Dipesh Kunwar
Dipesh Kunwar

Aerospace Engineering Graduate

Tribhuvan University, IOE, Pulchowk Campus

Biography

Dipesh Kunwar is an Aerospace Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree with honors from Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus. With previous experience in UAV systems, aircraft performance, and flight operations, his research work spans aerospace systems design, design optimization, and sustainable propulsion powertrains. While still in the early stages of his academic career, his passion lies in sustainability and environmental responsibility in commercial aviation through explorations in design, performance, and operations.

Dipesh is actively seeking to contribute his expertise to innovative engineering and research teams.

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Education

  • B.Eng in Aerospace Engineering

    Tribhuvan University

  • High School Diploma, Physical Sciences - NEB

    Karunanidhi Education Foundation (KEF) Higher Secondary School

  • School Leaving Certificate (SLC) Examination - GoN

    Karunanidhi Education Foundation (KEF) Higher Secondary School

Experience

  1. Energy Systems Engineer

    Nernst Energy System LLP

    • Working on systems design and integration of a fuel cell-battery hybrid propulsion system for maritime and aviation applications.

    • Developing optimization frameworks for sizing and control of conceptual integrated fuel cell-battery powertrains in regional commercial airliners.

  2. Instructor

    Pokhara Engineering College
    Worked as an instructor and/or laboratory assistant (*) for the undergraduate mechanical engineering courses listed below. Classes assisted::
    • MEC 109: Engineering Drawing
    • MEC 189: Thermodynamics *
    • MEC 178: Mechanical Workshop
    • MEC 288: Strength of Materials *

  3. Mechanical Engineering Intern

    Heli Air Nepal Pvt. Limited

    • Oversaw ground operations and flight planning, including creating weight and balance charts and route layouts for gyrocopter missions.

    • Assisted the maintenance team in record keeping and managing technical logs for daily and routine maintenance.

  4. Engineering Intern - Operations Engineering and Planning Division

    Nepal Airlines Corporation

    • Digitized performance charts for the DHC-6 Series 300 aircraft operated by Nepal Airlines Corporation, utilizing advanced analytical techniques.

    • Contributed to flight route planning by generating Regulated Takeoff Weight (RTOW) and aircraft weight and balance data.

    • Designed and implemented a MATLAB-based application for aircraft performance calculations tailored to the DHC-6 Series 300.

Education

  1. B.Eng in Aerospace Engineering

    Tribhuvan University
    Grade: 87.89% (Equivalent GPA 4.0/4.0)
    • Ranked 2nd among all Engineering students from IOE
    • Thesis on Formulation of Insitu Flight Performance Toolbox for Decision Support System. Supervised by Dr. Sudip Bhattrai.

    Relevant Coursework: Flight Dynamics, Aircraft Preliminary Design, UAV Synthesis, Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aircraft Propulsion

    Electives: Compressible Aerodynamics, Hypersonics, Advanced Propulsion System

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  2. High School Diploma, Physical Sciences - NEB

    Karunanidhi Education Foundation (KEF) Higher Secondary School
    Grade: 3.62/4.0

  3. School Leaving Certificate (SLC) Examination - GoN

    Karunanidhi Education Foundation (KEF) Higher Secondary School
    Grade: 3.70/4.0
Recent Publications

You can visit my Google Scholar profile here to see my publicly available publications. Details on previous research and academic projects can be found in the projects tab.

Dipesh Kunwar, Pratibha Bhandari, Swikriti Shrestha, Sudip Bhattrai (2026). STOL Operations Based on In Situ Flight Data and Performance Analysis. In Journal of Air Transportation (Under Review).
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Yashwanth Pochereddy, Dipesh Kunwar, Antariksh Dicholkar, Johan Hjelm (2026). Mass-based Optimization Studies for Sizing and Optimal Control of Hybrid Fuel Cell-Battery System for Commercial Airliners. In AIAA SCITECH 2026 (Under Review).
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Dipesh Kunwar, Yashwanth Pochereddy, Antariksh Dicholkar, Johan Hjelm (2026). Multi-objective Optimization Study for Sizing and Optimal Control for an Integrated Fuel Cell-Battery System for Commercial Airliners. In AIAA SCITECH 2026 (Under Review).
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Dipesh Kunwar, Pratibha Bhandari, Swikriti Shrestha, Sudip Bhattrai, Vishal Paudel (2024). In situ Flight Data Analysis, Performance and Planning for STOL Operations. In AIAA AVIATION 2024.
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Dipesh Kunwar, Pratibha Bhandari, Swikriti Shrestha (2023). Formulation of Insitu Flight Performance Toolbox for Decision Support System. Thesis.
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Awards
Tribhuvan University Silver Medalist
Tribhuvan University ∙ August 2023
Awarded the prestigious Silver Medal by Tribhuvan University for securing 2nd position among all 2023 engineering graduates, ranking 2nd out of 48 in Aerospace Engineering and 2nd out of approximately 3,500 engineering graduates across all disciplines.
Springer Nature’s award for Best Poster Presentation
Springer Nature ∙ December 2022
Recipient of the Springer Nature Best Poster Award at the 17th International Conference on Vibration Engineering and Technology of Machinery (VETOMAC 2022) for the presentation titled "Study on Effects of Spring and Damping Elements on UAV Landing Gear System".
Global Award Nominee
NASA Space Apps Challange ∙ January 2020
Winner of the Bagmati Province round and nominee for the Global Award in the NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2020, recognizing exceptional innovation and problem-solving in one of the largest global hackathons dedicated to space science and technology.
Nepal Government’s merit-based full scholarship
Tribhuvan University ∙ May 2018
Recipient of the Nepal Government's merit-based full scholarship for a Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering, awarded for achieving a national rank of 73rd and ranking 3rd among Aerospace Engineering majors.