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Published by: Environmental Engineering and Management School of Environment, Resources and Development Asian Institute of Technology Email: [email protected] Tel.: (66 2) 524 5642, 524 4646 (Direct) Fax: (66 2) 524 5625 (Direct) Environmental Engineering and Management http://www.serd.ait.ac.th/pages/fos.php?fos=eem AIT website: http://www.ait.ac.th; http://www.ait.asia Published Date : February 2016

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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT IN NUMBER

A. Academics

a. Masters students in January 2015 (Total 91) Masters students: Dual degree (ETSuD) students: Two-stage master program student: Doctoral students:

b. Student enrolled in August 2015 (Total: 103) Masters students: Professional master students: Two-stage master program student: Dual degree (ETSuD) students: Doctoral students: Other (certificate/special/etc):

c. Exchange students during 2015 (Total: 4) From AIT (EEM): To AIT (EEM):

d. Courses offered January 2015: Intersemester 2015: August 2015:

e. Graduates in 2015 Masters: PhD:

54 4 1 32 66 6 1 3 26 1 3 1 7 4 10 39 5

B. Research and Outreach

a. Completed sponsored projects in 2015 Number: 6 Budget > 14 million Baht

b. Initiated sponsored projects in 2015 Number: 7, Budget > 6 million Baht

c. Continuing sponsored projects in 2015 Number: 15, Budget > 276 million Baht

d. Number of publications (Book Chapters, International Journal Articles with Impact Factor, Conference Proceeding, Papers in Workshops, Non-refereed Publications) in 2015: 43

C. Personnel

a. Faculty: b. Visiting and Adjunct: c. Administrative and Technical Staff: d. Sponsored Project researchers:

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EEM Annual Report 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 A. Academic Activities 1 Course Offered 1 Special Lectures 3 AIT environmental science scholars rank high on Thailand top 100 list of published authors 7 Recent EEM grad wins ‘Best Student Paper Award’ from West Coast Section of the Air and Waste

Management Association, USA 7

Special Program Students-2015 8 Certificate Program Students-2015 8 B. EEM Students Research 9 Completed Masters Theses 9 Completed Research Studies 12 Completed Doctoral Dissertation 13 Continuing Doctoral Students Research Topics 17 C. Professional Master’S Degree in Environmental Engineering and Management (PM-EEM3) 18 Completed PM-EEM Masters Research Studies – December 2015 18 D. ETSuD Student Research 19 Double Degree Masters Program in Environmental Technology for Sustainable Development (ETSuD) 19 Completed ETSuD Masters Thesis – May 2015 19 E. UWEM/EEM Students Research 20 Double Degree Masters Program in Urban Water Engineering and Management (UWEM) 20 Completed UWEM/EEM Masters Theses – May 2015 20 F. Student Activities 21 Field/Study Visits 21 Visits Abroad 25 G. Grant and Sponsored Research Projects 26 Grants and Sponsored Research Completed in 2015 26 On-going Grants and Sponsored Research 26 Projects Initiated in 2015 28 H. Conference/Workshops/Seminars Organized 29 I. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Participated 30 J. Promotional Visits 37 K. Contribution to EEM 40 L. Publications 40 Book Chapters 40 International Journal Articles with Impact Factor 40 Conference Publications 42 Papers in Workshops 43 Invited Lectures and Keynote Addresses 43 M. Faculty and Staff 43 Faculty 43 Visiting and Adjunct Faculty 45 Research Staff 45 N. Staff Development 49


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O. EEM Alumni Directories – 2015 50 Doctoral Students 50 Master Students 50


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Introduction

The Asian Institute of Technology with its mission “to develop highly qualified and committed professionals who play leading roles in the region's sustainable development and its integration into the global economy” promotes technological change and sustainable development in the Asian-Pacific region through higher education, research and outreach. Environmental Engineering at AIT began in 1964 with the need for sanitary engineering to address the problems of providing adequate water supplies and sanitation facilities. This pioneering environmental engineering program has grown into a range of fields needed to tackle the environmental issues facing Asia today. Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) Field of Study is part of the School of Environment, Resources and Development. The overall program looks for solutions to environmental problems, water supply and sanitation, wastewater treatment and disposal systems, air pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, waste minimization, and life cycle assessment, environmental impact assessment and management. The two major focal areas are Environmental Technology and Management, and Water and Wastewater Engineering. The Environmental Engineering and Management Laboratory is housed with facilities to handle a wide range of knowledge and skills in problem solving for industrial needs and analytical works for physical, chemical, microbiological, and environmental parameters such as water and wastewater quality, air pollutants and noise level, and solid waste. For teaching, training and research purposes, the EEM laboratory is categorized into three sub-laboratories namely, research, ambient, and environmental research station. The research laboratory is equipped with many sophisticated instruments such as GC-IRD-MSD, HPLC, UV-Vis spectrophometers, atomic absorption analyzer with flame, graphite and cold vapor operations, and gas and liquid chromatographs. For lab and pilot scale testing purposes, the ambient laboratory has furnished with facility to conduct experiments for treating sludge, sewage, air toxics and industrial wastes. It is also housed with advanced water and wastewater treatment units such different membrane bioreactors, and high rate anaerobic treatment processes with methane gas recovery. The Environmental Research Station consists of pilot scale aerobic and anaerobic biological wastewater treatment units, constructed wetlands, waste stabilization ponds, a lysimeters for solid waste treatment, a hazardous wastewater treatment plant and ambient air monitoring station. Among its major equipment include Gas Chromatograph; High Performance Liquid Chromatograph; Atomic Absorption Spectrometer; Total Organic Carbon Analyzer; Ion Chromatograph, Induced Couple Plasma, UV Spectrophotometer; Supercritical Fluid Extractor; Microwave Digestion System; Primus Thermal Cyclers; Universal Mutation Detection System; Microscope; Microbalance; Microcentrifuge.

