Seminars, Conferences & Workshop @ AIT
Friday, June 28, 2002 at 1.30-2.30 p.m., Room IE-106, Chalerm
Prakiat (ISE) Building: The Microelectronics Program of the School
of Advanced Technologies is organizing a seminar entitled 'Nanomaterials:
Past, Present and Future'

The seminar will be conducted by Dr. J. Dutta,
School of Engineering Sciences and Techniques, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology,
Lausanne 1015 Ecublens, Switzerland

Abstract:

The emerging fields of nanoscience and nano-engineering are
leading to unprecedented understanding and control over the fundamental
building blocks of all physical matter.

Visiting AIT
Sida Delegation

May 9-13, 2002: Mr. Borje Wallberg, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Consultant, came to AIT to review the Executive MBA on Human Resource Management Program of the School of Management. The program is flexible in nature where the students do not have to stay in AIT for the entire time during their study period.

Welcome Faculty
The School of Advanced Technologies is pleased to welcome two new Faculty
members joining from June 2002

Prof. Ryuzo Yokoyama (left), Visiting Professor in the Space Technology
Applications and Research Program.

Prof. Yokoyama is an internationally recognized researcher in image
processing, remote sensing, and environmental data analysis.

Farewell Luncheon to Retiring Colleagues

A farewell luncheon to our retiring colleagues will be held on
Friday, June 28, 2002 at 11.30 a.m. at the Dining Room, AIT Conference Center.

Interested persons are advised to call and confirm to Ms. Sripatchara Manakul
at tel ext.

GMSARN partners ILO and ITC in organizing a rural road workshop in Phnom Penh

Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean of the School of Civil Engineering, led an SCE faculty delegation in representing AIT at the Workshop on Rural Road organized by the Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research Network (GMSARN), which was held on 23-24 May 2002 at the World Vision Office in Phnom Penh.

Web-Based Class on Demand Application Workshop
AIT in cooperation with the Information Technology Center for Education of the Foundation for Children and Bangkok College of Nursing organized a 4-day Workshop on Web-based Class-on-Demand (WCoD) application for various governmental offices and non-government organizations (NGO) from 7-10 May 2002. The workshop covers the following topics: Introduction to the Internet and Distance Education; Distance Education using Web-based Class-on-Demand; Web-Based Class-on-Demand Authoring tool; and Developing Web-based lessons: Exercises and Projects.

Visit of Delegation from Vietnam National University (VNU)-Ho Chi Minh (HCM), the Republic of Viet Nam on 13 May 2002

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Phat, President of VNU-HCM and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Republic of Viet Nam, accompanied by VNU-HCM Delegation consisting of: Prof.

AIT President, Prof. Jean-Louis Armand leads mission to Sri Lanka

President Armand visited Sri Lanka from 5-7 May 2002 to hold high-level talks with the Ministry of Education, HRD and Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, and signed an MOU with the Post Graduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Visiting AIT
H.E. Mr. U Myo Myint, Ambassador of Myanmar

On April 30, H.E. Mr. U Myo Myint, Myanmar Ambassador, and his wife made a visit to AIT to discuss on cooperation between Myanmar and the Institute as well as ways and means to increase the number of Myanmar students at AIT.

Prof.

Promotion to Professor

I am pleased to announce the promotion of Dr Stephen OGUNLANA (left) to the rank of Professor, SCE / Structural Engineering & Construction Program, effective 1 July 2002. This new appointment to the rank of Professor was endorsed by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at its meeting on 23 May 2002.

Dr Ogunlana has been associated with the Institute since 1990. His major areas of specialization are construction economics, project management, productivity improvement, and dynamic modeling & simulation.