Profile
Research engineer with doctorate in materials engineering. Backgrounds in phase behavior study, surfactant or polymer self-assemblies. Skilled in using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) for the structural investigation of colloidal dispersions. Current interest is the production of shape-controlled fullerene (C60) nano/or micro crystals, their structures, properties, and application

Education Background

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) March 2008
　　　　Yokohama National University Japan
　　　　Dissertation topic: Self-assembled Structures of Mono-and Diglycerol
　　　　Fatty Acid Esters in Nonaqueous Solvent Systems
Master of Science (M.Sc.) 2000
　　　　Tribhuvan University Nepal
　　　　Thesis topic: Application of Ag-Ion Selective Electrode for the Determination
　　　　of Solubility Products of Sparingly Soluble Silver Salts
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) 1997
　　　　Tribhuvan University Nepal
Bachelor of Science (I.Sc.) 1994
　　　　Tribhuvan University Nepal

Visiting Researcher

31/01/2012-10/02/2012 Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Kolkata, India
06/12/2010-17/12/2010 University of Stuttgart, Germany
25/01/2010-29/01/2010 CSIC Institute for Advanced Chemistry for Catalonia (IQAC) Barcelona, Spain
15/07/2009-22/07/2009 University of Graz, Austria
22/08/2008-26/08/2008 CSIC Institute for Advanced Chemistry for Catalonia (IQAC) Barcelona, Spain

Awards
Nanoscale Poster Prize 2011
NanoFormulation2011, ICMAT2011 International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, June 26-July 1, 2011, Suntec, Singapore.
Young Chemist Award 2008
Chemical Congress, May 23-25, 2008 Kathmandu Nepal.
Best presenter Award 2007
International Conference on Emerging Issues on Research and Development April 4-6, 2007, Kathmandu Nepal


Fellowships
ICYS fellowship Apr 1st 2010 - data
　　　　(National Institute for Materials Science)
JSPS post-doctoral fellowship Apr 1st 2008 - Mar 31st 2010
　　　　(Japan Society for the Promotion Science fellowship for foreign researcher)
Monbukagakusho fellowship Oct 1st 2004 - Mar 31st 2008
　　　　(Japanese Government Scholarship for foreign researcher)


Membership
Nepal Chemical Society: Life member
Japan Chemical Society: General member 2004-2010
Nuclear Society of Nepal: General member 2008
Japan Oil Chemists’ Society: International general member 2012


Publications

Journal Papers: 58 (First author: 33, Corresponding author: 16)
Book Chapters: 2 (First and corresponding author)
Proceedings: 6 (First author: 2, Corresponding author: 1)
Total Citation: 511 (As of Feb. 15, 2012)
h index = 13 (As of Feb. 15, 2012)

Book Chapter

[2] Shrestha, L.K.*; Aramaki, K. Non-aqueous Foams: Formation and Stability: Paul Stevenson's Eds., Foam Engineering: Fundamentals and Applications,
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2012, Chapter 9, p 169-206.


[1] Shrestha, L.K.*; Aramaki, K. Structure of Nonionic Surfactant Micelles in Organic Solvents: A SAXS Study. Tharwat Tadros, Eds., Self-Organized Surfactant Structures,
Wiley-VCH, 2010, Chapter 2, p 17-57.


Referred papers 
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　　　2012:
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[58] Shrestha, L.K.*; Shrestha, R.G.; Acharya, S.; Aramaki, K.; Ariga, K.
Structure and Rheology of Charge-Free Reverse Micelles in Aromatic Liquid Phenyloctane.
J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. (In press)

[57] Shrestha, L.K.*; Shrestha, R.G.; Aramaki, K.; Acharya, S.; Hill, J. P.; Ariga, K.
Structural Characterizations of Diglycerol Monomyristate Reverse Micelles in Aromatic Solvent Ethylbenzene.
J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. (In press)

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　　　2011:
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[56] Shrestha, L.K.*; Shrestha, R.G.; Abe, M.; Ariga, K.
Reverse micelle microstructural transformations induced by oil and water
Soft Matter 2011, 7, 10017-10024.

