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The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment( JGSEE )

 

Asst. Prof. Dr. Amnat Chidthaisong
Qualifications : Ph.D. in Applied Bioscience &Biotechnology (Mie Univ.,Japan ) Postdoctoral researches:
   - Microbial ecology (Max-Planck Institute for   Microbial Ecology, Germany)
  - Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry
  (Univ. of California, Irvine, USA)
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. 0 2470 8309 ext. 4119
Fax. 0 2872 9805
E-mail : amnat_c@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields : Carbon cycle, Greenhouse gas biogeochemistry, Climate Change
Research Topics :
  1. Effects of deforestation and agricultural practices on methanotrophic activity (M. SC & Ph.D.)
  2. Reviewing and setting up criteria for selecting potential crops based on energy and environmental values (M.Sc.)
  3. Elevated CO2 and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems (Ph.D.)
  4. Carbon Sequestration in coastal wetlands (M.Phil/M.Sc.)
  5. Qualitative characteristics of soil organic carbon that control soil carbon dynamics (M.Phil/M.Sc.)
  6. Microbial ecology of methanogenesis and methanotrophy (M.Phil/Ph.D.)
  7. Nitrogen deposition & carbon dynamics (Ph.D.)
  8. Relationship between air pollution and greenhouse gas emission
  9. Ecosystem-level exchange of carbon and other greenhouse gases using Eddy covariance method (Ph.D.)

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bundit Fungtammasan
Qualifications : Ph.D ( UNSW )
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4101
Fax. 0 2427 9623
E-mail : director@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th, bundit_f@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Energy conversion
  2. Combustion of fuels and wastes
  3. Fluidized bed combustion
Research Topics :

Topics for M.Phil

  1. The Effect of air staging on the formation of NOx during the combustion of sawdust in a cyclone burner.

Topics for Ph.D

  1. Combustion of a liquid waste containing high proportion of oxygen and nitrogen.
  2. The effect of fuel-oxidant mixing on combustion efficiency and pollutant formation, especially NOx, will be investigated experimentally.

 

Asst. Prof. Dr. Chumnong Sorapipatana
Qualifications : Energy Technology (AIT, Thailand)
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4105
Fax. 0 2872 6736
E-mail : chumnong@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Energy and environmental policy
  2. Demand side management and energy conservation
  3. Renewable energy resource utilization and promotion policy
  4. Green house mitigation in power generation and energy utilization
  5. Technology management
Research Topics :
  1. Assessment of solar thermal electric generation technology in tropical climate.
  2. Carbon taxation for renewable technology promotion and feed in tariff
  3. Environmental implication and social acceptances of electrical power generation systems.
  4. Thermal load reduction in building by PV and better insulations
  5. Energy policy for inter-fuel substitution for NGV
  6. Energy policy and programs for efficient energy uses in households.
  7. Energy policy for efficient transportation sector in Thailand
  8. Development of biomass energy markets
  9. Analysis of energy insecurity risks of Thailand
  10. Promotion policy for renewable electrical generation from VSPP.

 

Prof. Dr.-Ing Christoph Menke
Qualifications : Dr.- Ing ( Braunschweig, Germany )
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. 02 470 8339
Fax. 0 2 470 8355
E-mail : menke@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Climate change issues: analysis of mitigation options
  2. Energy technology: renewable energy and energy efficiency
  3. Energy policy: policy, planing and energy management issues
Research Topics :
  1. Co-generation systems for combined heating/cooling and electricity generation
  2. Energy policy, especially renewable and energy efficiency policy for climate change mitigation and their impact analysis
  3. Solar thermal applications

    or other energy technologies

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Dr. Kasemsan Manomaiphiboon
Qualifications : PhD (2004) Environmental Engineering (Air Quality), Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. +1 662 872-9014 Ext. 4123
Fax. +1 662 427-9643
E-mail : kasemsan_m@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Air Quality Modeling and Its Application: Meteorology, Emissions, and Air Quality
  2. Interrelation between Air Quality and Climate/Climate Change
  3. Development of Technical Tools or Approaches to Promote Public Education or to Form Public Participation for Regional Environmental Management
Research Topics :
  1. Development and Application of a Suitable Modeling System for Regional Air Quality Management in Thailand: Meteorology, Emissions, Air Quality
  2. Inventory and Representative Profiling of Regional Emissions of Thailand: Criteria and Toxic Air Pollutants
  3. Impacts of Power Plants and Industrial Estates on Regional Air Quality of Thailand

