Congratulations to Professor Chongrak Polprasert of the School of Environment, Resources and Development on being elected as one of the 21 Fellows of the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. Professor Y. Matsumoto, Dean of the School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, noted in the official communication to Professor Chongrak that the conferment of the Fellowship, which will take place on 10 November 2007, is in recognition of his distinguished service and achievement in research and education in the field of engineering and contribution to the School. Other Fellows who have also received similar distinctions are engineering professors from MIT, Stanford, Cambridge, ETH Zurich and other top universities.
According to AIT President, AIT and the University of Tokyo have enjoyed more than three decades of fruitful cooperation and this recognition not only highlights Professor Chongrak's international standing in his field but also brings much positive publicity to AIT.
Congratulations to Dr. Ulrich Glawe, Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at School of Engineering and Technology (SET), who was appointed as Full Professor at Karlsruhe University, Germany, where he will chair the Department of Applied Geology. Professor Glawe's selection out of many international candidates at Karlsruhe University, which is one of the three recently appointed German "Elite-Universities", highlights the potential and chances for career development that AIT offers to its faculty. During his farewell at the AIT President's office, Professor Glawe expressed his gratitude to AIT and his interest to continue cooperation with AIT and its faculty in the future.
Congratulations to Professor S. K. Rakshit, Vice President for Research, who was invited to join the editorial board of the journal "Recent Patents in Biotechnology", which includes other distinguished members from the area of biotechnology. Professor Rakshit was also invited to a talk by H.E. Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, External Affairs Minister, Government of India, during the recent "India Looking East" event. This was arranged by the Indian Embassy in collaboration with the Institute of Strategic Studies, Chulalongkorn University. The talk shed light on the importance India puts on relations with Thailand and ASEAN.