Dr. Pathak completed M. Sc. Geology from Tribhuvan University, MS and Ph. D. in Geosciences from Osaka City University, Japan. He also completed PG Diploma in RS and GIS from IIRS, India and PG Diploma in exploration, exploitation and management of groundwater resources from Hebrew University, Israel. He has authored more than 20 research articles published in national and international journals. He has been teaching in the Geology Department, Tribhuvan University since 1992. Dr. Pathak is leading the Geo-disaster Research Centre (GdRC) at Central Department of Geology at the capacity of Director. He also served Nepal Geological Society as President from 2013 to 2015.

Research Interest: Hydro-geology, geological disaster, climate change.