A. Academic Activities

Courses Offered The Environmental Engineering and Management Academic Program offered the following courses:

(a) During January 2015 semester Environmental Engineering and Management, AIT, Thailand

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No. Course No. Course Title and Credits No. of

Credits Name of Instructor(s)

1 ED78.01 Environmental Chemistry & Laboratory 3(2-3) Dr. Oleg Shipin

2 ED78.08 Environmental Quality Management 3(3-0) Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre

3 ED78.10 Environmental Health and Sanitation 3(3-0) Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

4 ED78.17 Advanced Processes for Wastewater Treatment Reuse and Recycling

2(2-0) Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre

5 ED78.19 Environmental Impact Assessment 3(3-0) Dr. Oleg Shipin

6 ED78.20 Industrial Waste Abatement and Management 3(3-0) Prof. C. Visvanathan

7 ED78.24 Design of Air Pollution Control Systems 3(3-0) Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

8 ED78.38 Sampling Design for Environmental Monitoring 2(2-0) Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh (50%), Prof. Shinichi Okamoto (50%)


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Professional Master of Environmental Engineering and Management (PM-EEM), AITVN, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Course No. Course Title and Credits No. of Credits

Name of Instructor(s)

1 ED78.08 Environmental Quality Management 3(3-0) Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre

2 ED78.20 Industrial Waste Abatement and Management 3(3-0) Prof. C. Visvanathan

3 ED78.21 Water Quality Management 2(2-0) Dr. Tran Thi Viet Nga

4 ED78.9027 Design of Air Pollution Control System: Case Study

1(1-0) Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

5 ED78.9028 Sustainable Sanitation in Developing Countries 1(1-0) Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

(b) During Intersemester 2015

Environmental Engineering and Management, AIT, Thailand

Serial No.

Course No.

Course Title and Credits No. of


1 ED78.15 Design of Water Supply and Wastewater System 1(0-3) Dr. Thammarat Koottatep (70%), and Prof. Kimberly Niel Irvine (30%)

2 ED78.16 Applied Microbiology and Laboratory 3(2-3) Dr. Oleg Shipin

3 ED78.9022 Wastewater Collection and Sewer Design Model 2(2-0) Dr. Thammarat Koottatep (70%), and Prof. Kimberly Niel Irvine (30%)

4 ED78.9023 Science of Climate Change and Co-Benefit 2(2-0) Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

5 ED78.9029 Sustainable Consumption and Production 1(1-0) Prof. C. Visvanathan

(c) During August 2015 semester

Environmental Engineering and Management, AIT, Thailand

Serial No.

Course No.

Course Title and Credits No. of


1 ED78.01 Environmental Chemistry & Laboratory 3(2-0) Dr. Oleg Shipin

2 ED78.07 Solid Waste Management 3(3-0) Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

3 ED78.22 Air Pollution Modeling and Applications 3(3-0) Prof. Shang Gyoo Shim (70%) and Dr. Didin Agustian Permadi (30%)

4 ED78.23 Hazardous Waste Technology and Management 2(2-0) Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre

5 ED78.25 Principles of Cleaner Production 2(2-0) Dr. Anju Singh

5 ED78.35 Wastewater Treatment 3(3-0) Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre

6 ED78.36 Drinking Water Treatment 3(3-0) Prof. C. Visvanathan

7 ED78.37 Air Pollution Engineering and Management 3(3-0) Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

8 ED78.9030 Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes/Chemicals - An Introduction to International Conventions

1(1-0) Dr. Kare Helge Karstensen


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Special Lectures

January15, 2015 Dr. Sujaya Rathi, Principal Research Scientist, Center for Study of Technology and Science (CSTEP), India, made a presentation on “Sanitation Challenges in India and Ways Forward” to EEM students and students taking ED78.10: Environmental Health and Sanitation on Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 13.00-14.00 hrs., room S101 (SERD Seminar Room), Academic Building.

January 27, 2015 Dr. Konstantina Velkushanova, Pollution Research Group University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, given a special lecture on “South African Sanitaiton: Issues and Ways Forwards” to EEM students and students taking ED78.10: Environmental Health and Sanitation on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 from 13.00-14.30 hrs., room E222, Academic Building.

February 19, 2015 Dr. Hubert Jenny, Principal Urban Development Specialist Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, made a presentation on “Sanitation Challenges and Opportunities in Asia” to EEM students and students taking ED78.10: Environmental Health and Sanitation on Thursday, February 19, 2015 from 13.30-14.30 hrs., room E220, Academic Building


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April 10, 2015 Prof. Samorn Muttamara, President, President, Thai Resources and Environmental Management Institute (TREMI), Bangkok, given a special lecture on “Energy for Tomorrow World” to EEM students on Friday, April 10, 2015 from 10.00-11.00 hrs. at Milton Bender Auditorium. TREMI President Prof. Samorn, who retired from AIT in 2002 after a highly accomplished three-decade academic career. Thai Resources and Environmental Management Institute (TREMI) is a private non – profit organization offer their services both in fundamentals appropriated to the interdisciplinary nature of energy and environmental problems. They have an objective to simulate technology transfer activities with collaboration to academic and policy makers for better practice for environmental, natural resources and renewable energy management, to beneficial of the people and enhance the Thai’s quality of life. AIT dedicates room to its 1st female faculty member Prof. Samorn Muttamara Prof. Samorn Muttamara joined AIT in 1968, and for 13 years, she was the only female faculty member at AIT. She has contributed enormously to EEM and is still very active in the field. EEM and alumni, would honor her by naming a modernized meeting room W129 to "Prof. Samorn Muttamara" with which to celebrate in commemoration of the EEM 50th Anniversary.

