Mr. Jyoti P. Gajurel

Mr. Jyoti Prasad Gajurel is currently employed as Assistant Curator of the Tribhuvan University Central Herbarium (TUCH), located in the Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University of Nepal, in Kathmandu. He completed his M.Sc. degree in Botany in 2007, with a thesis entitled “Taxonomy of Family Commelinaceae in Nepal”. This M.Sc. degree was awarded with distinction and also won a university-wide award as best thesis of the year at Tribhuvan University of Nepal. He also is a lecturer in Botany at Golden Gate International College. His research interests include floristics of Nepal and the taxonomy of Poaceae and Commelinaceae. As the person in charge of day-to-day operation of the TUCH herbarium, he also has a strong interest in collections management. Currently, he is the only taxonomic specialist in Nepal working on the family Commelinaceae.

• Assistant Curator of Tribhuvan University Central Herbarium (TUCH).
• Dissertation in “Taxonomy of Family Commelinaceae in Nepal”.
• Field works in relation with collections and herbarium preparation from different parts of Nepal.
• Flora Writing and Systematics Work.
• Plant Collection and Herbarium Technique.
• Lecturer of Botany at The Times International College and GoldenGate International College (10+2 and B.Sc)

• Plant collection and Herbarium technique from Central Department of Botany, TU

• "Krishna Chandra Regmi Award" for best Thesis of year 2007/2008 among post graduate level from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
• One month curatorial training at Missouri Botanical Garden (MO, May 2010).
• Smithsonian Short Term Visitors Award (June 2010)