AIT and KIST Sign Agreement
AIT signed an agreement with the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) on 17 November, establishing cooperation in science and technology. The agreement covers the exchange of academic/research personnel and technical information, and joint degree programs and research activities.
Who's Seating for Final Exams
Ms. Wilai Chiemchaisri (EVD978406), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Technical Science in the field of Environmental Technology and Management, Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program on Tuesday, 28 November from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in room W117 (UEEM Seminar Room). Her dissertation is entitled 'Experimental Investigation of Nutrient Requirements, EPS Production and VOC Inhibition on Methane Oxidation in Tropical Landfill Cover Soils'.
All interested persons are welcome.
REMINDERS TO GRADUANDS
All candidates for Graduation are advised to visit the following website for guidance:
https://oldweb.ait.ac.th/ait/registry/Web_Publishing/Archive/AirTravelGrant.html
AIT Job Announcement
Reference Number: 030 (repeat advertisement)
Position: Research Associate
Deadline for submission of application: 30 November
More details at: https://oldweb.ait.ac.th/AIT/hro/ads/StaffPost.htm
Send inquiries or e-mail resume to maybel@ait.
Year End Time Sheets
The Director of Finance would like to inform all staff that staff salary for December 2000 will be paid on 20 December. Time sheets, as usual, should reach the Payroll Section no later than 12 December.
Employees who work overtime or take leave during 12-22 December are required to submit an extra time sheet to be attached to the January 2001 time sheet.
CONGRATULATIONS
I have pleasure in announcing to the AIT community that Professor Ram M. Shrestha from our School of Environment, Resources and Development has been appointed as Associate Editor of Energy Economics (an Elsevier Science publication), which is one of the premier international refereed journals in the energy economics area.
HRH PRINCESS MAHA CHAKRI SIRINDHORN TO INAUGURATE TOURISM DESTINATION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will preside over the opening ceremony of a major international conference on Sustainable Community Tourism Destination Management, to be held on 27-29 November at AIT.
The Princess' inauguration of the event and the support of many regional and international partners are an honour for the AIT-based Canadian Universities Consortium Urban Environmental Management Project (CUC UEM).
The November conference is the first of its kind to be organised with a specific focus on sustainable tourism and community destination management.
Maximizing the Benefits of Biotechnology
'Modern biotechnology is not a silver bullet for achieving food security, but, used in conjunction with traditional or conventional agricultural research methods, it may be a powerful tool that should be made available to poor farmers and consumers in the fight against poverty.
AIT/AIM MoA signed
AIT signed a a two-year MoA with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on November 14, establishing co-operation programs to foster advancement in teaching, research, cultural understanding, as well as to enhance the international reputation of both institutes, through the exchange of postgraduate students, faculty members, and academic information and materials and by undertaking joint training programs in business and industry operations, research programs, conferences and other academic exchanges.
FACULTY PROMOTIONS
Upon the recommendation of the Academic Senate and endorsement of concerned Deans and the Provost, I have approved the promotion of the following faculty members from the rank of Assistant Professors to Associate Professor, effective 1 January 2001.
Dr. Kensuke FUKUSHI, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD)/Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program
Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim OANH, SERD/Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program
Dr. Manukid PARNICHKUN, School of Advanced Technologies (SAT)/Industrial Systems Engineering Program
Dr. R. M. A. P. RAJATHEVA, SAT/Telecommunications Program
On behalf of all of us, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and thank them on this well-deserved recognition of their services to our Institute.