Areas of Expertise
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Cleaner production / Sustainable Production and Consumption
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Industrial Environment Management
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Membrane Technology
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Solid/Liquid Separation
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Water and Wastewater Treatment
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Solid Waste Management
Academic
Qualifications
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Certificate of training on "Introduction to Industrial
Biotechnology", GBF, Braunschweig , Germany, 1992
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Ph.D in Chemical/Environmental Engineering, Institute de
Genie Chimique, Institut National Polytechnique, Toulouse, France,
1988 (Government of France, Ministry of External Affairs
Scholarship).
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M. Engg in Environmental Engineering, Asian Institute of
Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1984 (Government of Switzerland
Scholarship).
- Diplome 'Etude Approfondies (DEA), in Chemical/Environmental
Engineering, Institute de Genie Chimique, Institut National
Polytechnique, Toulouse, France, 1986
- Technical French Course, Centre de Francais, Institut
Agronomique Mediterranee, Montpellier, France, 1985
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B. Tech in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology- (Madras), Chennai, India, 1981
Professional
Experience
- July 2001 - Present
Professor, Environmental Engineering and Management Program, Asian
Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
- July 1994 - June 2001
Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering Program, Asian
Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
- July, 2001 - December 2002
Program Coordinator, Urban Environmental Engineering and Management
Program, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Jan 1995 - Jan 1996
Program Coordinator, Environmental Engineering Program, Asian
Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
- July 1991 - June 1994
Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering Program, Asian
Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
- February 1991 - June 1991
Consultant to UNEP Industry and Environment Office, Paris, France.
- September 1988 - December 1990
Project Engineer/Environmental Engineer, Asia Division International
Training Centre for Water Resources Management, CEFIGRE, PB. 113,
Sophia Antipolis, 06561 Valbonne Cedex France.
- August 1985 - September 1988
Worked for the doctoral degree in the field of Crossflow
Electromicro Filtration and its application for industrial
wastewater treatment with Prof. R. Ben Aim, Solid/Liquid Separation
Laboratory, CNRS ENIGC, Toulouse, France.
- April 1984 - October 1984
Research Associate for the project on the "Preparation of a
Masterplan for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Thailand", AIT,
Bangkok, Thailand.
- August 1981 - April 1982
Trainee Chemical Engineer for Kothari Chemical Industries, Avadi,
Madras, India.
Predominant Field of
Activities
Waste Minimization and Waste Auditing/Clean technologies,
Environmental Technology Assessment, Solid - Liquid separation
technologies for water and wastewater treatment, desalination &
membrane technology, Wastewater reuse, Operation and management of
water and wastewater treatment plants, Industrial and hazardous
waste management and Industrial pollution control. (about 75
international journal papers, international conferences papers,
chapters in books and monographs)
Memberships/Credentials
- Visiting Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science
and Technology, Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Member of Asian Society of Environmental Protection
- Member of International Water Association (IWA)
- Member of UNEP-IEO working group on Metal Finishing
- Member of International Water Resources Association (IWRA)
- Member of Global Environmental Technology Network (GETNET), WHO
Geneva
- Technical Advisor, Scientific Editor of Energy & Environment
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