Dr. Paudyal earned his master's degree in physical chemistry from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. He then joined Florida International University for his graduate school and post-doctoral research training. He has a long experience in teaching lower-level undergraduate chemistry courses. As a bio-analytical chemist, he is also interested in teaching upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level analytical chemistry courses. His research interest is in the intersection of biochemistry, nanomaterials, and analytical chemistry. Specifically, he is interested in utilizing metal nanoparticles along with other bio-nanomaterials for the detection and quantification of DNA, protein and small molecules in biofluids.