Dr.Krisanapong Kiratikara

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Year	Institutions	Degree	Field
1965 - 1973	University of Glasgow,U.K	B.Sc. in Engineering (1st Class Hons.)	Electrical Eng.
		Ph.D.	Electrical Eng.
1980	University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.	Training and research	Alternative Energy

                            

WORK  EXPERIENCE

CURRENT POSITION

Present       Advisor to King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

OTHER CURRENT POSITIONS

      Presently serving in numbers of national committees on education, manpower, energy, science and technology and information technology, and university councils.  Major ones are as follow :

Public Sector

Advisor to the Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Education, and the Minister of University Affairs

Economic and Social Development

            Executive Member: Committee on Energy Conservation Fund, Committee on Engineering and Industrial Research (National Research Council of Thailand), Knowledge Network Institute of Thailand

Education and Manpower

            Chairman: Council of The Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna,  Board of the Mahidol National Science School for the Gifted,  National Brain Based Learning Institute

            Executive Member: National Education Commission, Educational Standards and Evaluation

Board, Nation Science and Technology Policy Committee, Institute for Promotion of Science and Technology

            University Councils: Taksin University, Chombueng Rajabhat University, Mahamakhut Rajavidyalaya University, Maejo University

            Leader: Junior Science Talent Program for gifted students (Lower Secondary)of the  National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)

Private Sector

      President: Hill Area and Development Foundation, and Bhumi-Panya Foundation

      Secretary-General: Chumbot-Pantip Foundation

    Executive Member:  Energy for the Environment Foundation, Doi Kham Food Products Company

(under the Crown Property  Bureau), Toray Science Foundation-Thailand (Research Grants Committee)

PRIZES AND AWARDS

1965                              Royal Prize, awarded by HM the King for being the first in the National Examination of Secondary School Students (Science Program)

1966 & 1971   George Young Bursary (1966), Grey, Law and Watt Scholarship (1971) of the University of Glasgow

1969                              Gold Medal

1996               ASEAN Science and Technology Meritorious Award

1997               Distinguished Researcher (Engineering and Industrial Research), National Research Council of Thailand

RESEARCH AREAS AND FIELDS OF INTEREST

Policy Research Studies Areas : education, gifted education, energy,  science and technology, manpower, information technology, ,indigenous wisdom and scientific knowledge

Science Research Areas : solar radiation assessment, photovoltaics: cells and systems characterization,

 standalone and grid-connected systems, spectrally selective surfaces for solar energy equipment,

 solar simulators testing, microbial and enzyme biosensors and chemical sensors

Publications  : over 200 articles and reports in above areas

Thesis supervision :  over 80 master and doctoral  students in above areas