Songkran Day, April 10, 2015 Songkran blessing to Prof. Samorn Muttamara and faculty members from EEM student and staff by pouring water respectfully over their hands as a gesture of humility and to ask for their blessings.


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June 23, 2015 Dr. Alfredo J. Anceno, Water Research Centre-CVEN, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, given a special lecture on “Bioelectrochemical Fuel Cells and Bio-batteries on biovalorization and biodeodorization of liquid-phase odorants” to the students taking course ED78.16: Applied Microbiology and Laboratory on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 during 13.00-14.00 hrs. at room W138, EEM / SERD, Academic Building.

June 30, 2015 Prof. Kimberley Neil Irvine, EEM Visiting Professor from National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, given lectures to the students taking courses ED78.15: Design of Water Supply and Wastewater System and ED78.9022: Wastewater Collection and Sewer Design Model, during June 30, 2015 – July 17, 2015 at room W131, Academic Building.

July 15, 2015 Prof. Chris Buckley, Head, Pollution Research Group University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, given a special lecture on “Applications of Anaerobic Baffled Reactors in Durban, South Africa” to EEM students and students taking courses ED78.15: Design of Water Supply and Wastewater System and ED78.9022: Wastewater Collection and Sewer Design Model, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 from 9.00-10.00 hrs. at room W131, Academic Building.

July 29, 2015 Dr. Bishnu Raj Upreti, Executive Director, Nepal Center for Contemporary Research (NCCR), Kathmandu, Nepal, given a special lecture on “Dynamics of Nepal Earthquake” to EEM students and students taking courses ED78.15: Design of Water Supply and Wastewater System and ED78.9022: Wastewater Collection and Sewer Design Model, on Wednesday, 29 July 2015 from 14.00-15.00 hrs. at room E131, Academic Building.


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September 23, 2015 Prof. Susan Gallardo from De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, given a special lecture on “Sustainable Utilization of Waste Materials” to EEM students on Wednesday, 23 September 2015 from 11.00-12.00 hrs. at room S101 (SERD Seminar Room), Academic Building.

September 25, 2015 Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Managing Director, thinkstep Sustainability Solutions Pvt Ltd, India, given a special lecture on “Life Cycle Assessment and GaBi Software Applications” to EEM students and students taking course ED78.25: Principles of Cleaner Production on Friday, 25 September 2015 from 13.30-15.00 hrs. at room W138, EEM, Academic Building.

October 14, 2015 Dr. Christopher James Crosby, Research Associate, School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, given a special lecture on “Every Breath Counts” to EEM faculty, staff and students on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 from 10.00-11.00 hrs. at room S101 (SERD Seminar Room), Academic Building.

November 24, 2015 Mr. Terrence Thompson, Managing Director, Water & Environment International, LLC, Orlando, Florida and Manila, Philippines, given a special lecture on “Drinking Water Safety Introduction to Water Safety Plans and their Application in Southeast Asia” to EEM students and students taking course ED78.01: Environmental Chemistry & Laboratory, on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 from 13.00-14.00 hrs. at room E222, Academic Building.


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AIT environmental science scholars rank high on Thailand top 100 list of published authors The Asian Institute of Technology was home to 16 of the top 100 authors in Thailand ranked by publications produced in the field of environmental science from 2010 to 2014, according to Scopus, a leading bibliographic database owned by Elsevier. AIT placed two scholars in the top five, seven in the top 20, and 13 in the first 50 list of authors. The results were based on the number of scholarly publications produced by each academic author during the five-year period. Prof. Mukand Singh Babel of the Water Engineering and Management field of study at the School of Engineering and Technology placed second among all academics working in Thailand, with a total of 42 publications during the period. Prof. Chettiyappan Visvanathan, who is dean of the AIT School of Environment, Resources and Development and lectures at the Environmental Engineering Management field of study, ranked fourth with 39 papers published. Professor Visvanathan was also AIT’s most cited author in the field of environmental science, earning 222 citations overall at a rate of 5.7 citations per academic paper published. Scopus covered the writings of all faculty members working in the field of environmental science at all universities nationwide. The database contains abstracts and citations for academic journal articles published in thousands of peer-reviewed journals. The solid performance of AIT’s relatively small-sized faculty underscored the international postgraduate institute’s reputation as a regional leader in environmental science research and development, AIT officials said.

Recent EEM grad wins ‘Best Student Paper Award’ from West Coast Section of the Air and Waste Management Association, USA

Vietnam national Mr. Lai Nguyen Huy graduated from the Asian Institute of Technology on May 22, 2015. But just a few weeks after earning his Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering and Management, the newly minted alumnus received word in the mail that his ‘student paper’ titled “Development of National Industrial Emission Inventory for Vietnam” was selected as the 2015 winner of the prestigious West Coast Section of the Air and Waste Management Association Student Paper Competition. Huy, 25, explained that the paper was a part of his larger final thesis. His study calculated the overall total of greenhouse gases emissions in each of Vietnam’s 63 provinces. While still an master’s student, he was able to precisely pinpoint the levels of the main pollutants seeping into the air, such as Sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, black carbon, organic carbon and others. His core findings were that the Red River basin area in northern Vietnam and the Ho Chi