[55] Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.*; Ariga, K.; Abe, M.
Reverse Micelle Microstructural Transformations Induced by Surfactant Molecular Structure, Composition, and Temperature.
J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2011, 11, 7665-7675.

[54] Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.*
Effect of Mixing Solvents on the Structure of Trehalose-Tri-isostearate Nonionic Surfactant Reverse Micelles.
J. Nepal Chem. Soc. 2011, 27, 26-33.

[53] Shrestha, L.K.*; Shrestha, R.G.; Aramaki, K.; Ariga, K.
Structure of Diglycerol Monomyristate Reverse Micelles in Styrene: A Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) Study.
J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2011, 11, 6986-6994.

[52] Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.*; Aramaki, K.; Abe, M.
SAXS and Rheometry Studies of Diglycerol Monolaurate Reverse Micelles in Styrene.
J. Oleo Sci. 2011, 60, 393-401.

[51] Shrestha, L.K.*; Shrestha, R.G.; Aramaki, K.
Growth Control of Nonionic Reverse Micelles by Surfactant and Solvent Molecular Architecture and Water Addition.
J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2011, 11, 4863-4873.

[50] Shrestha, L.K.*; Shrestha, R.G.; Aramaki, K.
Intrinsic Parameters for the Structure Control of Nonionic Reverse Micelles in Styrene: SAXS and Rheometry Studies.
Langmuir 2011, 27, 5862-5873.

[49] Shrestha, L.K.*; Yamamoto, Y.; Arima, S.; Aramaki, K.
Charge-Free Reverse Wormlike Micelles in Nonaqueous Media.
Langmuir 2011, 27, 2340-2348.

[48] Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, Shrestha, L.K., T.; Shibayama, M.; Aramaki, K.
Lipophilic Tail Architecture and Molecular Structure of Neutralizing Agent for the Controlled Rheology of Viscoelastic Fluid in Amino-Acid Based Anionic Surfactant System.
Langmuir 2011, 27, 2229-2236.

[47] Shrestha, L.K.*; Sato, T.; Shrestha, R.G.; Hill, J.; Ariga, K.; Aramaki, K.
Structure and Rheology of Reverse Micelles in Dipentaerythrityl Tri-(12-hydroxystearate)/Oil Systems. Themed Issue: Materials Innovation through Interfacial Physics and Chemistry.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 13, 4911-4918.

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　　　2010:
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[46] Shrestha, L.K.*; Sato, T.; Dulle, M.; Glatter, O.; Aramaki, K.
Effect of Lipophilic Tail Architecture and Solvent Engineering on the Structure of Trehalose-Based Nonionic Surfactant Reverse Micelles.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2010, 114, 12008-12017.

[45] Shrestha, L.K.; Shrestha, R.G.; Oyama, K.; Matsuzawa, M.; Aramaki, K.
Structure of Diglycerol Polyisostearate Nonionic Surfactant Micelles in Nonpolar Oil n-hexadecane: A SAXS Study.
J. Oleo Sci. 2010, 59, 339-350.

[44] Shrestha, L.K.; Dulle, M.; Glatter, O.; Aramaki, K.
Structure of Polyglycerol Oleic Acid Ester Nonionic Surfactant Reverse Micelles in Decane: Growth Control by Headgroup Size.
Langmuir 2010, 26, 7015-7024.

[43] Rodriguez-Abereu, C.; Dominguez, M.S.; Sarac, B.; Rodac, M.B; Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.; Varade, D.; Ghosh, G.; Aswal, V. K.
Solution Behavior and Unexpected Transitions in Aqueous Mixtures of Low and High Molecular Weight Hydrophobic Amphiphiles.
Colloid and Polymer Sci. 2010, 288, 739-751.

[42] Shrestha, L.K.; Sato, T.; Varade, D.; Aramaki, K.
Effect of Polyol on the Structure of Nonionic Surfactant Reverse Micelles in Glycerol Monoisostearate/Decane Systems.
Langmuir 2010, 26, 3115-3120.

