Faculty Members

September 5, 2021 2023-06-16 2:20

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tumnoon Charaslertrangsi

Chair of Science Division
Asst. Prof. Dr. Manchuta Dangkulwanich

Vice Chair of Science Division
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aram Tangboonduangjit

Program Director of Applied Mathematics
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thotsaporn Thanatipanonda

Program Director of Applied Mathematics (GE Math Course)
Dr. Kritya Bunchongchit

Program Director of Computer Science
Asst. Prof. Dr.Konglit Hunchangsith

Program Director of Computer Engineering
Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Kurdi

Program Director of Food Science and Technology
Dr.Tara Chalermsongsak

Program Director of Physics
Dr.Chaleena Pimpasri

Program Director of Chemistry
Dr. Brian J. Phillips

Program Director of Creative Technology
Dr. Phorutai Pearngam

Program Director of Biological Sciences
Dr.Sunsern Cheamanunkul
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chatchawan Panraksa
Asst. Prof. Dr. Patsarin Wongkamhaeng
Dr.Piti Ongmongkolkul
Prof. Chulathida Chomchai, MD
Asst. Prof. Dr. Pornrat Ruengrot
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pakorn Bovonsombat
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanida Hansawasdi
Asst. Prof. Dr. Chayanant Hongfa
Asst. Prof. Dr.Kanat Tangwongsan
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boonyanit Mathayomchan
Dr. Wayne N. Phillips
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taweetham Limpanuparb
Mr. Poramin Bheganan
Dr. Weerapong Phadungsukanan
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nirutchara Laohaprasit
Asst. Prof. Dr. Zak Callaway
Asst. Prof. Dr.Songpon Teerakanok
Dr.Chanchanok Sudta
Dr.Pakawut Jiradilok

Asst. Prof. Dr. Tumnoon Charaslertrangsi

Chair of Science Division

tumnoon.cha@mahidol.ac.th

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3550

Education

Ph.D., Food Science, University of Guelph
M.Sc., Toxicology, Mahidol University
B.Sc., Biological Science, Mahidol University International College

Areas of Research Interest

Food Safety, Food Microbiology, Gut Microbiota, Toxicology, Education

Publications List

Academic Article/ Research Article
- Dangkulwanich M, Charaslertrangsi T*. Hydrodistillation and anti-microbial properties of lemongrass oil (Cymbopogon citratus, stapf): An undergraduate laboratory exercise bridging chemistry and microbiology. J Food Sci Edu 2020;19(2):1-8). DOI: 10.1111/1541-4329.12178
- Chuaicharoen P, Charaslertrangsi T*, Chuncharunee A, Suksamrarn A, Piyachaturawat P. Non-phenolic diarylheptanoid from Curcuma comosa protects against thioacetamide-induced acute hepatotoxicity in mice. Pharm Sci Asia 2020;47(1):74-85. DOI:10.29090/psa.2020.01.019.0004
- Lhokaew A, Charaslertrangsi T*. Mammalian-specificity in TC toxins found in Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Thai J Toxicol 2020;35(1):86-100.
- Leevongcharoen W, Thanpolphat S, Charaslertrangsi T*. A review of thermal and pH stability of important foodborne pathogen toxins and their applications Thai J Toxicol 2018;33(2):83-94.
- Punyaratabandhu D*, Charaslertrangsi T. Student involvement in developing sustainable practices: A case study of waste receptacle evolution at Mahidol University International College. J Professional Routine to Res 2017;4:1-8.
- Suksen K, Charaslertrangsi T, Noonin C, Jariyawat S, Devakul Na Ayutthaya W, Suksamrarn A, Tuchinda P, Piyachaturawat P*. Protective effect of diarylheptanoids from Curcuma comosa on primary rat hepatocytes against t-butyl hydroperoxide-induced toxicity. Pharm Biol 2016;54(5):853-862. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2015.1088550
- Delcenserie V, LaPointe G, Charaslertrangsi T, Rabalski A, Griffiths MW*. Glucose decreases virulence gene expression of Escherichia coli O157:H7. J Food Protect 2012;75(4):748-752.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Manchuta Dangkulwanich

Vice Chair of Science Division

manchuta.dan@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3552

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Chemistry, Duke University

Areas of Research Interest

Biophysics, Bioanalytical chemistry, Enzyme dynamics, Science education

Publications List

Dangkulwanich M., Kongnithikarn K., Aurnoppakhun N. “Colorimetric Measurments of Amylase Activity: Improved Accuracy and Efficiency with a Smartphone.” J Chem Educ. 2018 95(1): 141-5. doi: 1021/acs.jchemed.7b00468
Ishibashi T.*, Dangkulwanich M.*, Coello Y.*, Lionberger T.A., Lubkowska L., Ponticelli A.S., Kashlev M., and Bustamante C. “Transcription factors IIS and IIF enhance transcription efficiency by differentially modifying RNA polymerase pausing dynamics.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 111(9):3419-24. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1401611111.
Dangkulwanich M., Ishibashi T., Bintu L. and Bustamante C.J. “Molecular Mechanism of Transcription Through Single-Molecule Experiments.” Chemical Reviews. 2014 114(6): 3203-23. doi: 10.1021/cr400730x.
Dangkulwanich M.*, Ishibashi T.*, Liu, S.*, Kireeva M.L., Lubkowska L., Kashlev M. and Bustamante C.J. “Complete Dissection of Transcription Elongation Reveals Slow Translocation of RNA polymerase II in a Linear Ratchet Mechanism.” eLife. 2013;2:e00971. doi: 10.7554/eLife.00971