Minh metropolitan region in the south experienced very high air-borne emissions compared to the rest of the country. “After I calculated the inventory of GHG emissions, I developed a method for modelling air quality," he said. The Dong Nai province native is now employed as a research associate in the Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) field of study at the AIT School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD). As this year’s winner, Huy was invited to attend the association’s annual conference and exhibition in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA on June 22 – 25, and participate in the Student Poster Competition. But due to work commitments, he was unable to travel to America to participate at the ceremony. He was, however, awarded a cash prize of US$ 500 from West Coast Section A&WMA for his success, and will soon be presented with an official award from his former academic supervisor Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oahn of EEM, SERD.

http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/2015/news/recent-eem-grad-lai-nguyen-huy-wins-2018best-student-paper-award2019-from-west-coast-section-of-the-air-and-waste-management-association-usa/image/image_view_fullscreen


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Special Program Students - 2015

Mr. Tomoya Mochizuki (Japan) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Period: 14-27 February 2015 “To all of those who had helped me. Last time, I received help from numerous people. Thank you very much for warmly greeting me. With your help, I was able to get great happiness in AIT. I cannot waste the power obtained here of course that people are so kindly, and I’m looking forward to every day. Thanks Dr. Thammarat and my friends. I wish from the bottom of my heart that you all a great day”.

Mr. Kohei Yamaguchi (Japan) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Period: 14-27 February 2015 “During internship, I was helped by many people. The difference of the country didn't matter and everybody was so kind for me. I want to make good use of my experience in AIT for future of my research. Finally I want to say thank you for all people who helped me.”

Certificate Program Students - 2015

Mr. Jong Bo Lee (Korea) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Period: January 6, 2015 – May 22, 2015 “Dear my friends who can be called as brilliant students without any hesitation. I think it was the most excited and valuable time because of everything you’ve done to me. I had gotten a lot of helping and words of encouragement to feel ‘I am not alone’. The experiences in AIT still make me feel happy and smile whenever I recall. From teaching staff’s enthusiasm and students’ attitude for study, I can see the bright future of AIT. Also I am proud of that I am the one of the members in AIT. I hope that it is not the end but the start as the AIT family to cooperate and share our life wherever we are. I wish all your dream come true.”

Mr. Bong Ki Kim (Korea) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Period: January 6, 2015 – May 22, 2015


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Mr. Hideki Osawa (Japan) Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanathan Period: August 3, 2015 – December 8, 2015

B. EEM Students Research

Completed Masters Theses Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Cassava Pulp with Pig Manure as Co-Substrate By: Mr. Basnayake Mudiyanselage Nishantha Basnayake (Sri Lanka) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Prof. Piet N. Lens (Co-Chairperson), Dr. Thammarat Koottatep, Dr. Oleg Shipin

and Dr. Eldon Raj Rene (UNESCO-IHE) Anaerobic Digestion of Cassava Pulp with Activated Sludge as Co-Substrate By: Saira Batool (Pakistan) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep and Assoc. Prof. Erik L.J. Bohez Application of Nano Zero Valent Iron (NZVI) for Pathogenic Inactivation and Odor Control of Septic Tank Effluent By: Ms. Witchuda Tassanasuwan (Thailand) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Dr. Oleg Shipin and Prof. Chongrak Polprasert (External Expert) Assessment of Impacts by Floating Gardens Biotechnology and Their Sustainable Remediation in Inle Lake, Prominent Wetland of Central Myanmar By: Ms. Khin Seint Seint Aye (Myanmar) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Dr. Rajendra P. Shrestha Assessment of the Exposure of Commuters in Bangkok to Traffic Related Toxic Air Pollutants By: Mr. Arthit Phosri (Thailand) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Dr. Vilas Nitivattananon Assessment of the Impact of Using Rice Straw Derived Cooking Fuel on the Emission of Air Pollution and Climate Forcers By: Ms. Nguyen Nhat Huynh Mai (Vietnam) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep, Dr. P. Abdul Salam and Prof. Philip K. Hopke (External Expert) Assessment of the Relationship between Satellite Aerosol Optical Depth and Ground Monitored Particulate Pollution in Beijing, China By: Ms. Wenbo Li (PR. China) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Dr. Oleg Shipin and Dr. Rajendra P. Shrestha Assessment of Water Quality in the AIT Campus Peripheral Canal System By: Ms. Masoda Khairzada (Afghanistan) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Carbon Footprint of Eucalyptus-Rice Agroforestry in Thailand by Life Cycle Assessment By: Ms. Jayshree Rajbhandary (Nepal) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Dr. Peeyush Soni


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Characterization of Roadside Air Pollution Levels in Kathmandu Valley By: Mr. Bishal Bhari (Nepal) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Prof. C. Visvanathan and Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal Comparative Performance Analysis of Photochemical Smog Modeling Systems for Ozone Simulation in Bangkok Metropolitan Region By: Mr. Pongsakorn Chaichai (Thailand) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Dr. Sangam Shrestha, Prof. Shang-Gyoo Shim and Dr. Thawach Chatchupong (External Expert) Determination of Hydrogen Peroxise and Peroxidase Enzyme in Scirpus validus Plants in Constructed Wetland Feeding with Wastewater Containing Acetaminophen By: Mr. Vo Hoang Nhat Phong (Vietnam) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Prof. Chongrak Polprasert, Prof. C. Visvanathan and Dr. Atitaya Panuvatvanich Determination of the Hydraulic Characteristic in Cess-to-Fit System Treating Blackwater By: Mr. Suradanai Augsorntung (Thailand) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre, Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and

