Dr. Thammarat, who serves as Associate Professor in AIT's School of
Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), is among the two
trustees from Asia, and the lone member from Southeast Asia. His
appointment, which was announced by IFS Director, Dr. Nighisty Ghezae,
follows the recommendation of the nomination and members committee of
IFS. He has been appointed for a period of three years
(2016-2019).
Dr. Thammarat has worked with IFS earlier, when he was among the grant
recipients of a project on “Effectiveness of Phnom Penh's Wetlands in
Reducing Contaminant Loads to the Mekong/Bassac River system.”
IFS aims to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to conduct
relevant and high-quality research on the sustainable management of
biological and water resources. It has awarded over 7,000 small
grants, in over 100 countries, building the capability of tens of
thousands of young developing world researchers.
More details about IFS are available at this link: http://www.ifs.se/