Materials Science Division, Lawrence Livermore, National Laboratory, USA
“3D Printing Materials Sciences”
Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Japan
“State-of-The-Art Titanium Alloys by Powder Metallurgy Process”
Tohoku University, Japan and Wuhan University of Technology, China
Takashi Goto belongs to New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Japan and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, China. He received a B.S., M.S. and Doctor degree in Materials Science from Tohoku University. He has published more than 800 papers on sintering, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and melt growth of ceramics. His research interest is material manufacturing by CVD, spark plasma sintering and melt growth. He is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society and the Ceramic Society of Japan and an academician of the World Academy of Ceramics and the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials. He is president of the International Ceramic Federation (ICF) and general editor/editor-in-chief of Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies and an associate editor of Materials Letters.
“Ceramics Manufacturing by Spark Plasma Sintering”
Prof. Takeshi Abe
Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Abe received his PhD degrees from Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. Upon completion of his PhD degree in 1996, he joined Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University as a Research Associate in 1997 and was promoted to Associate in 2002 and then to Professor in 2009. His current research is based on lithium ion batteries in addition to the aqueous batteries based on zinc negative electrodes. He has to his credit about over peer-reviewed 250 papers and serves as an editor of Journal of Power Sources.
Biomedical Materials and Devices Session
Prof. Soshu Kirihara
Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Japan
He belongs to Smart Processing Research Center in Joining and Welding Research Institute. His current research includes ceramic additive manufacturing by using stereolithography. He has fabricated various ceramic components with periodic, self-similar, graded and fluctuated structures to modulate energies or materials flows and distributions in electronic, magnetic, kinetic, thermal or diffusion or fluid potential fields.
Dr. Jintamai Suwanprateeb
Principal Researcher, Head of Biomaterials Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Research Unit, National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand
“Tissue Intergrated 3DP Porous Polyethylene Implant”
Ceramics Session
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chavalit Ratanatamskul
Head of Research Unit on Innovative Waste Treatment and Water Reuse, Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
He received Ph.D. and Master degree of Engineering in environmental engineering from The University of Tokyo, Japan in 1996 and 1993, respectively, and B.Eng. degree in environmental engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand in 1991. His major innovative research works are integrated membrane technologies for water and wastewater treatment, material recovery and waste utilization, anaerobic digestion, adsorption and wastewater reuse. Moreover, he was the former Chairman of Environmental Engineering Committee and Chairman of Project Committee at The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) under the King’s Patronage; the Deputy Director of Technopreneurship and Innovation Management Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University. Furthermore, he published research works in international journals and proceedings more than 80 publications.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rattikorn Yimnirun
Dean of School, Energy Science & Engineering (ESE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Thailand
Assoc. Prof Dr. Nisanart Traiphol
Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn Univesity, Thailand
“Polydiacetylene/Zinc oxide nanocomposites for colorimetric sensing applications”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah
Center of Excellence Geopolymer & Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
“Processing and Properties of Ceramic Geopolymer Based Materials“
Dr. Sitthisuntorn Supothina
Principal Researcher and Head of Ceramic Chemistry Laboratory, Ceramics Research Unit, National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand
Design and Manufacturing + Computational Science and Engineering Session
Asst. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Pruet Kowitwarangkul
Lecturer / Researcher, Materials and Production Engineering (MPE)
The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS)
King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
He received Ph.D. degree from Department of Ferrous Metallurgy (IEHK), RWTH Aachen University, Germany in 2014, M.Sc. degree in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB and B.Eng. degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University. His current research works are related to computational fluid dynamics in metallurgical processes such as steelmaking, casting, reheating furnace and metal additive manufacturing.
“CFD Simulation and Modeling of Metallurgical Processes”
Dr. Suwat Jirathearanat
Senior Scientist at Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
“Hybrid Metal Forming Processes for Mass Customized Production”
Materials for Energy Session
Dr. Pimpa Limthongkul
Principal Researcher and Head of Electrochemical Materials and System Laboratory, Materials for Energy Research Unit, National Metal and Materials Technology Center, Thailand
“Lithium-ion Battery: Material and System Design towards High Rate Capability”
Materials Technology for Environment Session
Dr. Panet Manomaivibool
School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand
“Chiang Rai Zero Waste : A step-by-step approach toward partnership for sustainability”
Dr. Worawut Muangrat
Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, Shinshu University
He received Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in 2016. He also experienced a one-year research fellowship at Electronic Properties of Materials, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria. He worked as a lecturer in the department of Basic Science and Mathematics, Navamindradhiraj University. He is working as a postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Japan. His previous and recent research interests focus on the design and synthesis of carbon nanotubes, graphene and graphene-carbon nanotubes hybrid carbon nanostructure i.e., graphenated carbon nanotubes, and their applications in gas sensor and energy storage devices.
Polymers Session
Prof. Dr. Eng. Hiroshi Ito
Dean, Graduate School of Organic Materials Science
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Director, Research Center for GREEN Materials and Advanced Processing
Yamagata University, Japan
His research projects cover various types of polymer processing. His innovative research in this area indicates that the successful development of advanced polymer processing technologies for polymer blends and polymer composites, micro-injection molding, hot-embossing, nano-imprint technology, film processing, and so on.