Dr. Nawatch Surinkul (External Expert) Development of Emission Inventory for Vehicle Fleet in Yangon Metropolitan Region for the Assessment of Air Quality and Climate Co-benefit of Faster Technology Intrusion By: Ms. Thiri Tin Htut (Myanmar) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Prof. C. Visvanathan and Dr. Oleg Shipin Development of Woven Fiber Microfiltration Membrane System for Water and Wastewater Treatment By: Ms. Thidalath Vongsayalath (Lao PDR.) Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanathan Members: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep and Dr. Oleg Shipin Ecological Engineering for Sustainable AIT Eco-Campus: Diversification of Wetlands Eco-Services via Water Quality-Biodiversity Nexus By: Mr. Hussnain Mukhtar (Pakistan) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Effect of Biomass Addition and Fermentation on the Energy Content of Hydrochar Produced by Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) with Faecal Sludge By: Mrs. Sangeetha Vani Pradeep (India) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Dr. Christine Maria Hoojimans (Co-Chairperson), Prof. Chongrak Polprasert

and Dr. Sangam Shrestha Effects of Catalysts on Energy Content in Produced Hydrochar by Hydrothermal Carbonization of Faecal Sludge By: Ms. Nutnicha Tajai (Thailand) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Prof. C. Visvanathan and Prof. Chongrak Polprasert (External Expert) Emission Inventory of Air Pollution from Vehicle Fleet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia By: Mr. Visal Yoeung (Cambodia) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Evaluation of Cess-to-Fit Model for Enhancing the Treatment Capacity of Traditional Cesspit Systems By: Mr. Krishna Ram Yendyo (Nepal) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Dr. Martin Mulenga (Co-Chairperson), Prof. Mukand S. Babel and Dr. Nawatch Surinkul (External Expert) Evaluation of Performance of Photochemical Smog Modeling System for Air Quality Management in Vietnam By: Mr. Lai Nguyen Huy (Vietnam) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Prof. C. Visvanathan and Dr. Loc Thai Nguyen


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Impact of Hardwood Generation on Rice Production with Regard to Water Footprint by LCA in Eucalyptus-Rice Agroforestry Project in Thailand By: Ms. Hla Hla Htwe (Myanmar) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. C. Visvanthan and Prof. Nugyen Thi Kim Oanh Life Cycle Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Kandahar City, Afghanistan By: Mr. Ali Mohammad Rahmani (Afghanistan) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and Assoc. Prof. Erik L.J. Bohez Membrane Distillation Application in Purification and Process Intensification By: Ms. Dinh Le My (Vietnam) Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanthan Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Dr. Loc Thai Nguyen Optimization of Bedding Material and Drainage Layers of Tiger (Vermi-Composting) Toilets By: Ms. Renu Adhikari (Nepal) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre, Dr. Oleg Shipin and Dr. Claire Furlong (External Expert) Optimization of Electrochemical Disinfection Technology for Treatment of Liquid Effluent from Onsite Sanitation Systems By: Ms. Araya Wicheansan (Thailand) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Dr. Oleg Shipin and Dr. Sompong Hirunmasuwan (External Expert) Optimizing Membrane Distillation Process for Triethylene Glycol Separation from Gas Separation Plant Waste Stream By: Mr. Pham Minh Duyen (Vietnam) Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanthan Members: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep and Dr. Romchat Rattanaoudom (External Expert) Potential of Wetland Ecological Engineering for Surface Water and Landscape Improvement through AIT Eco-Campus Development By: Mr. Joel Hindowa Kamanda (Sierra Leone) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Dr. Jack Van de Vossenberg (Co-Chairperson), Prof. C. Visvanathan and Prof. Mukand S. Babel Removal of Heavy Metals from Acid Mine Drainage Using Mixed Organic and Inorganic Media in Permeable Reactive Barriers By: Ms. Suchanya Wongrod (Thailand) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and Dr. Oleg Shipin Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Eucalyptus-Rice Agroforestry Projects in Thailand By: Ms. Kanlayani Khongniam (Thailand) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Solid Waste Management Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Greening AIT Campus By: Ms. Phyoe Thet Khaing (Myanmar) Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanathan Members: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and Dr. Vilas Nitivattananon Strategies for Decentralized Wastewater Management for Gas Stations Using Membrane Bioreactor By: Ms. Preeyamat Ma-on (Thialand) Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanathan Members: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre and Dr. Oleg Shipin Sustainable and Efficient Water Use Strategies for Greening AIT Campus By: Mr. Aashik Muhammed Ahamedlebbe Mohamed Nizar (Sri Lanka) Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanathan Members: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre


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Treatment of Gypsiferous Soil by Biological Sulphate Reduction Process By: Mr. Naqibullah Karger (Afghanistan) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Prof. C. Visvanathan and Dr. Oleg Shipin UV Disinfection of E.coli and Ascaris lumbricoides Ova in Liquid Effluent from On-site Sanitation Systems By: Ms. Kanokwan Wangchina (Thailand) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Dr. Oleg Shipin and Prof. Chongrak Polprasert (External Expert)

Completed Research Studies Alternative Method for Drilling Mud Waste at Petroleum Block 15-1, CLJOC By: Mr. Pham Ngoc Hien (Vietnam) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Dr. Oleg Shipin and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Assessment and Recommendations for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Peri-urban Area of Hanoi City By: Mr. Bui Duc Hieu (Vietnam) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Dr. Oleg Shipin and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Environmental Pollution in Inle Lake Catchment, Myanmar: Implications for Human Well- Being and Biodiversity By: Ms. Yu Wai Yan Thein Tan (Myanmar) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. Shang-Gyoo Shim and Dr. Rajendra P. Shrestha Preliminary Application of “Industrial Symbiosis” Approach to Management of Phosphorous Slag in Tang Loong Industrial Zone, Lao Cai, Vietnam By: Mr. Nghiem Viet Hai (Vietnam) Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Prof. C. Visvanathan and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Pros and Cons of the Green Roof and Wall Approach in Vietnam By: Ms. Do Ngoc Diep (Vietnam) Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre