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aram Tangboonduangjit

Program Director of Applied Mathematics

aram.tan@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000,Ext. 3545

Education

Ph.D., University of Maryland, USA in Mathematics.
M.A., University of Maryland, USA in Mathematics.
B.A., Carnegie Mellon University, USA in Mathematics.

Areas of Research Interest

Analysis and Number Theory

Publications List

Journal Articles
- Panraksa, C. & Tangboonduangjit, A. (2017). On some arithmetic properties of a sequence related to the quotient of Fibonacci numbers. Fibonacci Quart. 55(1), 21–28.
- Tangboonduangjit, A. & Thanatipanonda, T. (2016a). Determinants containing powers of generalized Fibonacci numbers. J. Integer Seq. 19(7), Article 16.7.1, 9.
- Tangboonduangjit, A. & Thanatipanonda, T. (2016b). Determinants of rising powers of second order linear recurrence entries by means of the Desnanot-Jacobi identity. Fibonacci Quart. 54(4), 340–343.
- Panraksa, C., Tangboonduangjit, A., & Wiboonton, K. (2013). Exact divisibility properties of some subsequences of Fibonacci numbers. Fibonacci Quart. 51(4), 307–318.
- Tangboonduangjit, A. (2010). Residue (at zero) of functions related to ones generating the generalized Bernoulli polynomials. East-West J. Math. (Special Vol.), 166–177.
Books and Chapters
- Benedetto, J. J., Oktay, O., & Tangboondouangjit, A. (2008). Complex sigma-delta quantization algorithms for finite frames. In Radon transforms, geometry, and wavelets (Vol. 464, pp. 27–49). Contemp. Math. Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI. doi:10.1090/conm/464/09075

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thotsaporn Thanatipanonda

Program Director of Applied Mathematics (GE Math Course)

thotsaporn.tha@mahidol.ac.th

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3553

Education

Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA in Mathematics.
M.Sc., University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA in Industrial Engineering.
B.Sc., Chulalongkorn University, Thailand in Industrial Engineering.

Areas of Research Interest

Experimental Math, Combinatorics, Symbolic Computation

Publications List

Journal Articles
- Thanatipanonda, T. & Wong, E. (2018). Curious bounds for floor function sums. J. Integer Seq. 21(1), Art. 18.1.8, 19.
- Cooper, C., Miller, S., Moses, P. J. C., Sahin, M., & Thanatipanonda, T. (2017). On identities of Ruggles, Horadam, Howard, and Young. Fibonacci Quart. 55(5), 52–65.
- Hopkins, B., Shattuck, M., Sills, A. V., Thanatipanonda, T., & Wang, H. (2017). Parts and subword patterns in compositions. J. Comb. Number Theory, 9(1), 1–14.
- Thanatipanonda, T. & Wong, E. (2017). On the minimum number of monochromatic generalized Schur triples. Electron. J. Combin. 24(2), Paper 2.20, 20.
- Tangboonduangjit, A. & Thanatipanonda, T. (2016a). Determinants containing powers of generalized Fibonacci numbers. J. Integer Seq. 19(7), Article 16.7.1, 9.
- Tangboonduangjit, A. & Thanatipanonda, T. (2016b). Determinants of rising powers of second order linear recurrence entries by means of the Desnanot-Jacobi identity. Fibonacci Quart. 54(4), 340–343.
- Thanatipanonda, T. (2014a). A simple proof of Schmidt’s conjecture. J. Difference Equ. Appl. 20(3), 413–415. doi:10.1080/10236198.2013.838564
- Thanatipanonda, T. (2014b). Beyond Zudilin’s conjectured q-analogue of Schmidt’s problem. J. Difference Equ. Appl. 20(9), 1344–1349. doi:10.1080/10236198.2014.917635
- Thanatipanonda, T. (2014c). Rook endgame problems in m by n chess. Adv. in Appl. Math. 61, 19–24. doi:10.1016/j.aam.2014.09.002
- Georgieva, I., Hofreither, C., Koutschan, C., Pillwein, V., & Thanatipanonda, T. (2013). Harmonic interpolation based on Radon projections along the sides of regular polygons. Cent. Eur. J. Math. 11(4), 609–620. doi:10.2478/s11533-012-0160-1
- Koutschan, C. & Thanatipanonda, T. (2013). Advanced computer algebra for determinants. Ann. Comb.17(3), 509–523. doi:10.1007/s00026-013-0183-8
- Thanatipanonda, T. (2011). Further hopping with Toads and Frogs. Electron. J. Combin. 18(1), Paper 67, 12.
- Thanatipanonda, T. (2009). On the monochromatic Schur triples type problem. Electron. J.Combin. 16(1), Research Paper 14, 12. http://www.combinatorics.org/Volume_16/Abstracts/v16i1r14.html
- Thanatipanonda, T. & Zeilberger, D. (2009). A symbolic finite-state approach for automated proving of theorems in combinatorial game theory. J. Difference Equ. Appl. 15(2), 111–118. doi:10.1080/10236190802006423
- Thanatipanonda, T. (2008a). How to beat Capablanca. Adv. in Appl. Math. 40(2), 266–270. doi:10.1016/j.aam.2006.11.005
- Thanatipanonda, T. (2004). Inversions and Major Index for Permutations. Math. Mag. 77(2), 136–140. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3219103?origin=pubexport
Books and Chapters
- Thanatipanonda, T. (2008b). Symbolic-computational methods in combinatorial game theory and Ramsey theory. Thesis (Ph.D.)–Rutgers The State University of New Jersey – New
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Dr. Kritya Bunchongchit