“Superior Tough Polymers: Recent Advances in Polymer Processing”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ittipol Jangchud
Faculty of Science King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pakorn Opaprakasit
Deputy Director for Research and Academic Quality Assurance
School of Bio-Chemical Engineering and Technology (BCET)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University – Rangsit Campus, Thailand
Dr. Pakorn obtained his PhD degree in Materials Science & Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, USA. He is now an Associate Professor at School of Bio-Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Thailand. He also serves as Deputy Director for Research and Academic Quality Assurance, and Head of Center of Excellence in Materials and Plasma Technology (CoE M@P Tech). His research work focusses in functional materials based on biocompatible/biodegradable (co)polymers for use in various applications, especially in biomedical, construction, packaging, and environmental fields. He also actively collaborates with industry in research and development of products from functional materials, especially plastics with super-hydrophobic, oleophobic and anti-microbial properties.
Testing and Reliability Session
Prof. Lam Yeng Ming
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yeng Ming LAM received her Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge in 2001. She is currently Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU. She is also the Associate Chair for Research for the Shool of Materials Science and Engineering and the Director of the Facility for Analysis, Characterization, Testing and Simulations (FACTs). FACTS is a university shared facility hosting a range of advanced electron beam and X-ray based instrumentation, serving to provide access to state-of-the-art instrumentation for NTU and the greater Singapore research community. She is also the governing board member for International Symposium for Polymer Analysis and Characterization(ISPAC) and also sits in the National committee on Measurement and characterisation. She held a concurrent Senior Scientist position in RWTH University in Aachen, Germany, between 2011 and 2014 and a concurrent Senior Scientist position in Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore, from 2010-2011. She has more than 130 refereed publications. She was awarded the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006 and the L’Oréal Unesco For Women in Science National Fellowship and the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2009.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prayoon Songsiriritthigul
School of Physics, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
He received B.Sc. from Chiang Mai University in 1990, and continued his Ph.D. study at the Department of Physics of Gothenburg University. His Ph.D. focused on the applications of ion accelerators for material modifications and analyses. He received the Ph.D. degree in 1997, and returned to Thailand to participated in the development of a Thai synchrotron light research facility, known as the “Siam Photon Project”. He joined the team to design and construct the accelerator complex. After the installation of the light source, he led a team to design and construct a synchrotron light beamline for photoemission spectroscopy, and later a beamline for X-ray absorption spectroscopy. His current interests are the development of synchrotron instrumentation and applications of synchrotron light techniques.
“XPS and XAS for Characterization of Carbon Materials“
Dr. Pinit Kidkhunthod
Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Public Organization), Thailand
He is a beamline manager at the SUT-NANOTEC-SLRI XAS beamline (BL5.2), Synchrotron Light Research Institute (Public Organization), Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. His research of interest is in the fields of structural studies of advanced functional materials such as carbon-based ferrite composite materials and novel glasses using an X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) technique. Dr.Pinit Kidkhunthod received his BSc. (Physics), first class honors 3.99 from Khon Kaen University, Thailand in 2008, and Ph.D. (Physics) from Bristol University, U.K in 2012. He was one of two Thai students representative for DESY summer program, Germany, in 2007. Recently, Dr.Kidkhunthod has received research grants for young scientist from Thailand Research Fund (TRF), Ministry of Science and Technology and center of excellent on advanced functional materials from Suranaree University of Technology (CoE-AFM). He is the author of over 80 papers in ISI journals for structural studies of advanced functional materials using combined-XAS and other synchrotron-based techniques.
Metal, Alloys and Intermetallic Compounds Session
Assoc. Prof. Dr.-Ing Vitoon Uthaisangsuk
Course Director of Postgraduate Studies
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
“Microstructure based design for applications of advanced high strength steels”
Dr. Mohd Arif Anuar Mohd Salleh
Deputy Dean, Research Management and Innovation Centre (RMIC), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia
“Microstructure Formation of Solder Alloys During Soldering Using Synchrotron Radiography Imaging”
Dr. Edwin Mok
SLM Solutions Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore
Special Session: Innovative Textiles for Future Healthcare Application
Prof. Juan Paulo Hinestroza
Cornell University, USA
Juan P. Hinestroza is a tenured Associate Professor of Fiber Science and directs The Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at the College of Human Ecology of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Professor Hinestroza obtained a Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Tulane University and B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander. Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, Professor Hinestroza worked as a process control engineer for The Dow Chemical Company.
“Multifunctionality in Textiles using Metal-organics Framework”
Prof. Mutsumi Kimura
Shinshu University, Japan
Prof. Kimura works on developing new functional organic and inorganic nanomaterials having catalytic, energy conversion, and molecular sensing functions. He also investigated on the hybridaization of these nanomaterials with fibers and nanofibers to realize smart textile devices. He published 240 papers, 10 books, and over 50 patents from 1995 to 2017 (ResearchID: D-4516-2014, h-index: 40).
“Smart Textiles having Sensors and Actuators to help Human Activity”