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Completed Doctoral Dissertation

An Integrated Kinetic Model for Design and Operation of Solar-Septic Tanks By: Mr. Tatchai Pussayanavin (Thailand) Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Members: Prof. Chongrak Polprasert, Committee Member Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre, Committee Member Prof. Siddharth Jabade, Committee Member External Examiner: Prof. Marcos von Sperling It is a well-established fact that septic tanks are a prevalent on-site treatment system to treat/collect toilet wastewater in most developing countries. Due to instabilities of organic loading rates (OLRs) and short hydraulic retention times (HRTs), septic tank effluents still contain high concentrations of organic matters and other pollutants. After operation for a certain period, there will be high accumulation of septic tank sludge which requires frequent desludging. To alleviate the above problems, a modified conventional septic tank with solar-heated water called as “Solar septic tanks” was considered to be an effective on-site sanitation technology. Because of the complex processes comprising of biological and physical reactions, the design and operation of solar septic tanks are still lacking. The ultimate goal of this research is to establish design criteria and operational conditions of solar-septic tanks. The experimental study, employing four laboratory–scale septic tanks (each with volume of 40 L) fed with diluted septage and operating at HRTs of 12, 24 and 48 h and temperatures of 40 and 30 C. To evaluate technical feasibilities of increasing temperatures inside a septic tank, a pilot-scale solar septic tank with a size of 600 L and equipped with a locally made 2 m2 solar collector was operated for a 4-month period. The 40 C laboratory-scale septic tank operating at HRTs of 12 h resulted in the lowest BOD5 and TCOD removal efficiencies of 67%, while those units operating at HRTs of 24 and 48 h resulted about 71 and 74 % for BOD5, and 76 and 78 % for TCOD, respectively. It was apparent that the HRT of 12 h did not provide sufficient residence time for solids sedimentation, resulting in the low TS and TVS removal efficiencies of 49 and 53%, respectively. There were not significant differences in TS and TVS removal efficiencies at HRTs of 24 and 48 h, but higher than those of HRT of 12 h in the ranges of 68-70 % and 71-75%, respectively. At steady-state conditions, more methanogenic activities could be observed in the sludge layer of the septic tank operating at the temperature of 40 C, resulting in less TVS or sludge accumulation and more methane (CH4) production than in the unit operating at 30 C. Molecular analysis indicated more intense and diversity of methanobacteriales in the septic tank sludge operating at 40 C than at 30 C. The less TVS accumulation in the 40 C septic tank would lengthen the period of septage removal, resulting in cost-saving in desluging and septage treatment. The integrated kinetic model was developed to simulate performance of a solar septic tank and identify relevant parameters affecting changes occurring in biological pathways and treatment efficiencies of organic and solids removal, sludge reduction, and methane production. Validation of the model with the results obtained from the laboratory-scale septic tanks, actual septic tanks and literature was done with the correlation coefficient (R2) values of 0.85-0.90 which showed the applicability this model. Application of the integrated kinetic model to design and operation and cost-benefit analysis of increasing temperatures in septic tanks were discussed. However, it should be noted that the results from this study mainly obtained from the laboratory-scale septic tanks fed with the synthetically made of diluted septage and sludge reduction efficiency was observed within 4 month. Due to these limitations of this experiment, the recommendations for further study are further validation of the integrated kinetic model with the data of septic tanks operating at temperatures above 30-40 C and investigation the sludge reduction efficiency in the septic tank in long term operation. Keywords: solar septic tank performance, kinetic models, solar water heating device Biodrying and Densification of Cassava Starch Industrial Waste By: Mr. Ranjit Sen (Bangladesh) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep, Committee Member Dr. P. Abdul Salam, Committee Member External Examiner: Prof. Giovanni Esposito Agro-industries like cassava starch industry produce large amount of solid wastes during its processing stage. Presently, these wastes are dumped into roadside and used in land filling. Anaerobic digestion occurs in the waste and methane, one of the major green house gase responsible for global warming, is generated. These wastes can be converted into a value added products like fuel briquette by different physical, chemical and biological treatment process. High moisture present in these wastes is the main obstacle to use them as fuel. Biodrying is an attractive option to dry up these wet wastes. Therefore, an investigation was conducted to study the effect of air flow rate and residence time on biodrying of cassava peel waste. Air flow rates of 0.01 to 0.04 m3kg-1h-1 and residence times of 12 to 20 days were maintained during biodrying. Calorific value of cassava peel increased from its initial value of 4,660 KJ kg-1 to a maximum value of 10,406 KJ kg- 1 ( wet weight basis) when air flow rate of 0.03 m3kg-1h-1 and residence time of 16 days were maintained during biodrying. Under this operating condition, moisture content of cassava peel reduced from its initial value of 70.40% to a final value of

24.00 .% Air flow rate of 0.03 m3kg-1h-1 with 16 day residence time was found optimum for biodrying of cassava peel waste yielding an increase of 123% in calorific value.


