Library closed 12-13 August
Please be informed that library will be closed on 12 and 13 August 2006 due to the holiday of Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday (Mothers' Day) and Compensatory Day.
The library will be open again on 14 August for all to use and for new students to familiarize themselves.
AIT energy conservation forum, more data available online
The Infrastructure Office appreciates the enthusiastic response of the AIT community to its recent communication aimed to raise consumer awareness on energy conservation. The office has received many comments, expression of concern and constructive suggestions which show that the AIT community supports this common cause of conserving AIT energy.
Medical check-ups due
Staff members of Office of President, Office of Vice President, Finance, and Purchasing are requested to have their yearly medical check up at the AIT Medical Clinic during the month of August 2006.
Call AIT Medical Clinic at Ext.
Job vacancy
Bright Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (BMC), formerly known as EEC-Energetics Co., Ltd, based in Bangkok, and has performed energy efficiency audits in more than 300 buildings and factories in Thailand, is looking for a staff who have a background in Energy/Environmental engineering with high proficient writing/speaking in English.
AIT alumnus develops renewable green fuel
An AIT alumnus has determined a way to apply pure castor oil as an alternative to bio-diesel fuel, reports The Jakarta Post.
Dr. Robert Manurung is a visiting professor at the Biotechnology Research Center at Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia.
Energy alumnus to receive Outstanding Scientist Award
Dr. Somchai Wongwises, a professor at King Mongkut University of Technology in Thonburi has been awarded the 2006 Outstanding Scientist Award. The Foundation for Science and Technology Promotion under the Patronage of His Majesty the King gives awards to outstanding scientists in an effort to support and encourage Thai researchers.
Reduce, reuse, recycle promoted regionally through new knowledge hub
Mr. Surendra Shrestha, regional director and representative, UNEP, AIT President Said Irandoust, Dr. Bindu Lohani, director general, Regional and Sustainable Development Department of the ADB, and Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, director of Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP, shake hands after signing the agreement.
RS&GIS; welcomes visiting faculty member
The Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RS&GIS;) field of study, School of Engineering and Technology welcomes Dr. Seishiro Kibe (left), who is seconded by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as a visiting professor starting from July 2006.
Dr. Kibe completed his bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1975, his master's in Structural Dynamics in 1977 and his doctorate in Engineering in 1981, all from Tokyo University.
Aquaculture hosts Curriculum Development Workshop
The Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management organized a Curriculum Development Workshop from 9 to 21 July 2006 at AIT.
A total of 20 instructors (five from each institution) participated from Royal University of Agriculture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Rampur, Nepal; Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1 / Hanoi Agricultural University, Hanoi, Vietnam; and the University of Agriculture and Forestry, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Web site devoted to sponsored and contracted projects
The Sponsored and Contracted Projects Unit (SCPU) announced that a Web site created for Fund 30 and project-related matters is now accessible from the AIT Research internal Web page. The address is: https://oldweb.