EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

B.Eng.(1976)

Mechanical Engineering with first class honor, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

MS(1978)

Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

MBA(1985)

Finance, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand

Ph.D.(1993)

Economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1987-present

Member, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University

1983 - 1987

Research Engineer in Energy Technology Division, Asian Institute of Technology.

1983

Manager of Business Developmen, Italian-Thai Development Co., Ltd.

1979 - 1983

Planning Engineer at National Energy Administration (NEA) in Bangkok. Last position was Head of Energy Master Plan Planning Sub-section.

1976 - 1977

Mechanical engineer at Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

“Case Studies of Successful Energy Conservation in Industry”, Department of Energy Development and Promotion, Ministry of Science, Technology and Enviroment, September 2000(in Thai)

“International Price Indices”, Department of Business Economics, Ministry of Commerce, September 1999 (in Thai)

“Competition in Electricity Markets in Thailand”, Energy Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, November 1998 (in Thai)

“Determination of Financial and Economic Internal Rates of Return(FIRR and EIRR) on Energy Conservation Investment”, Bureau of Energy Regulation and Conservation research project, September 1998(with Thailand Development Research Institute, in Thai)

“Data Survey and Analysis on Rural Energy Consumption”, Department of Energy Development and Promotion research project, September 1997(with King Mongkut University of Technology-Thonburi, in Thai)

“Competitiveness of Petrochemical Industry in Thailand”, Thailand Research Fund, June 1997 (in Thai)

“Analysis of Terminal Handling Charge”, Shippers’ Council of Thailand, October 1996 (with Thailand Development Research Institute, in Thai)

“Feasibility Study of Government Information Network(GINET)”, Sub-committee for Promotion of Information Technology in Government Agencies, March 1996 (with Thailand Development Research Institute, in Thai)

“Master Plan for the Development of Maptaput Tambon Municipality, Rayong Province (1997-2001 A.D.)”, Maptaput Municipality, September 1995 (with Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, in Thai)

“Higher Education Development Project in Thailand: Vol. 4 Science and Technology Manpower and Labour Market Issues in Thailand”, Asian Development Bank(ADB) and Ministry of University Affairs, 1995 (with Adrian Ziderman)

“Science and Technology Manpower Development Strategies for Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness”, Ministry of Science Technology and Environment research project, 1994 (with Thailand Development Research Institute, in Thai)

“An Economic Analysis of Communicable Disease Control: Malaria in Thailand”, UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, 1993

“Sectoral Energy Demand Package”, United Nations Development Programme-Asian Institute of Techonology joint research project, 1989

“Development of Variable Output Input Dataform (VOID)- an integrated energy database system for IBM-PC”, Asian Institute of Technology research project, 1987

“Development of Data Bank for Energy Master Plan”, National Energy Administration Research Project, 1985-1986

“Energy Master Plan: Electricity Subsystem Study”, National Energy Administration Research Project, 1985

“Long Term Energy Demand Forecasting Methodology using Thailand as the Case”, European Economic Community Research Network Project, 1984 (with Florain Sauter-servaes)

“Rural Community Development Model”, USAID research project, 1984

“Computer Model Development for Oil and Natural Gas System Panning”, National Energy Administration Research Project, 1984 (in Thai)

“Market Study of Solar Energy Equipment in Thailand”, 1983