Alumni spotlights

When Dr. Bade Shrestha, PhD, arrived at UCalgary to start his master’s degree in mechanical engineering, he was happy to be back near the mountains. Born and raised in Nepal, Shrestha missed the Himalayas while studying for his undergraduate degree in aeronautical engineering (mechanical) at the Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute in Latvia. 

“When I came to Calgary I saw a new city, a totally clean city but a little bit cold,” he says. “I grew up in Nepal and my schooling was there until twelfth grade. After that, I went to Europe to get my aeronautical degree, and then I came to Calgary to do my master's and PhD.”