[41] Sharma, S.C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Sakai, K.; Sakai, H.; Abe, M.
Viscoelastic Solution of Long Polyoxyethylene Chain Phytosterol/Monoglyceride/Water Systems.
Colloid and Polymer Sci. 2010, 288, 405-414.

[40] Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.; Solans, C.; Gonzalez, C.; Aramaki, K.
Nonaqueous Foam With Outstanding Stability in Diglycerol Monomyristate/Olive Oil System.
Colloid and Surfaces A. 2010, 353, 157-165.

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　　　2009:
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[39] Shrestha, L.K*.
Study of the Growth Control of Nonionic Surfactant Reverse Micelles by Water and Glycerol Using Small-Angle X-ray Scattering.
J. Nepal Chem. Soc. 2009, 24, 12-18.

[38] Shrestha, L.K.; Shrestha, R.G.; Aramaki, K.
Self-Assembled Structures of Diglycerol Monolaurate-and Monomyristate in Olive Oil.
J. Dispers. Sci. Technol. 2009, 30, 1525-1532.

[37] Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Rheology of Wormlike Micelles in Aqueous Systems of a Mixed Amino Acid Based Anionic Surfactant and Cationnic Surfactant.
Colloid and Polymer Sci. 2009, 287, 1305-1315.

[36] Shrestha, L.K.; Shrestha, R.G.; Oyama, K.; Matsuzawa, M.; Aramaki, K.
Structural Investigation of Diglycerol Polyisostearate Reverse Micelles in Organic Solvents.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113, 12669-12679.

[35] Stubenrauch, C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Varade, D.; Johansson, I.; Olanya, G.; Aramaki, K.; Claesson, P.
Aqueous Foams Stabilized by n-Dodecyl-β-D-Maltoside, Hexaethyleneglycol Monododecyl Ether, and Their 1:1 Mixture.
Soft Matters 2009, 5, 3070-3080.

[34] Shrestha, L.K.; Sato, T.; Aramaki, K.
Intrinsic Parameters for Structural Variation of Reverse Micelles in Nonionic Surfactant (Glycerol α-Monolaurate)/Oil Systems: A SAXS Study.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2009, 11, 4251-4259.

[33] Shrestha, L.K.; Glatter, O.; Aramaki, K.
Structure of Nonionic Surfactant Glycerol α-Monomyristate Micelles in Organic Solvents: A SAXS Study.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113, 6290-6298.

[32] Shrestha, L.K.; Shrestha, R.G.; Varade, D.; Aramaki, K.
Tunable Parameters for the Structural Control of Reverse Micelles in Glycerol Monoisostearate/Oil Systems: A SAXS Study.
Langmuir 2009, 25, 4435-4442.

[31] Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Structural Investigation of Diglycerol Monolaurate Reverse Micelles in Nonpolar Oils Cyclohexane and Octane. J. Oleo Sci. 2009, 58, 235-242.

[30] Sharma, S.C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Tsuchiya, K.; Sakai, K.; Sakai, H.; Abe, M.
Viscoelastic Wormlike Micelles of Long Polyoxyethylene Chain Phytosterol with Lipophilic Nonionic Surfactant in Aqueous System.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113, 3043-3050.

[29] Sharma, S.C.; Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Viscoelastic Wormlike Micelles in Mixed Nonionic Fluorocarbon Surfactants and Structural Transition Induced by Oils.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113, 1615-1622.

[28] Shrestha, L.K.* Structure of Nonionic Surfactant Diglycerol Monomyristate Micelles
in Cyclohexane: A SAXS Study.
J. Nepal Chem. Soc. 2008/2009, 23, 74-81.

[27] Alam, M. Md.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Glycerol Effects on the Formation and Rheology of Cubic Phase and Related Gel-Emulsion.
J. Colloid and Interface Sci. 2009, 329, 366-371.

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　　　2008:
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[26] Sharma, S.C.; Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Rheological Behavior of Viscoelastic Wormlike Micelles in Mixed Sodium Dodecyl Trioxyethylene Sulphate/Monolaurin Aqueous System.
Colloid and Polymer Sci. 2008, 286, 1613-1619.