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Dr. Nakorn Worasuwannarak
Qualifications : D. Eng. in Chemical Engineering ( Kyoto University, Japan )
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4150
Fax. 0 2872 6978
E-mail : nakorn_w@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Solid fuels characterization for effective energy conversion
  2. Pyrolysis and gasification of solid fuels
  3. Coal science and technology
  4. Chemical reaction engineering
Research Topics :
  1. Carbonization of biomass in hot compressed water
  2. Study on the pyrolysis of biomass for effective energy conversion
  3. Kinetics study of biomass char gasification
  4. Characterization of bio-oil produced from biomass by fast pyrolysis technique
  5. Upgrading of lignite by hydrothermal treatment  ( collaboration with Kyoto University )
  6. Pretreatment of lignite by low temperature pyrolysis technique
  7. Characterization and preparation of nano-carbonaceous materials for application in energy and environment

 

Dr. Navadol Laosiripojana
Qualifications : Ph.D. ( DIC ) Imperial College, University of London
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4146
Fax. 0 2872 6736
E-mail : navadol_l@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Fuel Processing Technology
  2. Reaction Engineering
  3. Applied Catalysis
  4. Hydrogen production and Fuel cell technologies
Research Topics :
  1. Production of alternative transportation fuels (i.e. GTL, BTL, and DME) from several Thailand feedstock
  2. Design of the reforming process for hydrogen production from natural gas
  3. Development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  4. Generation of solid catalysts by novel processes

 

Dr. Peter du Pont
Qualifications : Ph.D. Public Policy, concentration in Energy and Environmental Policy (Univ. of Delaware, U.S.)
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. +66 9 456 6037
Fax. +66 2 470 8355
E-mail : peter_d@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Energy Policy: design, implementation, and evaluation of energy-efficiency and renewable energy options
  2. Behavioral research linked to policy design
  3. Factors in technological change and market transformation
Research Topics :
  1. Success factors in design and implementation of sustainable energy policy.
  2. Survey and field research to support policy decision-making.
  3. Analysis of energy-efficiency options for residential and commercial sectors.
  4. Effectiveness of voluntary and mandatory programs in achieving energy-efficiency gains.
  5. Integration of demand-side management (DSM) and energy-efficiency potential into power system planning

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prungchan Wongwises
Qualifications : Dr.rer.nat ( Germany )
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4102
Fax. 0 2872 6736
E-mail : prungchan.won@kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Air pollution modeling
  2. Atmospheric & oceanic modeling
Research Topics : Ph.D. Topic :

   A Study of Drought Early Warning by using RAMS

Applicant 's Quality :

  M.Sc. Math, Physics, or Engineering
M.Sc. Topic :

   Investigation of Wind Energy Potential in the Southern Part of Thailand by Atmospheric Numerical Models

Applicant 's Quality :

  B.Sc. Math, Physics, or Engineering

 

Prof. Dr. R. H. B. Exell

Qualifications : D.Phil ( Oxford )
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4118
Fax. 0 2872 6736
E-mail : exell@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Solar regenerated dehumidification for air conditioning.
  2. Modeling solar energy photovoltaic systems.
  3. Climatology of Thailand.
  4. Redox flow electric batteries using vanadium
Research Topics :

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Savitri Garivait
Qualifications : Ph.D ( Paris )
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4134
Fax. 0 2872 9805
E-mail : savitri_g@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Air pollution chemistry
  2. Environmental physics
  3. Waste as fuel
Research Topics :

