Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, President delivers the welcome address.
AIT's 99th Graduation
On December 19, 2003, AIT held the 99th Graduation Ceremony to 221 students from 22 countries at the AIT Conference Center. Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President presided over the ceremony.
AIT's 99th Graduation Awardees
THE HISAMATSU PRIZE
Vuong Hoai Nam
(M.Eng., in Computer Science)
Mr. Vuong, a Vietnamese citizen, obtained his B.Eng. degree, majoring in Computer
Science, from Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam, in 2002. Mr. Vuong was
admitted to the AIT Master degree program in the field of Computer Science in
May 2002.
Thesis: "Detecting Possible Buffer Overflow Attacks in C Programs"
THE JAMES A. LINEN III MEMORIAL PRIZE
Morakot Apinyankul
(M.Sc., Information Management)
Miss Morakot, a Thai citizen, obtained her B.Sc. degree in Computer Science,
from Thammasat University, Thailand, in 2000. Miss Morakot was admitted to the
AIT Master degree program in the field of Information Management in May 2002.
Thesis: "Wireless and Bluetooth Technologies for Enabling Web Applications"
SAT doctoral student receives award
A student of Space Technology, Applications and Research (STAR) Program doctoral student, School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) - Ms. Daroonwan Kamthonkiat (RSD019869) (left) - were among the six young scientists who received the 'Best Speaker Award' during the recent Asian Conference on Remote Sensing in Busan, Korea.
Vietnamese delegation visit
A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training -- headed by Prof. Pham Sy Tien, Director of the Management Board, Government Scholarship Project for Overseas Education and Training -- visited AIT upon the invitation of Prof.
At the opening ceremony: Workshop Co-chairman Gautam Dasgupta with Director of Thailand's National Nanotechnology Center, T. Wiwut, NSF Team Leader Ken P. Chong, AIT President J. L. Armand and Workshop Co-chairman W. Kanok-Nukulchai.
AIT, Columbia University lead 'Pioneer Workshop' in Nanotechnology
A significant breakthrough - one of the many - in the experimental and modeling of nano-mechanics was the showcase highlight during a recent workshop on 'Nano, Material, Continuum and Computational Mechanics'.
The workshop, organized on December 11- 12, 2003 at AIT's Milton Bender Auditorium in collaboration with the Columbia University (CU), is under the sponsorship of US-based National Science Foundation (NSF) and conducted under the auspices of Thailand's National Nanotechnology Center, New Millennium Foundation (India), Thailand Society of Computational Mechanics, and the International Association of Computational Mechanics.
Forty-one Rajabhat Universities and AIT Sign MoU
Forty-one Rajabhat Universities (RUs) and the Asian Institute of Technology on December 18, 2003 signed their first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ever
The agreement - valid five-years from 2004-2008 - aims to foster relationship and joint activities with an international focus, and intends to enhance the knowledge of faculty, research staff and students of RUs and AIT.
The program covers scholarships for master's and doctoral degree program for RUs teaching staff, collaborative activities, such as acceptance of qualified exchange students in selected programs of study and cooperation activities, and joint research programs.
AIT, FTPI signs MoU
On December 17, 2004, AIT and the Foundation for Thailand Productivity Institute (FTPI) signed MoU. The MoU aims at AIT and FTPI to jointly establish a Six-Sigma Professional Group (SSPG) and jointly administer the Six-Sigma Training Program for a period of one year.
Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
January 8, 2004, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon: STAR Seminar on 'Remote Sensing and Biogeographic Assessment for Coastal Zone Management', by Dr. Varis Ransibrahmanakul and Dr. Olaf Jensen, NOAA National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, USA, at room E220.
All AITians are invited to attend the seminar.
AIT Conference Center Functions
December 15 - December 21, 2003
Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer
Mon. 15 Dec.
08:30-16:30
B108
TOYO - AIT Joint Seminar / UEEM
c/o K. Ratmanee / UEEM, Tel: 6408
12:00-16:30
B202
intERLab Launching Ceremony and Workshop
c/o K. Wilaiwan, DEC, Tel: 6610
08:30-16:30
B204
Asia Secretariat Meeting / UMP-ASIA
c/o Dr. Girija, UMP-AIT, Tel: 5698
08:30-16:30
B144
Power System Operation & Deregulation
c/o K. Malin, EPSM, Tel: 5437
08:30-16:30
B225
Poud Live - AARM Annual Meeting
c/o Ms. Marites, AARM, Tel: 5217
08:30-16:30
B206
Training of Trainers c/o
K. Kanlaya, AITE, Tel: 5282
13:00-14:30
Auditorium
Council of Faculty Examiners (Rehearsal)
c/o Ms. Laarni, Registry, Tel: 6325
Tue.
Visiting AIT
Mr. Johan Sundberg (left) and Dr. Magnus Torell
On December 4, 2003, a Swedish delegation comprising of Mr. Johan Sundberg, Senior Programme Officer, Department for Natural Resources and the Environment, Sida and Dr. Magnus Torell, Consultant to Sida visited AIT.
Seen at the meeting from left: Mrs.