Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University

On 10 August 2017, Asst. Prof. Dr. Trakarn Prapaspongsa, head of Mahidol EcoLab (Eco-Efficient Engineering Research Lab along with her research team from International Master Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University met with Ms. Jeeranee Janrungauthai – Assistant Director, Sustainability Development and Governance Audit, Sustainability, Good Governance and Corporate Communication Office (SGC) of CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP CO., LTD. at C.P. Tower 2 Building in order to discuss future research collaborations. The meeting aimed at presenting the overall framework of the two projects. Firstly, “Development and Application of Life Cycle Impact Assessment Method for Supporting Sustainable Food Innopolis and Bioenergy Industry in Thailand” – a sub-project under “Network for Research and Innovation for Trade and Production of Sustainable Food and Bioenergy” project – funded by National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA Research Chair Grant 2016) was presented. Secondly, “Environmental Footprints of Food Supply Chains towards Sustainable Consumption and Circular Economy in the UK and Thailand” – a collaborative project between Mahidol University in Thailand and Liverpool John Moores University in the UK was demonstrated and discussed. In the meeting, various collaboration platforms were proposed such as being users of the future research results, participating in the research as co-researcher/data provider/funding institution, etc.

In addition to regular Open House visits in November every year, we offer expanded programming during school break in the summer. On 11 August 2017, around 60 students from Kanjanapisek Wittayalai Nakhon Pathom School, a local high school in Salaya, visited Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratory. Some of our activities including Stress-Strain Test, Shake Table Test, Soil Liquefaction Test, and Environmental Engineering Lab Test. These Open Houses give prospective students and their families a chance to get to know the Mahidol University’s academic community, our campus, and our home in Salaya. Our faculties offered students a hand on experience on science for their future career. Our faculties who led this program were Asst. Prof. Dr. Praveen Chompreda, Asst. Prof. Dr. Teraphan Ornthammarath, and Dr. Nawat Surinkul with Master students as supporting staffs.

During September 24- 26, 2017 Asst. Prof. Dr. Wonsiri Punurai and Asst. Prof. Dr. Yasothorn Sapsathiarn participated in the kick start meeting under the Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) through a project entitled “REliability and Safety Engineering and Technology for large maritime engineering systems (RESET)” funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and International Workshop on Maritime Safety and Smart Shipping (MSSS) at Wuhan University of Technology, Chutian International Hotel, Wuhan, China

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering would like to congratulate to Asst. Prof. Dr. Thatchavee Leelawat appointed as Vice President for Information and Kanchanaburi Campus Mahidol University since 1 August 2017.

From 6-27 October 2017 Asst. Prof. Dr. Trakarn Prapaspongsa went to Aalborg University to collaborate in academic research and exchange. On this occasion Asst. Prof. Dr. Trakarn giving invited talk with following topic “Life Cycle Based Decision Support for Waste Management towards Sustainable Energy Production and Circular Economy”

Special seminar on “EVIDENCE-BASED RISK ANALYSIS AND RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS FOR CLEAN MARINE ENVIRONMENT”