Program Director of Computer Science

kritya.bun@mahidol.ac.th

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3524

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science, Vanderbilt University
M.S., Computer Science, Vanderbilt University
B.Sc., Applied Mathematics

Areas of Research Interest

Intelligent learning environments, games and education, artificial intelligence

Publications List

Biswas, Gautam, Segedy, James René & Bunchongchit, Kritya. (2016). From Design to Implementation to Practice a Learning by Teaching System: Betty’s Brain. I. J. Artificial Intelligence in Education, 26(1), 350-364.

Asst. Prof. Dr.Konglit Hunchangsith

Program Director of Computer Engineering

E-mail: konglit.hun@mahidol.ac.th
Tel.: +66 2889 2138 ext. 6251 – 2

Education

Ph.D., The University of Queensland, Information Technology, 2012
M.S.E, University of Pennsylvania, Electrical Engineering, 1996
B.S., University of California, Electrical Engineering, 1994

Areas of Research Interest

Computer Networks, Wireless Networks, Signal Processing

Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Kurdi

Program Director of Food Science and Technology

peter.kur@mahidol.ac.th

02 700 5000 ext. 3430

Education

MSc. in Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, 1995
PhD. in Microbiology, Hokkaido University, Japan, 2000

Areas of Research Interest

Lactic acid bacteria
Fermented foods
Prebiotics

Course Taught

General Microbiology
Food Microbiology
Industrial Microbiology
Seminar in Food Science and Technology

Dr.Tara Chalermsongsak

Program Director of Physics

tara.cha@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000,Ext.3549

Education

PhD California Institute of Technology, B.A. Columbia University

Areas of Research Interest

Gravitational Wave Physics

Dr.Chaleena Pimpasri

Program Director of Chemistry

Office Phone: 3560
Email: chaleena.pim@mahidol.ac.th

Education

PhD in Chemistry, Imperial College London (2023)
MSc in Chemistry, Mahidol University (2017)
BSc in Chemistry, Khon Kaen University (2015)

Areas of Research Interest

Synthetic Methodology, Catalysis, Green Chemistry, Science education

Publications List

Pimpasri, C., Luo, X., Yang, S. and Díez‐González, S. (2024), Cyclisation of Alkynyl Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids Mediated by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Copper(I) Complexes. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Pimpasri, C., White, A. J., & Díez‐González, S. (2020). User‐Friendly Copper‐Catalysed Reduction of Azides to Amines. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 9(3), 399-403.
Sebest, F., Lachhani, K., Pimpasri, C., Casarrubios, L., White, A. J., Rzepa, H. S., & Díez‐González, S. (2020). Cycloaddition Reactions of Azides and Electron‐Deficient Alkenes in Deep Eutectic Solvents: Pyrazolines, Aziridines, and Other Surprises. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 362(9), 1877-1886.
Sumunnee, L., Pimpasri, C., Noikham, M., & Yotphan, S. (2018). Persulfate-promoted oxidative C–N bond coupling of quinoxalinones and NH-sulfoximines. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16(15), 2697-2704.
Thupyai, A., Pimpasri, C., & Yotphan, S. (2018). DABCO-catalyzed silver-promoted direct thiolation of pyrazolones with diaryl disulfides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16(3), 424-432.
Pimpasri, C., Sumunnee, L., & Yotphan, S. (2017). Copper-catalyzed oxidative decarboxy lative coupling of α-keto acids and sulfoximines. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 15(20), 4320-4327.
Sumunnee, L., Buathongjan, C., Pimpasri, C., & Yotphan, S. (2017). Iodine/TBHP‐Promoted One‐Pot Deoxygenation and Direct 2‐Sulfonylation of Quinoline N‐Oxides with Sodium Sulfinates: Facile and Regioselective Synthesis of 2‐Sulfonylquinolines. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017(5), 1025-1032.