[25] Shrestha, L.K.; Shrestha, R.G.; Sharma, S.C.; Aramaki, K.
Stabilization of Nonaqueous Foam With Lamellar Liquid Crystal Particles in Diglycerol Monolaurate/Olive Oil System.
J. Colloid and Interface Sci. 2008, 328, 172-179.

[24] Shrestha, R.G.; Shrestha, L.K.; Sharma, S.C.; Aramaki, K.
Phase Behavior and Microstructures of Nonionic Fluorocarbon Surfactant in Aqueous Systems.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2008, 112, 10520-10527.

[23] Shrestha, L.K.; Matsumoto, Y.; Ihara, K.; Aramaki, K.
Dynamic Surface Tension and Surface Dilatational Elasticity Properties of Mixed Surfactant/Protein Systems.
J. Oleo Sci. 2008, 57 (9), 485-494.

[22] Shrestha R. G.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Wormlike Micelles in Mixed Amino-Acid Based Anionic/Nonionic Surfactant Systems.
J. Colloid and Interface Sci. 2008, 322, 496-604.

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　　　2007:
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[21] Shrestha, L.K.; Sharma, S.C.; Sato, T.; Glatter, O.; Aramaki, K.
Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) Study on Nonionic Fluorinated Micelles in Aqueous System.
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2007, 316, 815-824.

[20] Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Phase Behavior of Diglycerol Monomyristate in Different Nonpolar Organic Solvent Systems.
J. Dispers. Sci. Technol. 2007, 28, 1236-1241.

[19] Sharma, S.C.; Rodríguez-Abreu, C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Oil-induced Anomalous Thermoresponsive Viscoelasticity in Fluorinated Surfactant Systems.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 12146-12153.

[18] Rodríguez-Abreu, C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Varade, D.; Aramaki, K.; Maestro, A.; López Quintela, M.A.; Solans, C.
Formation and Properties of Reverse Micellar Cubic Liquid Crystals and Derived Emulsions.
Langmuir 2007, 23, 11007-11014.

[17] Sharma, S.C.; Rodríguez-Abreu, C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Short Haired Wormlike Micelles in Mixed Nonionic Fluorocarbon surfactants.
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2007, 314, 223-292.

[16] Varade, D; Rodríguez-Abreu, C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Wormlike Micelles in Mixed Surfactant Systems: Effect of Cosolvents.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 10438-10447.

[15] Shrestha, L.K.; Shrestha, R.G.; Iwanaga, T.; Aramaki, K.
Aqueous Phase Behavior of Diglycerol Fatty Acid Esters.
J. Dispers. Sci. Technol. 2007, 28, 883-891.

[14] Dharmesh V.; Ushiyama, K.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Wormlike Micelles in Tween-80/CmEO3 Mixed Nonionic Surfactant System in Aqueous Media.
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2007, 312, 489-497.

[13] Shrestha, L.K.; Shrestha R. G.; Solans, C.; Aramaki, K.
Effect of Added Water on the Foaming Properties of Diglycerol Fatty Acid Esters-Oil Systems.
Langmuir 2007, 23, 6918-6926.

[12] Rodríguez-Aberu, C.; Shrestha, L.K.; López Quintela, M.A.
Unusual Formation of Small Aggregates by Mixing Giant Multilamellar Vesicles.
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2007, 312, 108-113.

[11] Sharma, S.C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Foam Stability Study of Dilute Aqueous Nonionic Fluorinated Surfactant Systems.
J. Nepal Chem. Soc. 2007, 22, 47-54.

[10] Shrestha, L.K.; Sato, T.; Aramaki, K.
Phase Behavior and Self-Organized Structure of Diglycerol Monolaurate in Different Nonpolar Organic Solvents.
Langmuir 2007, 23, 6606-6613.

[09] Sharma, S.C.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Interfacial Properties of Aqueous Nonioinic Fluorocarbon Surfactant Solutions.
J. Dispers. Sci. Technol. 2007, 28, 577-581.

[08] Shrestha R. G.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Formation of Wormlike Micelles in Mixed Amino-Acid Based Anionic Surfactant and Cationic Surfactant Systems.
J. Colloid and Interface Sci. 2007, 311, 276-284.

