SERD FACULTY AND STAFF Get Together
At its Get Together Day on 25 January 2002, the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) organized a cluster of events with the Agricultural and Aquatic Systems and Engineering (AASE) Program taking the lead. The Get Together Day was opened by AIT President, Prof. Jean-Louis Armand. The event featured the presentation of certificates of appreciation and a bowling tournament and distribution of prizes. SERD hosted a lunch for all faculty and staff members.
Prof. Armand presented Certificates of Appreciation to retiring faculty members as follows: Dr. Apisit Eiumnoh of the Rural Development, Gender and Resources Program, Prof. C. Kwei Lin of the AASE Program, and Prof. Samorn Muttamara of the Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program. Certificates of Appreciation were also presented to faculty members leaving AIT on completion of their contracts. The recipients were Dr. Kathe R. Jensen of the AASE Program, Dr. Lee Seung-Hwan of the UEEM Program, Prof. Thierry Lefevre of the Energy Program, Dr. Per H. Nielsen of the UEEM Program, Dr. Elias A. Retulainen of the Processing Technology Program, Dr. John A. Rubin of the AASE Program, and Dr.-Ing. J. Trankler of the UEEM Program. Also honored was Dr. Sri Niwas Singh of the Energy Program who has resigned.
Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President, presented Certificates of Appreciation to the following faculty members
Dr. Apisit Eiumnoh
Prof. C. Kwei Lin
Prof. Samorn Muttamara represented by Prof. C. Visvananthan, UEEM Program Coordinator
Dr. Lee Seung-Hwan represented by Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, Coordinator of Environmental Technology and Management field of study.
Dr. Per H. Nielsen
Dr. Elias Retulainen represented by Dr. Mauno J. Ruhanen, Coordinator of the Pulp and Paper Technology field of study.
Dr. Sri Niwas Singh
Dr. J. Trankler represented by Prof. C. Visvananthan, UEEM Program Coordinator.
Prof. Gothom Arya, Registrar, presented Certificates of Appreciation to staff who have served AIT for 20 years, as follows:
Mr. Karn Intoop Intoop
Mr. Manoj Yomjinda
Prof. Armand presented flowers to new SERD new faculty members in the Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program, as follows:
Dr. L.A.S. Ranjith Perera
Dr. Edsel Sajor
Prof. Armand also presented flowers to recently promoted faculty members as follows:
Prof. C. Visvanathan, Coordinator of UEEM Program
Dr. Amrit Bart, Associate Professor of the AASE Program, represented by Prof. V. M. Salokhe, Coordinator of the Agricultural Systems and Engineering field of study.
Dr. Edward L. Webb, Associate Professor of the Rural Development, Gender and Resources (RDGR) Program, represented by Dr. Jayant K. Routray, Coordinator of the RDGR Program.
Presentation of Bowling Awards
Mr. Rachan Kamta of the UEEM Program, Mr. Songkhla, and Mr. Jim Promwong of the Office of the Dean receiving the Teams' Prize from Prof. Poul Harremoes of UEEM Program.
Mr. Dionel Albina of the Energy Program, receiving the Individual Men's Prize from Prof. Poul Harremoes of UEEM Program.
Ms. Suwannee of the Pulp and Paper Technology field of study receiving the Individual Women's Prize from Prof. Poul Harremoes of UEEM Program.