Course Taught

Inorganic Chemistry

Dr. Brian J. Phillips

Program Director of Creative Technology

brian.phi@mahidol.ac.th

+66 (0) 2700 5000,Ext. 3520

Education

ABD, Education in Science and Technology, Institute for Innovative Learning, Mahidol University, Thailand.
MBA, financial emphasis, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA, 1992.
B.Sc. with distinction, Mass Communication, Journalism/English composite major, Speech minor. Colorado State University, Colorado, USA, 1987.

Areas of Research Interest

m-learning, information systems, science education

Dr. Phorutai Pearngam

Program Director of Biological Sciences

phorutai.pea@mahidol.edu

Education

Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool
Ph.D., Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Chulalongkorn University
M.Sc., Biochemistry, Mahidol University
B.Sc., Biology, Mahidol University

Areas of Research Interest

Bioinformatics, Immnobioinformatics, Cancer Biology

Course Taught

1. Pattaya Seeree, Phorutai Pearngam, Supeecha Kumkate, and Tavan Janvilisri, “An Omics Perspective on Molecular Biomarkers for Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapeutics of Cholangiocarcinoma,” International Journal of Genomics, vol. 2015, Article ID 179528, 16 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/179528

2. Vongsetskul, Thammasit, Piyamaporn Phurayar, Threeraphat Chutimasakul, Patoomratana Tuchinda, Sukanda Uamsiri, Supeecha Kumkate, Phorutai Pearngam, Jirasak Jitpibull, Chonchanok Samphaongern, and Pramuan Tangboriboonrat. “Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl. extract-loaded cellulose acetate ultrafine fibers as a topical carrier for controlled-release applications.” Polymer Bulletin, 13 pages, 2016. doi:10.1007/s00289-016-1658-7

3. Phorutai Pearngam, Supeecha Kumkate, and Tavan Janvilisri. “Andrographolide inhibits cholangiocarcinoma cell migration by down-regulation of claudin-1 via the p-38 signaling pathway”. Frontiers in pharmacology,2019. doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00827

4. Pearngam, Phorutai, Sira Sriswasdi, Trairak Pisitkun, and Andrew R. Jones. “MHCVision: estimation of global and local false discovery rate for MHC class I peptide binding prediction.” Bioinformatics 37, no. 21 (2021): 3830-3838.

Dr.Sunsern Cheamanunkul

sunsern.che@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3551

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, San Diego
M.S., Computer Science, University of California, San Diego
B.S., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Areas of Research Interest

Machine learning, Big data analytics, Computational learning theory, Information theory

Publications List

Thaika, Majeed, Tasneeyapant, Songwong, & Cheamanunkul, Sunsern. (2018). A Fast, Scalable, Unsupervised Approach to Real-time Traffic Incident Detection. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.Cheamanunkul, Sunsern, & Freund, Yoav. (2014). Improved kNN Rule for Small Training Sets. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, Detroit, USA.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chatchawan Panraksa

chatchawan.pan@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3544

Education

Ph.D., University of Maryland, USA in Mathematics.
M.A., Chulalongkorn University, Thailand in Mathematics.
B.Sc., Khon Kaen University, Thailand in Mathematics.

Areas of Research Interest

Arithmetic Dynamics, Number Theory, Geometric Optimization

Honor

Development and Promotion of Science and Technology Talents Project (DPST) Scholarship 1996–2010

Publications List

Journal Articles

Panraksa, C. & Ruengrot, P. (2017). A note on average of roots of unity. Amer. Math. Monthly, 124(2), 170–174. doi:10.4169/amer.math.monthly.124.2.170
Panraksa, C. & Tangboonduangjit, A. (2017). On some arithmetic properties of a sequence related to the quotient of Fibonacci numbers. Fibonacci Quart. 55(1), 21–28.
Panraksa, C. & Washington, L. C. (2017). Real algebraic curves of constant width. Period. Math. Hungar. 74(2), 235–244. doi:10.1007/s10998-016-0149-9
Panraksa, C. (2016). Knowledge space theory and union-closed sets conjecture. Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, 38(4), 449–451. doi:10.14456/sjst-psu.2016.59
Panraksa, C., Tangboonduangjit, A., & Wiboonton, K. (2013). Exact divisibility properties of some subsequences of Fibonacci numbers. Fibonacci Quart. 51(4), 307–318.
Panraksa, C. & Washington, L. (2012). Arithmetic dynamics and dynamical units. East-West J. Math. 14(2), 201–207.
Panraksa, C., Wetzel, J. E., & Wichiramala, W. (2007a). Covering n-segment unit arcs is not sufficient. Discrete Comput. Geom. 37(2), 297–299. doi:10.1007/s00454-006-1258-7
Panraksa, C., Wetzel, J. E., & Wichiramala, W. (2007b). The broadest three-segment unit arc. Period. Math. Hungar. 55(2), 157–168. doi:10.1007/s10998-007-4157-9

