Er. Malesh Shah is a faculty at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University with 10 plus years of experience in teaching. He is a Mechanical Engineer, Environmental Engineer with a secondary post graduate in Rural Development. He is a formal research fellow at Kathmandu University, Rural Integrated Development Services (RIDS)-Nepal and Solid Waste Laboratory, Kongju National Univeristy, South Korea. He is associated with research and activities related to Solar Energy, Energy Efficient Building and Thermal Treatment of Biomass & Biofuel.