[07] Shrestha, L.K.; Sato, T.; Aramaki, K.
Shape, Size, and Structural Control of Reverse Micelles in Diglycerol Monomyristate Nonionic Surfactant System.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2007, 111, 1664-1671.

[06] Shrestha, L.K.; Saito, E.; Shrestha, R.G.; Kato, H.; Takase, Y.; Aramaki, K.
Foam Stabilized by Dispersed Surfactant Solid and Lamellar Liquid Crystal in Aqueous Systems of Diglycerol Fatty Acid Esters.
Colloids & Surfaces A 2007, 293, 262-271.

[05] Kunieda, H.; Shrestha, L.K.; Acharya, D.P.; Kato, H.; Takase, Y. Gutiérrez, J.M.
Superstable Nonaqueous Foams in Diglycerol Fatty Acid Esters-Nonpolar Oil Systems.
J. Dispers. Sci. Technol. 2007, 28,133-142.

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　　　2006:
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[04] Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.; Kato, H.; Takase, Y.; Kunieda, H.
Foaming Properties of Monoglycerol Fatty Acid Esters in Nonpolar Oil System.
Langmuir 2006, 22, 8337-8345.

[03] Shrestha, L.K.; Acharya, D.P.; Sharma, S.C.; Aramaki, K.; Asaoka, H.; Ihara, H.; Tsunehiro, T.; Kunieda, H.
Aqueous Foam Stabilized by Dispersed Surfactant Solid and Lamellar Liquid Crystalline Phases.
J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2006, 301, 274-281.

[02] Shrestha, L.K.; Sato, T.; Acharya, D.P.; Iwanaga, T.; Aramaki, K.; Kunieda, H.
Phase Behavior of Monoglycerol Fatty Acid Esters in Nonpolar Oils: Reverse Rodlike Micelles at Elevated Temperatures.
J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 12266-12273.

[01] Shrestha, L.K.*; Kaneko, M.; Sato, T.; Acharya, D.P. Iwanaga, T.; Kunieda, H.
Phase Behavior of Diglycerol Fatty Acid Esters-Nonpolar Oil Systems.
Langmuir 2006, 22, 1449-1454.

Proceedings
[06] Shrestha, L.K.*; Worsch, P.; Aramaki, K.
Structural Characterization of Nonionic Surfactant Reverse Micelles in Diglycerol Monolaurate/Squalene System.
Advanced Materials Research. 2010, 117, 87-92.

[05] Pradhananga, R. R.; Nyachhyon, A.; Yadav, A.; Shrestha, L.K.; Tandukar, S.
Fabrication and Application of Silver Sulphide Based Ion Sensors.
Advanced Materials Research. 2010, 117, 7-14. .

[04] Pradhananga, R.R.; Shrestha, L.K.
Home Made Ion-Selective Electrodes for Education.
Trans. MRS. J. 2008, 33 (2), 345-349.

[03] Solans, C.; Sadurní, N.; Calderó, G.; Azemar, N.; Garcia-Celma, M.J.; Shrestha, L.K.; Aramaki, K.
Nano-emulsions: Formation by Low-Energy Methods and Properties.
International Conference on Emerging Issues on Research and Development, April 4-6, 2007, Kathmandu Nepal.

[02] Shrestha, L.K.; Acharya, D.P.; Iwanaga, T.; Kato, H.; Takase, Y.; Aramaki, K.; Kunieda, H.
Nonaqueous Foams Stabilized by Diglycerol Fatty Acid Esters.
International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC): Proceedings of the 24th IFSCC Congress, October 16-19, 2006, Osaka Japan.

[01] Pradhananga, R.R.; Shrestha, L.K.
Application of Silver Ion-Selective Electrode for the Determination of Solubility Products of Different Sparingly Soluble Silver Salts.
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17, 395-396.

Paper presentation
  • Invited Lecture: 4
  • Invited Seminar: 5
  • Award Lecture: 1
  • Oral presentation in international conference: 19
  • Poster presentation in international conference: 15