Former AIT board member Dr. Sippanondha Ketudat passes away
The AIT community conveys deepest condolences on the passing away of Dr. Sippanondha Ketudat, a former member of the AIT Board of Trustees, on 16 July 2006.
Dr. Sippanondha was a board member from 1976 to 1982 and played a major role in shaping education reform in Thailand, as well as in the formulation of the mechanism for providing research grants.
Agreement means students, faculty from Taiwan
AIT and the National Yulin University of Science & Technology in Taiwan signed an open-ended agreement to collaborate on 21 July 2006. The agreement means a secondment of a faculty member from a Taiwanese university, beginning as early as the August semester.
Job vacancy
The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering field of study, School of Engineering and Technology needs a Laboratory Supervisor.
Ref. No. 019
Report to: Dr. Noppadol Phien-wej, Field Coordinator
Deadline of Application: 31 July 2006
Job Requirements and descriptions:
1. Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering/Engineering Geology
2. Good academic record
3. Good knowledge and experiences in soil and rock testing
4. Familiarity with test equipment
5. Proficiency in English language
Interested applicants submit application letter and resume to:
Human Resources Office
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, Thailand
Tel.
Above from left: H.E. Dr. Hassan Khalegh, Prof. Vilas Vuwongse and Prof. Peter Haddawy
Iranians' visit may lead to collaboration
A high level delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran visited 19 July
2006 to discuss cooperation with Tarbiyat Modarres University (TMU). TMU is a well-known State University and is responsible for training teachers to be absorbed into another universities in Iran.
External relations VP outlines fund-raising plan
Prof. Ni Ni Thein, AIT's vice president for external relations in charge of fund raising, presented ideas for a three-year $6 million campaign at a community forum on 20 July 2006.
Since 12 July, Prof.
City water, sanitation conference takes place in November
A regional conference on Urban Water and Sanitation in Southeast Asian Cities will be held from 22 to 24 November 2006 in Luang Prabang, Lao P.D.R.
The conference is being organized by the Southeast Asia Urban Environemental Management Applications Project, CIDA-AIT Partnership (2003-2008), the Urban Research Institute, Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction, Lao P.D.R; the World Bank Water and Sanitation Programme Country Office in Vientiane ; and Souphanouvong University in Luang Prabang.
Successful grant proposals subject of lecture
Professor Ramesh S. Kanwar, chairman of the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, U.S.A., will present a lecture on 'How to develop a successful competitive grant proposal' at 3 p.m. on 28 July 2006 at Milton E Bender Jr Auditorium.
Nokia workshop looks at mobile applications development
The Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technologies fields of study at the School of Engineering and Technology are organizing a training workshop by Nokia on Symbian (Mobile Applications) Development, which will be held 14-18 August 2006. The workshop is conducted as a collaboration activity with Nokia, Research, Beijing and Nokia, Singapore.
Food, bio process technology conference planned for December 2006
The Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology field of study, School of Environment, Resources and Development, is organizing an International Conference on Innovations in Food and Bio Process Technology from 12 to 14 December 2006.
With the growing economy, domestic and international demands for high quantity and quality foods in the Asia-Pacific region are increasing, leading to a rapid growth in food processing industries.
AIT teams with University of Tokyo for program on sustainability
AIT and the University of Tokyo are organizing an intensive program on sustainability from 1 to 12 August 2006 at Greenery Resort, Khao Yai National Park, Nakhonrajasima, Thailand.
This is the third such program in two years.