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After biodrying, biodried wastes are converted into fuel briquette through densification process. Biodried cassava peel wastes were dried up to 4% , 8% , 12% and 16% moisture content and were used as raw material for briquette production. Suitable moisture content for briquette production was found 8 .% Optimum cassava peel moisture for briquette production was determined by the response function of density of briquette to cassava peel moisture. From regression equation, optimum moisture content for briquette production was found 9.5 .% To optimize particle size of cassava peel, briquettes were produced from < 2 mm, 2-5 mm and 5-8 mm sized cassava peel, and was found 2-5 mm particle size most suitable for briquette production. Biodried cassava peel wastes were mixed with three ligno-cellulosic binders namely rice husk, coconut dust and saw dust at the ratio of 100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30 and 60:40 . Screw press extruder with heated die was used for densifying cassava peel waste. Both the type and amount of binders significantly influence the physical properties (true density, compressive strength, shattering resistance, resistance to water penetration) and combustion properties (calorific value) of briquettes. Among the three binders, rice husk was found better than coconut dust and saw dust. From economic analysis, it was also found that briquettes produced from cassava peel to rice husk at the ratio of 70:30 yielded the highest benefit cost ratio (BCR) of 1.91 with highest gross margin of 3.94 Baht kg-1 and net margin of 3.81 Baht kg- 1 . At this ratio, briquettes exhibit highest density of 841 kg m-3, compaction ratio of 5.86, compressive strength of 21.09 kg cm-2, shattering resistance of

97.49% , resistance to water penetration of 94.17% and calorific value of 15,691 KJ kg- 1. Briquettes produced from cassava peel with rice husk at the ratio of 70:30 can be store upto 80 days in warehouse in open condition (without any cover). For storing long time in warehouse, briquettes must keep with polythene cover to prevent briquettes from absorbing atmospheric moisture. Biodrying coupled with densification process is profitable to convert the wet agro-industrial waste to produce fuel briquette, a CO2 neutral green energy. Keywords: Agro-industrial Waste, Biodrying, Cassava Peel, Densification, Briquetting Effect of PVA-gel on Performance Improvement of a Two Stage Thermophilic Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor By: Mr. Supawat Chaikasem (Thailand) Supervisor: Prof. Chettiyappan Visvanathan Members: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh, Committee Member Dr. Anil Kumar Anal, Committee Member External Examiner: Prof. Samir Kumar Khanal

A two stage thermophillic anaerobic membrane bioreactor (TAnMBR) was used for treating high strength particulate wastewater (tapioca starch) with enhanced biodegradation rates and low biomass generation. Operating the reactor under thermophillic condition offers benefit like higher organic removal rate with higher growth rate and better biodegradation efficiency. Thus leading to shorter hydraulic retention time (HRT). It also provides a more complete pathogenic microorganism destruction, lower biomass yield, elimination of cooling needs for wastewater discharge at high temperature. On the contrary, thermophillic condition causes poor sludge granulation and sludge settleability due to high sludge deflocculation and deterioration of settling properties. This negatively affects the biomass to produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) which promotes dense and firm sludge granulation. Therefore, resulting in sludge washout due to highly sludge degranulation and dispersed sludge formation which subsequently deteriorated the quality of effluent. In this study, two stage TAnMBR which consists of a hydrolytic reactor followed by a methanogenic reactor and a microfilter (0.1 µm) was operated under external semi dead-end mode at thermophillic condition (55°C). This assured complete biomass retention; consequently ensure handling high loading conditions. Two stage TAnMBR ensures the optimum growth conditions for hydrolytic/acidogenic bacteria and methanogenic archaea. This enhances the biological activity, consequently increases methane production. Initially, anaerobic seed sludge enrichment and acclimatization was done in sequencing batch reactor (SBR). After that a two stage TAnMBR was operated at three different loading conditions. The reactor was first operated at loading rate 6 kgCOD/m3.d, and then PVA-gel was added to compare the performance of hydrolytic reactor. Similar performance evaluations were conducted at loading rate 8 and 12 kgCOD/m3.d, respectively. At loading rate 6 kgCOD/m3.d, hydrolytic reactor operated at 9.6±0.5 g/L of volatile suspended solid (VSS) concentration in order to study the performance of hydrolytic reactor with and without PVA-gel addition on volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration. The results showed that hydrolytic reactor with PVA-gel addition significantly increased VFA concentration and enhances methane productivity at loading rate of 6 kgCOD/m3.d (p < 0.05). The VFA production in hydrolytic reactor significantly increased from 4.0±0.2 to 4.6±0.5 g/L with PVA-gel addition at OLR 6 kgCOD/m3.d (p < 0.05). Once the loading rate was increased to 8 and 12 kgCOD/m3.d, VFA production also significantly increased to 4.9±0.2 and 6.0±0.1 g/L (p < 0.05), respectively. The increase in VFA concentration could be attributed to an increase in biological activity with PVA-gel addition. Furthermore, methane productivity had also significantly increased from 1.4 to 1.7 Lmethane/Lreactor.d (p < 0.05). This was due to an increasing in VFA concentration in hydrolytic effluent. Similarly with an increase in loading rate to 8 and 12 kgCOD/m3.d methane productivity further significantly increased to 1.9 and 2.4 Lmethane/Lreactor.d (p < 0.05), respectively. Two stage TAnMBR achieved organic removal rate (ORR) of 5.3 to 10.1 kgCOD/m3.d with organic removal


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efficiency of 84-92%. However, membrane fouling was one of the limiting factors in membrane application. Membrane fouling investigations indicated that the predominant fouling in TAnMBR was organic reversible fouling caused by bound extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Bound EPS was observed to be increased at loading rate 12 kgCOD/m3.d as compared to 8 kgCOD/m3.d. Furthermore, fouling investigation at both loading conditions showed that filtration resistance was due to the presence of higher bound EPS at higher loading rate, which lead to sticky sludge and thus favor to develop cake/gel formation on membrane surface or inside the pore of membrane. Keywords: Thermophilic Anaerobic, Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor, Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment, Particulate Wastewater, Methane Production, Membrane Fouling Immunotoxicity of Pesticides in Orchid Farmers and in Experimental Animals By: Miss Soraya Aroonvilairat (Thailand)