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Dr. Sebastien Bonnet
Qualifications : Ph.D (Lincon)
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4152
E-mail : sebastien@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Waste management
  2. Water Quality Control
  3. Treatment of wastewater and drinking water
Research Topics :

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Shabbir H. Gheewala
Qualifications : D.Eng. in Environmental Engineering (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4139
Fax. 0 2872 9805
E-mail : Shabbir_g@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Integrated environmental assessment of energy systems, particularly renewables
  2. Ecodesign of buildings
Research Topics :
  1. Integrated environmental assessment of bioenergy systems
  2. LCA of minihydro power facilities
  3. LCA of biofuels – bioethanol and biodiesel
  4. Ecodesign of the built environment
  5. Other related topics in consultation with the supervisor

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sirintornthep Towprayoon
Qualifications : D.Agr. ( Kyushu )
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. #4133
Fax. 0 2872 9805
E-mail : sirin@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Municiipal solid waste management.
  2. Biogas from waste
  3. Greenhouse gas: methane emission , sink and source.
  4. Acid Rain and its impact
  5. Climate Change Modelling and its impact
Research Topics :
  1. Anaerobic digestion from MSW and market waste using leachate recirculation.
  2. Study of methane emission in rice field and landfill.
  3. Regional Climate Model

 

Dr. Srisuda Dhamwichukorn
Qualifications : Ph.D. (Michigan Technological University, USA)
Postdoctoral (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. (662, Outside Thailand)/ (02) 470-8309-10
or (02) 872-9014-5 Ext. 4117
Mobile Phone: (666, Outside Thailand) or
(06) 345-5329 Fax. (662) or (02) 872-9805
E-mail : srisuda@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Compounds; Bioremediation of Air, Soils, Wastewater, Sediments and Groundwater; Biomass Production; Environmental Pollution Control
  2. Postgenomic Approaches for Research in Environmental Technology and Biotechnology.
  3. Nanobiotechnology or Application of DNA Microarrays and Bioinformatics in Microbial Diagnostics/Gene Expression Monitoring (Microarrays as Biosensors for Microbial Monitoring)
  4. Microbial Community Analysis and Biofilm Characterization from Environmental and Industrial Samples Using Modern Molecular and Biochemical Techniques
Research Topics :
  1. Beneficial Bio-products Production from Waste and Wastewater
  2. Comparison of Chemical and Biological Methods for Hydrogen Generation
  3. Microarrays as Biosensors
  4. Biohydrogen Generation
  5. Bioinformatics for Methylotrophic Bacteria
  6. Molecular Evolutionary of Methane and Methanol Degrading Bacteria
  7. Microbial Community Analysis Using DGGE
  8. Bacterial Systems Biology and Postgenomic Research
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Dr. Suneerat Pipatmanomai
Qualifications : Ph.D. (DIC) Imperial College, University of London
Tel. / Fax. : Tel. # 4148
Fax. 0 2872 6978
E-mail : suneerat_p@jgsee.kmutt.ac.th
Research Fields :
  1. Effective energy production from biomass and wastes
  2. Clean coal technology
  3. Combustion engineering
  4. Energy management and planning
Research Topics :
  1. The study of factors affecting biomass gasification in a drop-tube reactor
  2. Potential of biomass gasification for combined heat and power (CHP) production
  3. Development of a small-scale downdraft gasifier for energy supply in rural areas
  4. Technology potential for clean and effective use of Thai lignite
  5. Coal gasification in a pressurised spouted-bed reactor
  6. Dimethyl ether (DME) production from coal
  7. Bio-oil production from fast pyrolysis: characterisation and improvement
  8. Maximisation of H 2 production from coal and biomass
  9. Desulfurisation of spent activated carbon combustion by dolomite addition
  10. Reactor design and simulation using a computational fluid dynamics approach
  11. Integrated resource and technology planning for energy utilisation in Thailand