Research and Professional Experiences

 

Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Lecturer, 4/04 – present

Undergraduate Courses: Engineering Materials, Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory,    Nano-polymer, Transport Phenomena, Unit Operation Laboratory I, Chemical Engineering Project

 

Graduate Courses:          Blends and Composites, Polymer Processing, Seminar I, II, Doctoral seminar

 

Researches

 

“PVC/wood composites”, Vinythai Public Company Limited, Sep 2006 – Dec 2008

 

“Effect of compatibilizer and nanoclay on mechanical and barrier properties of polyethylene/clay nanocomposites”, Seed Money Grant, Chulalongkorn Unversity, Apr 2006 – Apr 2008

 

“Effect of Degree of Dispersion and Particle Size of ZnO Nanoparticles in Polyimide Films on Light Emitting Properties”, Grant for new faculty member, TRF, July 2006 – June 2008

 

“Mechanical and Barrier Properties of Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites for Packaging Application,” Grant for new researcher, NSTDA, 2005 – 06

 

“Recycling waste fiberglass for new polymer composite to improve mechanical and thermal properties,” Clean Technology, NSTDA, 2004 – 05

 

“Solid-state mechanical properties and microstructure of polypropylene/ nylon 6 nanocomposites,” Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 2004 – 05

 

Reviewer

· Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2006 – present

· 2nd International Conference on Advances in Petrochemicals and Polymers (ICAPP 2007)    

· the National Open competition, Fulbright fellowship 2007

 

Administration

· Graduate study committee, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 2004 – present

· International coordinator, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 2004 – 2006

· Committee, PhD qualifying examination, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 2004 – present

· Committee, Senior Project course, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 2004 – present

· Curriculum committee, Faculty of Engineering, C.U., 2007 – present

· CU-CQA committee, Faculty of Engineering, C.U., 2007 – present

 

Invited speaker

· “How to learn inside and outside university”, at the 1^st Fulbright talk series, ACE! The Academy for Education USA, Bangkok, March 20, 2007

 

· “Structure and rheology of polypropylene nanocomposites,” presented at Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, April 19, 2005

 

· “Rheology of Polymer Nanocomposites”, presented at Department of Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, January 10, 2005

 

· “Micro-structure and melt-state rheology of polypropylene nanocomposites,” presented at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, May 22, 2003

 

· “Polypropylene nanocomposites,” presented at Schlumberger Ltd., Houston, TX, USA, April 17, 2003

 

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials

Research Fellow, 4/05 – 8/05

· Investigating light emitting and passive optical properties of ZnO-nanoparticle-dispersed polyimide films

 

University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy

Research Scientist, 6/03 – 4/04

· Studied the kinetics and mechanism of cocrystal formation of carbamazepine with saccharin and nicotinamide by solid-state milling.

· Quantified the percent of cocrystal transformation by means of IR spectroscopy

 

University of Michigan, Macromolecular Science & Engineering Program

Graduate Student Research Assistant, 9/97 – 6/03

· Designed and fabricated small angle light scattering (SALS) device to study crystallization kinetics of polymer nanocomposites and the orientation of clay by measurement of birefringence.

· Studied interlayer spacing of clay and morphological behavior of polymer by X-ray diffraction (XRD).

· Quantified domain size of crystallizing polymer by polarized light microscopy.

· Measured rheological properties of polymer clay nanocomposites by means of constant strain-rate rheometry (ARES)

· Studied crystallization and melting temperature of polymer nanocomposites by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

· Investigated the solid-state mechanical properties such as tensile modulus as a function of temperature by means of dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).

· Used Braebender plasticorder to prepare polymer clay nanocomposites by melt mixing.

· Measured rheological properties in elongational flow by means of extensional rheometry (RME).

· Synthesized organophilic clay by ion-exchange method.

 

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan

Graduate Student Intern, 2/01 – 2/02

Project: Polymer/clay nanocomposites

· Investigated the effect of temperature on crystal structure of polymer nanocomposites by high temperature wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS).

· Studied solid-state mechanical properties by Instron tensile testing.

 

3M Company, Adhesive Technology Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

Research Intern, 9/99 – 11/99

Project: Extensional rheometry of polymer melts

 

President Knitting and Garment Company, Bangkok, Thailand                                                      

Production Engineer   , 9/96 – 12/96

· Planned and scheduled work orders

 

The East Asiatic Company, Dyestuff Division, Bangkok, Thailand                                           

Summer Intern, 4/95 – 5/95

· Performed laboratory testing and mixing of various dyes and chemicals in order to obtain the exact shade of color as required by the customer

 

Honors And Fellowships

· Royal Thai Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Royal Thai Government, 1997 –2003

· Xerox Corporation Award in recognition of academic excellence, 2002

· Macro’s Rackham Block Grant Fellowship, 2000

· Sloan Summer Fellowship, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1999

· Sloan Summer Fellowship, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1998