Education:

PhD student in Physics, 2018 -

Material Science, Missouri State University, 2018  

BS, Applied Physics, Kathmandu University, 2012-2016

Research and Projects:

• Doped MoS2 Solid Coatings for Robotic Space Exploration 
• Theoretical Study on Temperature Coefficient for Open Circuit Voltage
• Photophysical Properties of 1D Perovskite

Presentations:

• R. Karkee, E. Guerrero and D. A. Strubbe, “Structural studies of Ni-doped MoS₂ monolayers and polytypes using density functional theory (DFT)”, 2021. 
• Molecular Foundry User Meeting, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Poster Presentation, 2020.
• Virtual Electronic Structure Methods, UC Merced, Poster Presentation, 2020.
• R. Karkee, E. Guerrero and D. A. Strubbe, “Structural studies of Ni-doped MoS₂ monolayers and polytypes using density functional theory (DFT)”, March Meeting, American Physical Society, Denver, USA, 2020 (got accepted for oral presentation but cancelled due to COVID-19 ).

Publications:

• R. Karkee, E. Guerrero, D. A. Strubbe, “Structural and energetics of Ni-doped MoS₂ monolayers and polytypes using density functional theory”, arXiv:2008.04301, 2020
• E. Guerrero, R. Karkee, D. A. Strubbe, “Phase stability and Raman/IR signatures of Ni-doped MoS₂ from DFT studies”, arXiv:2010.02198, 2020