Asst.Prof.Dr. Soontorn Tuntithavornwat

ผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์ ดร.สุนทร ตันติถาวรวัฒน์

Office

Room, 3rd floor, Engineering Building 1

Phone

(02)889-2138 ext 6101-3, 6115

Email

soontorn.tun@mahidol.ac.th

Research Group

Advanced Microfabrication and Biomaterials (AMBiO)

Scopus / ORCID / MUREX :

Scopus ID: 57209108705    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0002-7284

Research Interests

Microfabrication, biomaterials, mechanobiology, biosensors, photocatalysis, chemical and bioprocesses

Education

  • D., Dept. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, USA, (2016- 2021)
  • Sc., Dept. Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, USA, (2014-2016)
  • Eng., Dept. Chemical Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand, (2010-2013)

Teaching

  • Engineering mathematic (2022-present) – Chemical Engineering, Mahidol University.
  • Fundamental Transport phenomena (2022-present) – Chemical Engineering, Mahidol University

Selected Publications

  • “Dorsoventral polarity directs cell responses to migration track geometries.” Science advances (2020): eaba6505.
  • “The fluid shear stress sensor TRPM7 regulates tumor cell intravasation.” Science advances (2021): eabh3457.
  • “Giant obscurin regulates migration and metastasis via RhoA-dependent cytoskeletal remodeling in pancreatic cancer.” Cancer letters526 (2022): 155-167.
  • “Recent development of black TiO2 nanoparticles for photocatalytic H2 production: An extensive review.” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 55 (2024): 1559-1593.
  • “Limitations and characteristics of converted industrial acrylic sheet into an in vitro platform using CO2 laser.” Materials Today Communications41 (2024): 110622.
  • “Effective inactivation of fungi in grain using atmospheric pressure cold plasma.” Heliyon9 (2025).
  • “Cost-effective PMMA photocatalytic microreactor for nanocatalyst screening and environmental research.” Chemical Engineering Journal Advances(2025): 100815.
  • “Cytoplasmic anillin and Ect2 promote RhoA/myosin II-dependent confined migration and invasion.” Nature Materials(2025): 1-13.

Awards/Honors

  • Mahidol University Professional Standards Framework: MUPSF 2
  • STS forum Young Leaders Program, NRCT-Thailand
  • Graduate teaching award, Michigan Technological University, 2015
  • Royal Thai government scholarship