Welcome
Three new faculty members have joined the School of Environment, Resources
and Development in September 2003.
Prof. Gopal Mugeraya, Visiting Professor in the Environmental Engineering
and Management (EEM), seconded by the Indian Government.
Welcome
The School of Advanced Technologies welcomes Dr. Pisut Koomsap, Assistant Professor to the Design and Manufacturing Engineering Field of Study in the August 2003 term.
Dr. Pisut (left) obtained his B.Eng. (IE) from Thammasat University in 1994; M.Sc.
(IE) from University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA in 1996; and Ph.D. (IME)
from The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA in 2001.
His area of research interests include Sensing and Control for Manufacturing
Processes and Systems; Laser Applications; Automation & Robotics;
Reliability; Continuous Improvement; Rapid Prototyping.
Prof. Worsak, Dean SCE Appointed as Member of NEIAC Infrastructure Projects
The National Environment Board of Thailand, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Suwit Khunkitti has appointed Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai (right), Dean of School of Civil Engineering (SCE), AIT, as one of the five expert individual members of the National Environmental Impact Assessment Committee (NEIAC) on Infrastructure Projects, effective on July 3, 2003.
The role of the Committee, composed mostly of representatives from related Government Authorities, is to provide expert opinions, and to approve the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports that are required by laws for all public as well as private infrastructure projects in Thailand.
From left: Dr. Jiro Takemura, Japanese Faculty Representative at AIT, Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President and Prof. Mario T. Tabucanon, Provost.
Japanese Government Donates LCD Projectors and Accessories to Support AIT's Academic Activities
The Government of Japan through the Japanese Equipment Grant (JEG), recently donated approximately THB 2 million to support the installation of LCD projectors and accessories in nine classrooms.
Visiting AIT
From left: Prof. Jean Louis Armand, AIT President, Ms. Denise Colonna d' Istria and Prof. Mario T. Tabucanon, Provost.
On May 26, 2003, Ms. Denise Colonna d' Istria, European Commission (EC) Program Officer in Charge for Asia Link visited.
SERD Faculty Receives Awards
Dr. Yang Yi (left), SERD's AARM faculty and former faculty Prof. C. Kwei Lin (right) recently have been selected to receive an Aquacultural Engineering Society (AES) Honorable Mention Paper Award given in recognition of authorship of a contribution to aquacultural engineering literature of exceptional merit.
ID-105 features Prof. F. M. De Leon, Prof. A. Veneracion and the Phil. Madrigal Singers at AIT
To commemorate the Philippines 105th Independence Day (a.k.a. ID-105) on June 12, 2003, a lecture
on June 11, 2003, will be conducted by Prof. Felipe M. de Leon Jr. and a performance by the Philippine Madrigal Singers under the patronage of Prof.
Doctoral Thesis Presentation
Mr. Nguyen Duy Binh, a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Engineering in Water Engineering and Management Program, School of Civil Engineering, will have his final examination on Tuesday, June 3, 2003, 10:00 a.m. in room WR209 (WEM Meeting Room).
His dissertation is entitled 'Modeling of Water Flow and Solute Transport Through the Unsaturated Zone Using Dual-Porosity Approach.
Reminders to Graduands
DATE
SUBMIT
PAY
DATE TO CLAIM ITEMS
2 - 20 June 2003
Check list of graduands at the Registry Counter
1 - 30 July 2003
Request for complete transcript
B 30.00 per copy
4 August 2003
Request for attested copy of degree certificate
B 20.00 per copy
4 August 2003
Request for graduation photographs
B 150.00
11 August 2003
5 August 2003
Rent of Gown & Hood
B 250
9.00 - 11.00 hr at Registry Office
6 August 2003
1000 hrs: GRADUATION REHEARSAL, AITCC Auditorium (graduands
only)
1330 hrs: GRADUATION REHEARSAL, AITCC Auditorium (graduands
and faculty)
7 August 2003
0800 hrs: Photo Sessions, AITCC Auditorium
1030 hrs: 98th GRADUATION CEREMONY, AIT Conference Center
1330-1500 hrs: Return gowns & hoods to the Registry
Office
THESIS TITLE:
All graduands must send their RESEARCH STUDY/THESIS TITLE page to the Language
Center by e-mail: tpage@ait.
Welcome Faculty
The School of Environment, Resources and Development cordially welcomes Dr. Cecilia Ng as Visiting Associate Professor in the Gender and Development Studies Field of Study for the May 2003 Term.
Dr. Cecilia Ng was previously an Associate Professor at the Universiti Putra Malaysia.