Chemical Engineering Practice School
(ChEPS)
// EST. 1997
Home to Thailand's First and Only Practice School in Chemical Engineering
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Academic and Administrative Staff
















Asst. Prof. Dr. Hong-ming Ku, Program Director
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
M.S. & Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, USA
Research focus: process simulation, modeling, and optimization, optimization techniques & algorithms; engineering education such as PBL and design of practice-based curricula
Email: hongming.ku@gmail.com
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sakarindr Bhumiratana, Senior Advisor and Former President of KMUTT
B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of California at Davis, USA
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, USA
Research focus: biogas research and development; transport properties of food materials; algal technology; research management; strategic and socio-economic activities
Email: sakarindr.bhu@kmutt.ac.th
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suvit Tia, President of KMUTT
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, KMUTT, Thailand
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Research focus: Pyrolysis and combustion of solid fuels; fluidized bed combustion; thermal storage and processing; energy conservation and management; design and development of chemical processes
Email: suvit.tia@kmutt.ac.th
Dr. Saranya Thonglek, Head of WIL Office and Acting Director of Educational Development and Services Office
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, KMUTT, Thailand
M.S. in Biotechnology, KMUTT, Thailand
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia
Research focus: Work-integrated learning; engineering education
Email: s_thonglek@yahoo.com
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asawin Meechai, Associate Dean of International Center for Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
B.S. in Biology, Chiangmai University, Thailand
M.S. in Biochemistry, Mahidol University, Thailand
Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering, University of California at Irvine, USA
Research focus: Applying metabolic engineering, system biology and bioinformatics approaches to understand complex mechanisms in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Mucor rouxii, Spirulina platensis, Plasmodium falciparum, Mycobacteriam tuberculosis, and Cassava
Email: asawin.mee@kmutt.ac.th
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kwanchanok Pasuwat
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, USA
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, USA
Research focus: Controlled release of anticancer drugs from a biodegradable polymer system; microfluidics biosensor detection system
Email: kwanchanok.via@kmutt.ac.th
Prof. Dr. Thongchai Rohitatisha Srinophakun
B.S. in Food Science Technology, Kasetsart University, Thailand
M.E. in Chemical Engineering, KMUTT, Thailand
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia
Research focus: Computer-aided process engineering; petroleum and petrochemical process simulation and system analysis; advance control theories; advanced computational algorithms
Email: fengtcs@ku.ac.th
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Supaporn Therdtianwong
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, KMUTT, Thailand
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii, USA
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago-Circle, USA
Research focus: Catalyst preparation and characterization; catalysis and chemical reaction engineering; clean/alternative fuel production; fuel cells technology; trouble-shooting and process simulation in petroleum and petrochemical industry
Email: supaporn.the@kmutt.ac.th
Asst. Prof. Dr. Chutima Kongvarhodom
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, KMITL, Thailand
M.S. in Petrochemical Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Research focus: Corrosion; computational fluid dynamics modeling; plating and nuclear nonproliferation; safeguards and security
Email: chutima.kon@kmutt.ac.th
Dr. Paritta Prayoonyong
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, KMUTT, Thailand
M.E. in Chemical Engineering, KMUTT, Thailand
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Manchester University, UK
Research focus: Separation process design; heterogeneous azeotropic distillation; hybrid separation processes; development of separation and purification technologies in biofuel production
Email: paritta.boom@gmail.com
Dr. Nonsee Nimitsiriwat, Site Director for PTTGC and SCG-Chem in Rayong
B.S. in Chemistry, Chiangmai University, Thailand
M.S. in Polymer Science, The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Imperial College, UK
Research focus: Polymer science and synthesis of chemicals
Email: nonsee.nim@kmutt.ac.th
Asst. Prof. Dr. Amornmart Chantrasa, Site Director for ThaiOil in Sri-racha
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, KMUTT, Thailand
M.S. in Petrochemical Technology, The Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, USA
Research focus: Heterogeneous catalysis
Email: amornmart.cha@kmutt.ac.th
Dr. Alisa Kammafoo, Special Lecturer, Former SCG-Chem Senior Researcher
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, Thammasat University, Thailand
M.E. in Chemical Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Research focus: Chemical process separations
Email: alisa.kammafoo@gmail.com
Prof. Peter L. Douglas, Overseas Lecturer, University of Waterloo, Canada
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
M.S. & Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
Research focus: Process simulation, process control and process synthesis; large-scale process optimization and real-time optimization (RTO); CO2 mitigation technologies; post harvest grain technology
Email: pdouglas@uwaterloo.ca
Prof. Juergen Rarey, Overseas Lecturer
Ph.D. University of Dortmund, Germany
Research focus: Applied thermodynamics; process simulation
Email: juergen@rarey.net
Ms. Chadaporn Dammunee, ChEPS Program Administrator
B.A., Rajamangala Institute of Technology, Thailand
Email: chadaporn_d@yahoo.com