Asst. Prof. Dr. Patsarin Wongkamhaeng

patsarin.won@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3536

Education

B.Sc. (Genetics), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2000
M.Sc. (Microbiology), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2002
Ph.D. (Microbiology), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2008

Areas of Research Interest

Microbe-host interaction
Virus evolution
Soil bacteria diversity

Publications List

Academic article/Research Article
- Rodpothong P, Sullivan JT, Songsrirote K, Sumpton D, Cheung KW, Thomas-Oates J, Radutoiu S, Stougaard J, Ronson CW. 2009. Nodulation gene mutants of Mesorhizobium loti R7A-nodZ and nolL mutants have host-specific phenotypes on Lotus spp. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 22(12):1546-54.
- Rodpothong P, Boonarkart CH, Ruangrung K, Onsirisakul N, Kanistanon D, Auewarakul P. 2016. Relative contribution of dengue prM- and E-specific polyclonal antibodies to neutralization and enhancement. Acta Virol. 60:249-259
- Rodpothong P and Auewarakul P. 2012. Positive selection sites in the surface genes of dengue virus. Virus Genes 44: 408-414.
- Rodpothong P and Auewarakul P. 2012. Viral evolution and transmission effectiveness. World Journal ofVirology 1: 131-134.
- Kongchanagul A, Rodpothong P, Suriyapho P, Wiriyarat W, Chaichuen K, Suptawiwat O, Thitithanyanont A, Auewarakul P, Puthavathana P. 2012. Evolutionary changes in avian influenza H5N1 viruses in Thailand. Acta Virol. 56(3):257-9.
- Boonarkart CH, Suptawiwat O, Uiprasertkul M, Kongchanagul A, Rodpothong P, Bunthi CH, Champunot R, Auewarakul P. 2012. A reduced expression of surfactant protein D in the lungs of fatal influenza H1N1 cases in 2009. Acta Virol. 56(3):253-5.

Dr.Piti Ongmongkolkul

piti.ong@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000,Ext.3537

Prof. Chulathida Chomchai, MD

chulathida.cho@mahidol.edu
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3512

Education

Clinical Fellowship: Medical Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, USA, 2000
American Board of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Los AngelesUniversity of Southern California School of Medicine, 1997
Doctor of Medicine
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Los Angeles, California, USA, 1993
Bachelor of Science in Biological Science
University of California, Irvine Irvine, California, USA, 1989

Publications List

Book/Textbook

Chomchai C. and S. Chomchai. 2017. Toxicity from Recreational Drugs in Thai Adolescents. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. ISBN 6169262404

Academic Article/ Research Article

Chomchai C. 2016. A randomized controlled trial of effervescent efficacy of oral versus reseal paracetamol in a pediatric acute care setting. Siriraj medical journal 68: 37-41.
Chomchai C., S. Chomchai, and R. Kitsommart. 2016. Transfer of Methamphetamine (MA) into Breast Milk and Urine of Postpartum Women who Smoked MA Tablets during Pregnancy: Implications for Initiation of Breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation 32: 333-339.
Chomchai C. and S. Chomchai. 2015. Global patterns of methamphetamine use. Curr Opin Psychiatry 28: 269-274.
Chomchai S., N. Lawattanatrakul, and Chomchai. 2014. Acetaminophen Psi Nomogram: a sensitive and specific clinical tool to predict hepatotoxicity secondary to acute acetaminophen overdose. J Med Assoc Thai 97:165-72.
Chomchai S. and Chomchai. 2014. Predicting acute acetaminophen hepatotoxicity with acetaminophen-aminotransferase multiplication product and the Psi parameter. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 52:1-6.
Chomchai C., S. Sonjaipanich, and S. Cheewaisrakul. 2013. Patient expectations for health supervision advice in continuity clinic: Experience from a teaching hospital in Thailand. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 96: 26-32.
Chomchai C., T. Sirisamut, and U. Silpasupagornwong. 2012. Pediatric fatality from gun bluing solution: the need for a chemical equivalent of the one-pill-can-kill list. J Med Assoc Thai. 95: 821-4.
Chomchai C. and B. Manaboriboon. 2012. Stimulant Methamphetamine and Dextromethorphan Use Among Thai Adolescents: Implications for Health of Women and Children. J Med Toxicol 8: 291-294.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Pornrat Ruengrot

pornrat.rue@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3548

Education

Ph.D., University of Manchester, UK in Pure Mathematics.
M.Sc., Imperial College, UK in Pure Mathematics.
B.Sc., University of Cambridge, UK in Mathematics.

Areas of Research Interest

Representation theory of finite groups, especially Modular representation theory, Algebra, Analysis, Number Theory.

