Prof. Worsak was officially appointed Interim AIT President by the AIT
Board of Trustees at a meeting on 20 June 2013. His appointment was
announced to the public on 1 July 2013. Prior to assuming
office as president, Prof. Worsak had served as Acting AIT President
since 1 April 2013.
An alumnus of AIT, Professor Worsak becomes the second Interim
President in AIT’s 53-year history, and the second Thai citizen to
formally occupy the Office of the President. He follows Prof. Charas
Suwanwela of Thailand who served as Interim AIT President from August
1998 until May 1999.
President in AIT’s 53-year history, and the second Thai citizen to
formally occupy the Office of the President. He follows Prof. Charas
Suwanwela of Thailand who served as Interim AIT President from August
1998 until May 1999.
BRIEF BIODATA: Prof. Worsak
Kanok-Nukulchai
Kanok-Nukulchai
Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai
received his B. Eng (Hon.) from Chulalongkorn University in 1971, M.
Eng from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 1973, and Ph.D. as
a Fulbright Scholar from the University of California at Berkeley in
1978. He rejoined the Asian Institute of Technology in 1979, where he
has served as Assistant, Associate and Full Professor, Former Dean of
School of Civil Engineering (SCE), Founding Dean of School of
Engineering and Technology (SET), Vice President for Resource
Development, and from 1 July 2013 as Interim President of AIT.
received his B. Eng (Hon.) from Chulalongkorn University in 1971, M.
Eng from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 1973, and Ph.D. as
a Fulbright Scholar from the University of California at Berkeley in
1978. He rejoined the Asian Institute of Technology in 1979, where he
has served as Assistant, Associate and Full Professor, Former Dean of
School of Civil Engineering (SCE), Founding Dean of School of
Engineering and Technology (SET), Vice President for Resource
Development, and from 1 July 2013 as Interim President of AIT.
Professionally, Prof. Worsak has
extensive research experiences in Computational Mechanics for the last
30 years and has published more than 240 papers. In his career, Prof.
Worsak has received many national and international awards and
recognition. In 1997, Prof. Worsak was inducted into the Royal
Institute of Thailand. In 1999, he was honored as the National
Researcher of Thailand by the National Research Council. In 2006, the
International Association of Computational Mechanics (IACM) awarded him
the IACM Fellows Award for his distinguished research accomplishment in
computational mechanics. In 2008, being recognized for his
international contribution, Prof. Worsak received the First Nishino
Medal in the East Asia-Pacific Conference of Structural Engineering and
Construction (EASEC) in Taiwan, an award in memorial of the late
Professor Fumio Nishino.
extensive research experiences in Computational Mechanics for the last
30 years and has published more than 240 papers. In his career, Prof.
Worsak has received many national and international awards and
recognition. In 1997, Prof. Worsak was inducted into the Royal
Institute of Thailand. In 1999, he was honored as the National
Researcher of Thailand by the National Research Council. In 2006, the
International Association of Computational Mechanics (IACM) awarded him
the IACM Fellows Award for his distinguished research accomplishment in
computational mechanics. In 2008, being recognized for his
international contribution, Prof. Worsak received the First Nishino
Medal in the East Asia-Pacific Conference of Structural Engineering and
Construction (EASEC) in Taiwan, an award in memorial of the late
Professor Fumio Nishino.
Prof. Worsak has been very active in
many international professional organizations, notably serving in the
Council of the International Association of Computational Mechanics
(IACM), the Board of Directors of Japan’s International Construction
Technology Information Institute (ICTII), and as Vice President (Asia)
of the Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction (GADR). On Community
Services, he has served as Adviser to the Minister of Transport in
2002-05, Member of the Board of Directors of Expressway Authority of
Thailand in 2002-05, Member of the Board of Directors of Airports of
Thailand (Public Company) in 2005-2006, and two-time Vice President of
the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT).
many international professional organizations, notably serving in the
Council of the International Association of Computational Mechanics
(IACM), the Board of Directors of Japan’s International Construction
Technology Information Institute (ICTII), and as Vice President (Asia)
of the Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction (GADR). On Community
Services, he has served as Adviser to the Minister of Transport in
2002-05, Member of the Board of Directors of Expressway Authority of
Thailand in 2002-05, Member of the Board of Directors of Airports of
Thailand (Public Company) in 2005-2006, and two-time Vice President of
the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT).