Bhutan
EDUCATION
B.S. in Technology - Civil Engineering,
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, 2004. (INDIA)
Post Graduate Course - Energy Planning and Sustainable Development
International Summer School, University of Oslo, 2008. (NORWAY)
M.S. in Environmental Systems Energy and Environment and Society,
Humboldt State University, 2010. (CA, USA)
TEACHING
Watershed Management, Water Resources, Energy and Climate Change in Bhutan
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Dy. Executive Engineer and Head, Research Section, Department of Hydro-Met Services, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bhutan (2011- Current).
• Engineer, Hydro-Met Services Division, Department of Energy, Bhutan (2005- 2010).
• Member, International Network for Small Hydro Power (IN-SHP), 2005 – present.
• Member, Renewable Energy Student Union, HSU, USA, 2009 & 2010.
• Member, Solution Exchange Bhutan, UNDP Bhutan, 2007 – present.
FACULTY PROFILE
I am a Bhutanese born and raised in Bhutan, educated in several countries including the USA, Norway, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Philippines and Bhutan. I have worked in Bhutan and USA on international education, energy projects, environmental issues and water resources studies projects.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My interest is to work on Watershed Management, Water resources and Energy research in Bhutan in the context of Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
Past Projects
• U.S. EPA’s People, Prosperity and Planet (P3) 2010 funded Smart-Grid GridShare Project in Bhutan to pilot reduction of brownouts in isolated mini-grids in developing countries (US$ 75K)
• Building Energy Analysis for Humboldt State University, CA, USA
• Community based 100kW Sengor Micro Hydropower Demonstration Project funded by UNDP-GEF and implemented by Department of Energy, Bhutan.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
• US EPA P3 grant for Phase I in 2009 (US$ 10,000) and Phase II in 2010 (US$ 75,000) as a member of the student team working on a Smart-Grid Project.
• Government of Bhutan Scholarship to study in the USA, 2009&2010 (~US$ 50,000).
• Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) scholarship to study at the University of Oslo, Norway, 2008.
• Royal Thai Government fellowship, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand 2006.
• Academic Merit Scholarship, MNNIT, Allahabad, UP, India (2001-2002 and 2002-2003).
• GOI Scholarship by RCSC, Bhutan in 2000 to study engineering in India for 4 years.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (last updated January 2012)
• Dorji Chhimi, Nov 2011; Climate Change in Bhutan, 5th South Asia Conference, Indian Defense Studies and Analysis, New Delhi, India (under publication)^.
• Dorji Chhimi, June 2011; Solid Waste and Energy scenario in Bhutan, submitted to GSSE, College of Business, Colorado State University, USA and AYZH, MA, USA.
• Dorji Chhimi, Dec 2010; Building Energy Analysis for Humboldt State University, Master’s Thesis, Arcata, California, USA.
• RESU, 2010; Smart Grid GridShare Technology for reducing brownouts in isolated mini –grids, HSU, 2010.
• Dorji, Chhimi, Nov 2009; Community Based Micro Hydropower Development; a case study from Bhutan. Presentation in the “This Way To Sustainability Conference,” California State University, Chico, USA.^
• Dorji, Chhimi, Feb 2006; Small Hydropower Development in Bhutan. IIT Roorkee, India. Adjudged the best country presentation.^
• Dorji et al, May 2004; Environment Management Plan of MNNIT, B.Tech degree project, Allahabad, UP, India.*