Publications List

Journal Articles
- Bosuwan, N. & Ruengrot, P. (2017). Constant riesz potentials on a circle in a plane with an application to polarization optimality problems. ScienceAsia, 43(4), 267–274. doi:10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2017.43.267
- Panraksa, C. & Ruengrot, P. (2017). A note on average of roots of unity. Amer. Math. Monthly, 124(2), 170–174. doi:10.4169/amer.math.monthly.124.2.170
- Ruengrot, P. (2014). Perfect isometry groups for cyclic groups of prime order. East-West J. Math. 16(1), 78–86.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pakorn Bovonsombat

pakorn.bov@mahidol.ac.th

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3519

Education

Postdoctoral (Organic photochemistry), Rockefeller University
Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry), New York University
M.A. (Chemistry), Columbia University
M.A. (Chemistry), Vassar College
B.A. (Chemistry), Vassar College

Areas of Research Interest

New organic reactions, halogen bond, new aromatic halogenation methodologies, small molecule synthesis

Publications List

Bovonsombat, P.; Teecomegaet, P.; Kulvaranon, P.; Pandey, A.; Chobtumskul, K.; Tungsirisurp, S.; Sophanpanichkul, P.; Losuwanakul, S.; Soimaneewan, D.; Kanjanawongpaisan, P.; Siricharoensang, P.; Choosakoonkriang, S. “Regioselective monobromination of aromatics via a halogen bond acceptor-donor interaction of catalytic thioamide and N-bromosuccinimide” Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 6564-6572.
Bovonsombat, P.; Sophanpanichkul, P.; Pandey, A.; Tungsirisurp, S.; Limthavornlit, P.; Chobtumskul, K.; Kuhataparuk, P.; Sathityatiwat, S. “Novel regioselective aromatic chlorination via catalytic thiourea activation of N-chlorosuccinimide” Tetrahedron Letters 2015, 56, 2193-2196.
Bovonsombat, P.; Caruso, F.; Jdaydani, A.; Rossi, M. “Halogen bonding in (Z)-2-Iodocinnamaldehyde” Molecules 2013, 18, 8712-8724.
Bovonsombat, P.; Snyder, J.; Caruso, F.; Rossi, M. “N-Acetyl-3,5-dibromo-L-tyrosine hemihydrate” Acta Cryst. 2012, E68, o2601-o2602.
Bovonsombat, P.; Ali, R.; Khan, C.; Leykajarakul, J.; Pla-on, K.; Aphimanchindakul, S.; Pungcharoenpong, N.; Timsuea, N.; Arunrat, A.; Punpongjareorn, N. “Facile p-toluenesulfonic acid-promoted para-selective monobromination and chlorination of phenol and analogues”, Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 6928-6935.
Bovonsombat, P.; Leykajarakul, J.; Khan, C.; Pla-on, K.; Krause, M. M.; Khanthapura, P.; Ali, R.; Doowa, N. “Regioselective iodination of phenol and analogues using N-iodosuccinimide and p-toluenesulfonic acid”, Tetrahedron Letters 2009, 50, 2664-2667.
Bovonsombat, P.; Khanthapura, P.; Krause, M. M.; Leykajarakul, J. “Facile syntheses of 3-halo and mixed 3,5-dihalo analogues of N-acetyl-L-tyrosine via sulfonic acid-catalysed regioselective monohalogenation”, Tetrahedron Letters 2008, 49, 7008-7011.
Bovonsombat, P.; Rujiwarangkul, R.; Bowornkiengkai, T.; Leykajarakul, J. “a-Bromination of linear enals and cyclic enones”, Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 8607-8610.
Bovonsombat, P.; Khanthapura, P.; Leykajarakul, J. “Recent Development in Alkynol Chemistry: Electrophilic Iodonium-Induced Rearrangements”, Silpakorn University Science and Technology Journal 2007, 1(2), 39-55.
Bovonsombat, P.; Siangsanorh, S.; Boonchanta, P., “Low Sulphur Diesel Field Test Study in Thailand” Society of Automotive Engineers, Pennsylvania, 982570 (1998).
Bovonsombat, P; Boonchanta, P.; Hohn, G., “Field test Study of Two-Stroke Catalytic Converter in Thailand” Society of Automotive Engineers, Pennsylvania, 982711 (1998).
Djuardi, E.; Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Formations of a-Iodoenones by Iodine and Catalytic Amounts of Amines” Synthetic Commun. 1997, 2 7 (14), 2497-2503.
Lu, Q.; Bovonsombat, P.; Agosta, W.C., “Novel photochemical Hydrolysis of o-Acetylphenylaceto nitriles to Amides” J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 3729-3732.
Herault, X.; Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Dibromatin as a Reagent for the Aromatic Bromination of Polyalkylbenzenes” Org. Proc. Prep. Int. Briefs 1995, 27, 652.
Lu, Q.; Bovonsombat, P.; Agosta, W.C., “Photochemical Hydrolysis of o-Acetylphenylacetonitriles” Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 8941-8944.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Formation of a Dihaloenone of Homoadamantanone” Synthetic Commun.1995, 25, 1223-1229.
Djuardi, E.; Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Ring Expansions of 2-Haloethynyl-2-Norbornanols” Tetrahedron1994, 50, 11793-11802.
Bovonsombat, P.; Angara, G.J.; McNelis, E., “Concerning the Formations of a-Iodoenones” Tetrahedron Lett.1994, 35, 6787-6790.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “A New Approach to the Functionalisation of Phenanthrenequinone” Tetrahedron Lett. 1994, 35, 6431-6432.
Bovonsombat, P.; Djuardi, E.; McNelis, E., “Ring Halogenations of Polyalkylbenzenes by Ionic Halides and Koser’s Reagent” Tetrahedron Lett. 1994, 35, 2841-2844.
Bovonsombat, P.; Djuardi, E.; McNelis, E., “Ring Chlorinations of Polyalkylbenzenes by Ionic Chlorides and Koser Reagent” Abstracts of papers of the Amercian Chemical Society 1994, 207, 491-ORGN Part:2.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Conversions of Phenylalkynylcyclopentanols to a-Iodoenones” Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 8205-8208.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Conversions of Alkynylcyclopentanols to a-Iodoenones” Abstracts of papers of the Amercian Chemical Society 1993, 206, 20-ORGN Part:2.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Ring Expansion of an a-Bromoalkynol Camphor by Means of Iodine and Koser’s Reagent” Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 4277-4280.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Stereospecific Ring Expansion of Alkynyl Cyclopentanols with Iodine and Koser Reagent” Abstracts of papers of the Amercian Chemical Society 1993, 205, 301-ORGN Part:2.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Ring Expansion of Alkynyl Cyclopentanols with Iodine and Koser’s Reagent” Tetrahedron 1993, 49, 1525-1534.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Ring Halogenations of Polyalkylbenzenes with N-Halosuccinimide and Acidic Catalysts” Synthesis 1993, 237-241.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Formations of Mixed b,b-Dihaloenals from Halogenated Secondary Alkynols” Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 7705-7708.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Facile Preparation of the Methyl Acetal of Methyl Phenylglyoxylate” Synthetic Commun. 1992, 22, 2361-2365.
Bovonsombat, P.; McNelis, E., “Facile Formation of Ketals of a,a-Dihaloacetophenones” Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 4123-4126.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanida Hansawasdi

