR Global Scholar

Fellowships and Scholarships

Tara Allohverdi, PhD Student: MSU Graduate Office Fellowship (GFO)

Basana Sapkota, PhD Student: MSU C.S. Mott Predoctoral Fellowship in Sustainable Agriculture

Ichchha Thapa, PhD Student: Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (MW CASC) Graduate Fellowship

Best Student Presenter Award

Ichchha Thapa, PhD Student, 2023 ISFRE Synopsis, Houston, TX; Presentation Title-"Feedstock supply analysis and optimal locations for mass timber manufacturing in Michigan"

Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed, MS Student, 2023 ISFRE Synopsis, Houston, TX; Presentation Title-"Assessing the environmental impacts of proposed biochar production facilities using low value forest biomass in Michigan"

Student Poster Awards

Ichchha Thapa, PhD Student, 2023 ISFRE Synopsis, International Society of Forest Resource Economics (ISFRE),Houston, TX (Second Place); Poster Title-"Feedstock Supply & Demand for mass timber manufacturing in Michigan"

Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed, MS Student, 2023 ISFRE Synopsis, International Society of Forest Resource Economics (ISFRE), Houston, TX (Third Place); Poster Title-"Quantifying the environmental impacts of proposed biochar production facilities using forest biomass in Michigan"

Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed, MS Student, 2022 SAF Convention, Society of American Foresters, September, Baltimore, MD, USA. (Third Place); Poster Title-"Assessing the prospects of biochar production using forest biomass for building a circular bioeconomy in Michigan"

Naresh Khanal, MS Student, 2022 ISFRE Meeting, International Society of Forest Resource Economics (ISFRE), Houston, TX (First Place); Poster Title-"Identifying Optimal Locations for Establishing Mass Timber Processing Facilities in Michigan"