New on-campus travel agency opens
KS&S; Travel Service Co. Ltd. replaced NTN Travel as the new on-campus travel agency. The firm started its operation in AIT on Monday, 27 February 2006.
KS&S; is one of the largest travel agencies in Thailand and part of FCM Travel Solutions, an international travel chain (www.
Automotive design the focus of new degree program
The Design and Manufacturing Engineering field of study is asking for input in developing a new master's degree program in automotive design and manufacturing engineering to support the rapid growth of automotive industry in the region.
Lecture focuses on land use, food prospects
The AIT community is invited to attend a United Nations Environment Programme Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific lecture on 'Modeling the Land Use Change and Demand for Food Future Prospects' by Professor Kan-ichiro Matsumura, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, 7 March 2005, in room B202, AIT Conference Center.
International food fair proceeds go to charity
To celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March, the AIT International Women's Group is organizing international food fair for charity. The event will be held at the Korea House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All AIT community members are invited to taste the international fare.
Solid waste management discussed in Vientiane
The CIDA-AIT Partnership, Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications (SEA-UEMA) Project under the Urban Environmental Management field of study will be co-organizing a policy dialog on Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 24 March 2006 with the Urban Research Institute, Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction, Lao PDR. AIT has an agreement with the Lao institute as its facilitating partner for co-organizing and carrying out the various activities of the SEA-UEMA project.
Tsunami sleuths take sand 'fingerprints' that may reveal waves of the past
Typical layered tsunami sand deposits underlain by former top-soil. Varying grain size indicates the strength of individual wave.
Armed with ordinary shovels, World War II entrenching tools, and Japanese weeders,
Saidul Alam and Wanna Phyo and their AIT faculty advisor dig trenches tens of meters long.
Tsunami sleuths take sand 'fingerprints' that may reveal waves of the past
Typical layered tsunami sand deposits underlain by former top-soil. Varying grain size indicates the strength of individual wave.
Armed with ordinary shovels, World War II entrenching tools, and Japanese weeders,
Saidul Alam and Wanna Phyo and their AIT faculty advisor dig trenches tens of meters long.
French delegation visits AIT
On 14 February 2006, Mr. Thierry Schwarz, regional counselor for cooperation at the French Embassy in Thailand, and his assistant, Mr. Dylan Gelard, visited AIT.
On this occasion, Mr. Schwarz met Prof. Vilas Wuwongse, vice president for external relations, Prof.
AIT alumnus earns seat on American forensics board
Dr. Michael Espina Nunez, a resident of Cebu, Philippines, was nominated to serve as board member in the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology on 9 January, according to a story in the 21 February 2006 Sun Star Cebu newspaper.
SET welcomes visiting professor
Computer Science and Information Management, School of Engineering and Technology welcomes visiting faculty member Finn Arve Aagesen, who joined the school in January.
Prof. Aagesen is a member of the faculty of the Department of Telematics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.