September 2026 Spotlight (Rakshya Aryal)

Rakshya Aryal, First year PhD student

About me: I am a first-year PhD student in the Department of Entomology, advised by Dr Shaohui Wu. I am an international graduate student from Nepal.

Research: My research work is to understand the anthropogenic impact on beneficial microbial organisms in urban soil ecosystems, mainly focusing on turfgrass landscapes.

Get to know me!

1. What is your best study tip?

To get exposed to the thing I am reading multiple times, that makes it a lot easier to understand and memorise if needed.

2. What is one thing on your bucket list?

Scuba diving, as I am quite scared of deep ocean waters; I want to overcome that fear as well.

3. What is your favourite season? And why?

It’s fall, undeniably. I love the weather, the colours, and everything about fall is so fun.