chanida.han@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext.3432

Education

1997-2000 The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Agricultural Chemistry (Food Biochemistry)
From: Hokkaido University, Japan

1995-1997 The degree of Master of Science (Biotechnology)
From: Mahidol University, Thailand

1992-1995 The degree of Bachelor of Science
From: Mahidol University, Thailand

Areas of Research Interest

– Bioactive compounds from food sources and medicinal plants and their application in food and health concerns
– Health related diet: functional foods, chemistry and product development
– Starch technology and applications

Asst. Prof. Dr. Chayanant Hongfa

chayanant.hon@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000,Ext. 3534

Education

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Texas A&M University
B.S., Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Areas of Research Interest

Biomass and Polymer-Supported Catalysts

Asst. Prof. Dr.Kanat Tangwongsan

kanat.tan@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3547

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S., Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Areas of Research Interest

Parallel algorithms and data structures, big data analytics, algorithm engineering, design and implementation of programming languages, middleware/run-time systems

Publications List

Simsiri N., Tangwongsan K., Tirthapura S., Wu KL. (2018). Work-efficient parallel union-find. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 30(4)Tangwongsan K., Hirzel Martin, Schneider Scott (2017). Low-Latency Sliding-Window Aggregation in Worst- Case Constant Time. Proceedings of the 11th ACM International Conference on Distributed and Event-based Systems, Barcelona, Spain, June 19-23, 2017. Pp. 66-77.Zhang Y., Tangwongsan K., Tirthapura S. (2017). Streaming k-Means Clustering with Fast Queries. Proceedings of 33rd IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering, San Diego, CA, USA, April 19-22, 2017. Pp. 449-460.Blelloch GE, Gu Y, Sun Y, Tangwongsan K. (2016). Parallel shortest paths using radius stepping. Proceedings of the 28th ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures, Pacific Grove, California, USA, July 11-13, 2016. Pp. 443-454.
Tangwongsan K, Hirzel M, Schneider S, Wu KL. (2015). General incremental sliding-window aggregation.Proceedings of the VLDB endowment. 8(7), 702-713.

Tangwongsan K, Tirthapura S, Wu KL. (2014). Parallel streaming frequency-based aggregates. Proceedings of the 26th ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures, Prague, Czech Republic, June 23-25, 2014. Pp. 236-245.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Boonyanit Mathayomchan

boonyanit.mat@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3528

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University
M.S., Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University
B.Eng., Computer Engineering, Khonkaen University

Areas of Research Interest

iOS application development, enterprise application development, optimization

Publications List

Boonyanit Mathayomchan, Vira Chankong, Qingrong Wu. Goal Programming-Based Treatment Planning for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy. The International Conference on Multiple Objective Programming and Goal Programming (MOPGP 2017)

Mathayomchan B., Simsiri N., Jatunam, T. Thai Text-Entry Method on Touch Screen for the Visually Impaired by Key Overloading. Journal of Sahasat Volume 16 Issue 2 Page 346-357 Month 7-12 Year 2016

Dr. Wayne N. Phillips

wayne.phi@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3527

Education

PhD Biology, University of Essex, UK.
MSc Aquatic Resource Management, King’s College, London, UK
BSc Human Environmental Science, King’s College, London, UK

Areas of Research Interest

“Human dimensions of environmental change; adaptive and collaborative ecosystem governance in marine and aquatic systems; ecological rehabilitation, restoration, resilience, and conservation; holistic vulnerability and sustainability assessment; assessment of collective conservation actions; citizen science.”

