AbstractThe presentation is meant as an introduction and outline of a potential course on eco‐political and economic aspects of natural resources management in the context of Southeast Asia. Based on recent popular culture, ‘Avatar’, different themes of the movie are highlighted and put into context of topics relevant to different theories.
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Seminar: Flood monitoring, management and risk mitigation/adaptation for Climate Change – Singapore Context and Knowledge transfer potentials
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Dr P Abdul Salam wins Thailand Frontier Researcher Award for featuring in top 1 per cent of highly cited papers
Dr. P Abdul Salam of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has won the Thomson Reuters Thailand Frontier Researcher Award for 2016. The award was granted “in recognition of pioneering a new frontier in research, based on core papers comprising the world’s top 1% of Highly Cited Papers in the field of Engineering.â€
Bangchak Petroleum awards two scholarships, solicits AIT’s expertise
Bangchak Petroleum (BCP) has awarded two scholarships for students to pursue their Master’s degree at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) this year. It has also sought AIT’s expertise to pursue its vision of “Evolving Greenovation,†an initiative intended to channel regular evolution of green innovative ideas.
Why do Buildings Collapse Suddenly Following the Failure of One Element?
Recall the 9-11 disaster when the Twin Towers collapsed after being struck by aeroplanes. Or the 22-storey 1968 Ronan Point Building in the United Kingdom which witnessed a partial collapse following a gas explosion at one corner of the building. Such situations have drawn increased attention in recent years, and they were the focus of AIT’s Sixth Distinguished Adjunct Faculty (DAF) Seminar delivered by Prof. Sashi Kunnath on 22 August 2016.
Seminar on “Location Intelligence: Empower organisations to optimise operational performance, strategic investments and everyday decisionsâ€
Special lecture on Thailand 4.0
More details about Thailand 4.0 are available here: http://thailand.prd.go.th/ewt_news.php?nid=3578TimeEvent15:00-15.30 p.mRegistration15:30-16:30 p.mSpecial Lecture on "Thailand 4.0" by H.E. Dr. Suvit Maesincee16:30-17:00 p.mVisit to AIT Exhibits - Selected Showcase Projects (in front of Main Auditorium)To Register:Link: https://goo.
AIT students excel at K-water internship
Five students of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has once again excelled in K-Water’s Global Internship “K-Water Global Internship Program.†with an AIT student Mr. Muhammad Danish bagging the best intern award.
6th Distinguished Adjunct Faculty (DAF) Seminar
About the speaker:
Prof. Sashi Kunnath is an AIT alumnus, currently serving as Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Davis (UCD). He previously served as Department Chair from 2009 – 2015. He received his undergraduate degree from Bangalore University, India, his Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and his PhD at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.