Nobel Laureate Cohen-Tannoudji invigorates audience on 'Manipulating atoms with light'
Prof. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (above), the Nobel Laureate for Physics in 1997 and a Professor at the College de France in Paris, delivered a special lecture titled 'Manipulating atoms with light' on 8 December 2004 at AIT's Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.

Above and below: December 2005 retirees joined the AIT community in a farewell lunch hosted in their honor

AIT held farewell party for AIT Retirees

At a luncheon held at the AIT Conference Center Dining Hall to honor long time serving AIT employees, the AIT community expressed their farewell and honor to its retiring colleagues and anchored by Prof.

Doctoral Thesis Presentation
Mr. Keerati Chayakulkheeree (ETC017162), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Engineering in Electric Power System Management, Energy, School of Environment, Resources and Development, will have his final examination on Wednesday,15 December 2004, start from 09:00 a.m. in room ET 222 (Energy FoS Seminar Room).

His dissertation is entitled 'Coordinated Fuzzy Constrained Optimal Power Dispatch for Bilateral Contract, Balancing Electricity and Ancillary Services
Markets'.

Interested persons are invited.

Nobel laureate Prof. Cohen-Tannoudji sees you at the 'Bridges' event series

Prof. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (right), a 1997 Nobel Laureate for Physics recipient will see you and all of the AIT community in a lecture in the next 'Bridges' event series to be held on Wednesday 08 December 2004, 10:00 a.m. at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.

Prof. Jean-Louis Armand (right), AIT President welcomes H.E. Mr. Ung Sean, Ambassador, Royal Embassy of Cambodia while Mr. Sok Chea (second from right), Second Secretary, the Royal Embassy of Cambodia looks on.
AIT, MOEYS Cambodia fosters link

On 24 November 2004, AIT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports (MOEYS), Kingdom of Cambodia.

SEA-UEMA organizes Professional Training Program

The Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications (SEA-UEMA) Project will organize the Professional Training Program on Financing and Cost Recovery for the Provision of Urban Environmental Infrastructure Services to be held on 13-15 December 2004 at the AIT Conference Center, Asian Institute of Technology.

AITAA to hold 33rd GBM in Pakistan

The AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) will be holding the 33rd Governing Board Meeting (GBM) in Islamabad, Pakistan from 11 - 14 December 2004 at the Holiday Inn Islamabad.

Hosting this year's event will be the AITAA Pakistan Chapter under the coordination and supervision of Mr Shaukat Khan (AFE 1979), AITAA Pakistan Chapter President assisted by Mr. Abdur Rahman (Envi 1994), Organizing Committee Chairman.

Promotion

I am pleased to announce, effective as of 1 October 2004, the promotion in academic rank of Dr Teerapat Sanguankotchakorn (right), SAT/Telecommunications Field of Study from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor.

Dr Teerapat has been associated with the Institute since 1998. His major areas of specialization are in digital communications, filter banks design for digital image compression, and speed & image processing.

New Staff Appointment: Human Resources Director

The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Kalchana Nettayawichit (right) as Human Resources Director with effect from 1 December 2004. The Human Resources Director oversees personnel management issues and is responsible for the operation of the Human Resources Office.

AITCS to hold annual inter-house athletic meet

The AIT Community School (AITCS) will be holding its
annual inter-house athletic meet on Thursday, 9 December 2004 at the AIT Community School Sports Field from 8:30 am onwards.

The ceremony will be inaugurated by Dr. Hoang Le Tien, ARCA and Dr. Janekrishna Kanatharana, Director, Thailand Science Park while Dr. Chaiyaphol Kaewprakaisaengkul will be declaring the event open.