"A Higher Vision" is the title of the interview of AIT President Dr. Eden Y Woon in the Bangkok Post published today (26 February 2019).
The interview can be read at this link:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/social-and-lifestyle/1635294/a-higher-vision
It is also reproduced here:
A Higher Vision
AIT's president wants the university to be an academic player regionally and worldwide.
Come winter, Bangkok suffers from a pollution onslaught. As the Air Quality Index plummets, face masks become ubiquitous, and “PM2.5” enters our daily lexicon. It is time to ask: Why is the period from December to February the most toxic? Why is it that Bangkok, which is known for its tropical climate, suddenly emerges on the global pollution radar as a pollution hotspot?
The answer may well lie not in the stars but in meteorology and seasonal emission sources.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Khao Yai implemented a pilot project in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) to develop a mobile app integrated with low-energy Bluetooth beacon technology.
Dr. Bonaventura H. W. Hadikusumo has been promoted to the rank of Professor. This follows approval by the Board of the Trustees at its meeting held on 31 January 2019.
Dr. Hadikusumo joined AIT as an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology (SET) in July 2002 and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in April 2009.
He obtained his Ph.D. in Construction Management from the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong in 2001. Dr. Hadikusumo graduated from AIT in 1998, during which he earned his Master of Engineering (M.Eng.
Dr Shobhakar Dhakal has been promoted to the rank of Professor. This follows approval by the Board of the Trustees at its meeting held on 31 January 2019.
Dr. Dhakal joined AIT as an Associate Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) in July 2012.
He obtained his Ph.D. (Energy Management and Mitigation of Urban Heat Island) from the University of Tokyo, Japan in 2000. Dr. Dhakal took his Master of Engineering (M. Eng.
Professor Dieter Trau of the National University of Singapore (NUS) will be the next Dean of the AIT School of Engineering and Technology (SET), starting on July 1, 2019. He will have the rank of Professor and will also be the new Director of the AIT Entrepreneurship Center, which will be set up later this year.
On January 31, 2019, the AIT Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment of the three new Vice Presidents. The three new VP’s are:
— Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA), Professor Deepak Sharma. Professor Sharma has been Director of the Center for Energy Policy and Professor of Energy Planning and Policy at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He has been a UTS faculty member ever since receiving his PhD at AIT in 1991. He also received his master's degree at AIT. The new VPAA will oversee the Schools and will work with Deans and faculty to inject more innovation into our research and teaching, and to ensure the implementation of our internationalization and more relevant education agenda.