Publications List

Academic Article/ Research Article
- Phillips Wayne N.2015. Tourism threats to coral reef resilience at Koh Sak, Pattaya Bay. Environment and Natural Resources Journal 13: 47-60.
- Phillips Wayne N. Investigating reef contact rates of snorkel visitors at Koh Sak, Pattaya on guided and non- guided reef tours. Applied Environmental Research (in press).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taweetham Limpanuparb

taweetham.lim@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000,Ext. 3538

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry, Australian National University
B.Sc., Chemistry, Mahidol University

Areas of Research Interest

Quantum chemistry, Computational chemistry, Science Education

Mr. Poramin Bheganan

poramin.bhe@mahidol.ac.th

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 3546

Education

M.Sc., Information Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1998
B.Sc., Statistics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1994

Areas of Research Interest

E-commerce, text mining, Software Engineering

Dr. Weerapong Phadungsukanan

weerapong.pha@mahidol.ac.th

+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext.3529

Asst. Prof. Dr. Nirutchara Laohaprasit

nirutchara.sun@mahidol.edu

+66 (0) 2700 5000 Ext. 3431

Asst. Prof. Dr. Zak Callaway

Email: zak.cal@mahidol.ac.th

Education:

PhD Medicine, Inje University Graduate College of Medicine, Busan, Korea; Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia; BSc (Honors) Land Use and Environmental Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Areas of Research Interest: asthma and allergy, infectious disease ecology, zoonoses, road safety

Publication List:

KimCK, Callaway Z, Pawankar Eosinophil granule proteins as a biomarker in managing asthma and allergies. Asia Pac Allergy 2023;13:66-71.
JuSA, Nguyen QT, Nguyen THT, Suh JH, An WG, Callaway Z, Joe YS, Chung HT, Kim 6-Gingerol ameliorates sepsis-induced immune dysfunction by regulating the cytokine balance and reducing lymphocytes apoptosis. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2021;2021:5427153.
Kim CK, Callaway Z, Park JS, Kwon E. Efficacy of Subcutaneous Immunotherapy for Patients with Allergic Rhinitis in Korea: Effect on Eosinophilic Inflammation. Asia Pac Allergy 2021;11:e43[online pub].
Kim CK, Seo JK, Ban SH, Fujisawa T, Kim DW, Callaway Z. Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin levels at 3 months post-RSV bronchiolitis are a predictive biomarker of recurrent wheezing. Biomarkers 2013;18:230-5.
CallawayZ, Kim SH, Kim JY, Kim DW, Kim Adenovirus infection with serious pulmonary sequelae in Korean Children. Clin Resp J 2011;5:92-8.
Callaway Z, Kim CK. Respiratory viruses, eosinophilia, and their roles in childhood asthma. Int Arch Allergy Imm 2011;155:1-11.
CallawayZ, Thomas A, Melrose W, Buttner P, Speare Salmonella Virchow and S. Weltevreden in a randomized survey of the Asian House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus, in houses in Northern Australia. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2011;11:621-5.

Courses Taught:

infectious disease ecology, biotechnology, environmental science, medical microbiology, research methodology

Asst. Prof. Dr.Songpon Teerakanok

Dr.Chanchanok Sudta

Email: chanchanok.sud@mahidol.edu

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, USA (2023)
Bachelor of Arts (BA), major in Biology, Pitzer College, USA (2018)

Areas of research interest:

Terrestrial ecology, tropical ecology, community ecology, plant-insect interaction, Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies, caterpillars), dietary specialization of herbivores, effects of climate change on plant-insect interaction and community complexity

Publication List:

Sudta C., Salcido, D. M., Forister, M. L., Walla, T. R., Villamarín-Cortez, S., & Dyer, L. A. (2022). Jack-of-all-trades paradigm meets long-term data: Generalist herbivores are more widespread and locally less abundant. Ecology Letters, 00, 1-10. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13972
Salcido, D.M., Sudta, C., Dyer, L.A. (2022). Plant-caterpillar-parasitoid natural history studies over decades and across large geographic gradients provide insight into specialization, interaction diversity, and global In: Marquis, R.J., Koptur, S. (eds) Caterpillars in the middle. Fascinating life sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86688-4_19

Course Taught:

ICBI387 Terrestrial ecology and conservation
ICGN115 Human evolution, diversity, and health (currently teaching)

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