Phone: (304) 293-7009
Email: ganga.nakarmi@mail.wvu.edu
College or Department: Brownfields Assistance Center at WVU
Ganga Nakarmi is the Brownfields Inventory Project Manager at West Virginia Water Research Institute. In this role, she provides critical support in the development and management of projects, programs, and staff associated with the Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center (NBAC).
Ms. Nakarmi is completing her PhD in Human and Community Development from West Virginia University (WVU) in May 2023. She has received a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information System and Spatial Analysis from WVU. She has also received her Master’s Degrees in Protected Area Management from Alpen-Adria University, Klagenfurt, Austria and in Botany (Ecology) from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. She has served in the fields of protected area management, human dimensions and conservation, and sustainable development through research, education, and outreach programs affiliated with national and international organizations.
Ms. Nakarmi grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal and moved to Morgantown to continue her studies at WVU. She enjoys hiking and biking in the mountains of WV and sharing her ethnic dishes with friends.