Plenary & Invited Speakers

Invited Speakers

Biomedical Materials and Devices Session

• Assoc. Prof. Khoon Lim, Ph.D
  Department of Orthopaedics Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
  “Spatio-Temporal Control of 3D-Bioprinted Light Activated Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Applications”
• Assoc. Prof. Benchaporn Lertanantawong, Ph.D.
  Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand
  “Metal Nanostructures Fabrication for Biomedical Application”

Ceramics Session

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiratchaya Ayawanna
  Head of Ceramic Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
  “Efficacy of biocompatible phase developed in eggshell-derived porous glass-ceramic orbital implants“
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Natthaphon Raengthon
  Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  “High-Entropy Titanate-Based Perovskite Oxides”

Computational Science & Engineering + Design & Manufacturing Session

• Asst. Prof. Patcharapit Promoppatum
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
  “Multi-scale and multi-physics modeling for process-structure-property relationships of laser powder-based additive manufacturing”

Functional Polymeric Materials Session

• Prof. Dr. Voravee P. Hoven
  Head of Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  “Polymeric Micellar Nanoreactors for Chemical Reactions in Water”
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kannika Sahakaro
  Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University Pattani Campus, Thailand
  “Role of Chemistry in the Successful Development of Low Rolling Resistance Tires for Better Sustainability”

Materials for Energy Session

• Dr. Yuji Yoshimura
  National Energy Technology Center, Thailand
  “Sulfur tolerant bimetallic Pd-Pt catalysts for aromatics saturation of diesel and O2-assisted H-FAME production for avoiding sulfur poisoning”

Materials Technology for Environment Session

• Chair Prof. Ruey-An Doong
  Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
  “Graphene Quantum Dot Based Nanomaterials for Environmental Sensing and Pollutant Photodegradation”
• Assoc. Prof. Supree Pinitsoontorn 
  Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  “Flexible Thermoelectric Paper and its thermoelectric generator from Bacterial Cellulose/Ag₂Se Nanocomposites”
• Prof. Craig E. Banks
  Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, United of Kingdom
  “An electrochemical journey from screen-printing to additive manufacturing (3D printing): Towards Environment Protection”
• Dr. Jak Tanthana
  RTI International, Durham, NC, USA
  “Development of Novel Water-Lean Solvent for CO₂ Capture Applications”

Materials Testing and Reliability Session

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Supagorn Rugmai
  Synchrotron Light Research Institute, Thailand
  “Probing Micro Nano and Atomic Structures of Material with Synchrotron X-rays“
• Prof. Hiroshi Jinnai
  Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Japan
  “Nanoscale Stress Distribution and Crack Propagation in Rubber-based Nano-composites under Stretching”

Metal, Alloys and Intermetallic Compounds Session

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaowalit Limmaneevichitr
  Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
  “Challenges in Aluminum Alloys for Elevated Temperature Applications”
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Usanee Kitkamthorn
  School of Metallurgical Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
  “Current and Future of Research on Austempering Ductile Iron”