Mrs. Fumio Nishino (Akiyo)
presented the Nishino Medal to Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai,
recipient of the first Nishino Medal at the Opening Ceremony of
EASEC-11 Conference
in Taipei, November 19, 2008
AIT’s Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology (SET),
Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, recently was awarded the first
Nishino Medal for his internationally recognized contributions in the
fields of structural engineering and construction.
The medal was presented to Prof. Worsak at the opening ceremony
of the Eleventh East Asia Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering
and Construction (EASEC-11) on November 19 in Taipei, Taiwan.
After receiving the award, Dean Worsak gave a presentation for the
Nishino Lecture in honor of the late Professor Fumio Nishino.
The announcement of Dean Worsak as winner was made public on November
10 by the Nishino Medal and Prize Award Committee on behalf of the
EASEC International Steering Committee.
Professor (from 1971 to 72) and as a Professor and Vice President for
Academic Affairs (from 1984 to 86). He founded the series of EASEC
conferences in 1986 while he served as the Vice President for Academic
Affairs, to which Professor Worsak served as the Conference
Secretary.
involved for over a decade in assisting the development of engineering
education in the region. He was instrumental in setting up the
APEC Engineering Framework for Mutual Recognition of Professional
Engineers. He passed away in May 2007 at the age of seventy-one.
Nishino Medalist, Prof. Worsak
Kanok-Nukulchai, and Nishino Prize Awardee,
Mr. Chi-Heng Chiang in photo session with Chair of Award
Committee,
Prof. S. Kitipornchai (left) Mrs. Fumio Nishino, Prof. Yozo Fujino
Chair of
EASEC International Steering Committee, and Prof. Y.B. Yang,
Chair of the EASEC-11 Organizing Committee after the Awarding
Ceremony
in Taipei, November 19, 2008