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Education

B.S. in Physics (First Class Honor) (1968 - 1972), Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok
M.A. in Astronomy (1975 - 1977), Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. in Astronomy (1977 - 1981), Univ. of California, Los Angeles

Employment

1972-1982 Lecturer
1982-present Assistant Professor

Selected Awards/Honors

• Gold Medalist Graduate, Chulalongkorn University, 1972.
• “Ananda Mahidol” Foundation Scholarship, 1975 - 1981.
• “Outstanding Specialized Magazine” Award, (received as the Editor of Witayasat,) the Commission for Books Development, 1984.
• “Outstanding Science Communicator” Award, Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under Royal Patronage, 1998.
• Badge of Honor, King Prajadhipok Institute.

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Professional Activities

• Editor of Witayasat (Science), Science Society of Thailand under Royal Patronage, 1983
• Editor of Journal of the Thai Astronomical Society, 1983 - 1986
• Astronomy Unit Head, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 1983 - 2010
• Editorial Board Member of Witayasat, Science Society of Thailand, 1984 - present
• Academic Board Member, Thai Astronomical Society, 1986 - present
• Executive Board Member, Mind Science Study Forum, 1986 – present
• President of Science Writers and Publishers Forum and Founder of the Outstanding Science Communicator Award, Science Society of Thailand, 1991
• Vice President, University Professors Society of Thailand, 1992 - 1994
• Broadcaster of Popular Science Programs at Chulalongkorn Radio, Education Radio and Distance Learning TV, 1992-2001
• Consultative Board Member, Science Writers and Publishers Forum, Science Society of Thailand, 1992 - present
• Executive Board Member, Psychical Research Society of Thailand, 1992 – present
• Visiting Professor at Mahidol University, Mahachulalongkorn Royal University, Mahamakut Royal University, Thammasat University, King Prajadhipok Institute, and Mongol Vidya School at Rayong 1993 - 2017
• President of Faculty Senate, Chulalongkorn University, 1996-1997, 2003 - 2004
• Consultant to Minister of Education, 1998
• Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 1999 - 2000
• Consultant to Senate Committee of Science, Technology and Energy, 2001 - 2002
• Editor of "Faculty Senate Manual" and "Source of Thought III: From Past to Present", Chulalongkorn University Faculty Senate, 2007, 2010
• Vice President, Society for Civil Right and Liberty

Professional Affiliations

• International Astronomical Union
• American Astronomical Society
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
• Society for Scientific Exploration
• Institute for Scientific Exploration
• Center for Frontier Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia
• Science Society of Thailand under Royal Patronage
• Thai Astronomical Society
• Society for Civil Right and Liberty
• University Professors Society of Thailand
• Psychical Research Society of Thailand
• Science Writers and Publishers Forum
• Mind Science Study Forum
• King Prajadhipok Institute Society

Publications

1. Some 500 articles and books in Thai, 1972 - present
2. P. Pacharintanakul, “Radiative stellar winds,” Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 92, pp. 191–194, Apr. 1980.
3. P. Pacharintanakul and J. I. Katz, “Flux distributions and colors of accretion disks,” The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 238, pp. 985–990, June 1980.
4. P. Pacharintanakul, “Radiative Stellar Winds,” Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, vol. 12, pp. 801, 1980.
5. Halley's Comet: Bangkok 1986, Proceedings of the 8th Conference on Science and Technology in Thailand, pages 289-290, October 1982, Bangkok
6. Dhammic Physics, World Fellowship of Buddhists Review, volume XXII, number 3, pages 13-19, July-September 1985
7. Total Solar Eclipse: Thailand 1995, Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Science and Technology in Thailand, pages 94-95, October 1989, Chiengmai
8. A Brief Report on Teaching of Astronomy at Chulalongkorn University, Bulletin of the IAU Working Committee on Astronomical Education in the Asian-Pacific Region, number 2, 1990
9. Total Solar Eclipse: Thailand 1995, J. Sci. Res. Chula. Univ., volume 16, number 1, pages 49-57, 1991.
10. Column "Hitech Khadi" in "Mongkhonmiti" bimonthly/monthly, 17 articles, 2012 - present.

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