Supervisor: Prof. Kavi Ratanabanangkoon

Members: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep, Co-Chairperson

Dr. Panida Navasumrit, Committee Member

Dr. Vilas Nitivattananon, Committee Member

External Examiner: Prof. Pawinee Piyachaturawat

Various studies have found that most Thai orchid farmers use pesticides excessively and without proper protective gear

and were likely to have suffered from pesticide exposure. However, no toxicological study has yet been made. The aims of

this study were to investigate whether the orchid farmers exhibited any biological alterations, and if so, to carry out

studies on the immunotoxicity of these pesticides in laboratory animals. The cross-sectional study was aimed to evaluate

the immunological, hematological and biochemical statuses of pesticide exposed orchid farmers. Sixty-four orchid farmers

and 60 matched controls participated in the study were interviewed using a structured questionnaire and blood samples

were collected. Plasma cholinesterase activity, the percentage and absolute number of B-lymphocytes (CD19+) were

significantly lower in the farmer group (3,966.32 ± 1,165.48 U/l, 11.61 ± 4.09% and 312.26 ± 164.83 cells/mm3,

respectively) as compared to those of controls (5,048.85 ± 1,139.40 U/l, 14.32 ± 4.23%, 420.34 ± 195.18 cell/mm3,

respectively). There was a significantly higher level of serum IgE among orchid farmers (0.031 ± 0.011 mg/dl vs. 0.018 ±

0.007 mg/dl) but not IgG, IgA, IgM levels. Serum lysozyme level, lymphocyte proliferative responses to mitogens,

hematological parameters and kidney function test, were not significantly different between the two groups. The liver

function profiles showed significantly lower levels of albumin and serum protein in the farmer group.

The immunotoxicity of the 3 pesticide mixture most often used in the orchid farms (cypermethrin, chlorpyrifos and

captan) was also investigated in the experimental animal. Adult male Wistar rats topically treated with 1/100, 1/50, 1/25

of dermal LD50 of cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos and 5 mg/kg BW captan or vehicle control for 28 consecutive days.

Blood samples and selected organs were collected and evaluated for hematological, biochemical and immunological

parameters. The terminal body weight of the middle-dose and high-dose pesticide treatment groups was significantly

lower than that of controls. The relative weights of livers and kidneys were higher in the high-dose treated group than

those in vehicle controls. Liver function parameters including aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase

(ALP), albumin, total protein and cholesterol in the treatment groups differed from those of controls, which may indicate

hepatotoxicity. The cholinesterase levels in red blood cells and in plasma were significantly decreased as compared to

those of the vehicle control group in a dose-response manner. The splenocyte subpopulations, including % total T cell, %

total B cell and % NK cell, of the treatment rats were not different from those of controls. The proliferative response to

LPS (the measurement of B cell function) in the high-dose group was significantly decreased as compared to that of

controls while the response to Con A (the measurement of T cell function) in the treatment groups did not differ from

controls. As for serum immunoglobulins, only IgG but not IgM and IgA levels in the high-dose groups were significantly

increased as compared to the control group.

It is highly significant that the highest dose employed in this study was far below that was expected to have any harmful

effect in animals when used individually. This observation indicates that, when used as mixture, these pesticides exhibited

synergistic effect. The findings, both in orchid farmers and in experimental animal, have clearly shown that frequent

exposure to the pesticide mixture resulted in subtle changes in some important biological parameters both in farmers and

in rats. These changes, although they may not be clinically significant in human, strongly indicated that caution in handling

pesticides by these farmers is warranted.

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Reactive Media in Permeable Reactive Barrier for Removal of Metal Ions from Acid Mine Drainage By: Miss Varinporn Asokbunyarat (Thailand) Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Prof. Chettiyappan Visvanathan, Committee Member Dr. Pham Huy Giao, Committee Member External Examiner: Prof. Susan Manalastas Gallardo

Investigations were undertaken to study the sorption of individual and multiple metal ions (Fe(II), Mn(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II)) from aqueous solution and acid mine drainage onto coal fly ash, coal bottom ash, bentonite clay, activated charcoal, limestone and iron filling through batch and column sorption tests. XRD analysis of coal fly ash indicated presence of quartz (SiO2), magnetite (Fe2+Fe3+2O4), mullite (Al6Si2O13) and anhydrite (CaSO4). XRD analysis of coal bottom ash indicated presence of quartz (SiO2), feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), magnetite (Fe2+Fe3+2O4) and mullite (Al6Si2O13). XRD analysis of bentonite clay indicated presence of montmorillonite ((Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2.nH2O) and calcite (CaCO3). TCLP revealed that coal fly ash, coal bottom ash and bentonite clay contained heavy metals such as Fe(II), Fe(III), Mn(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), As(III), As(V), Pb(II) and Cd(II). Continuous column leaching test with the coal fly ash, coal bottom ash, bentonite clay, activated charcoal, limestone and iron filling showed negligible heavy metal ion leach-out at pH 6.0, although at pH 4.2 some heavy metal ion leaching, mainly of Mn(II), was observed. Batch sorption kinetic studies with six sorbents (coal fly ash, coal bottom ash, bentonite clay, activated charcoal, limestone and iron filling) and with individual heavy metal ions in aqueous solution and multiple heavy metal ions in acid mine drainage (Fe(II), Mn(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II)) revealed that the heavy metal ion sorption onto six sorbents could be described by pseudo-second order kinetics. Batch sorption isotherm studies with six sorbents and with individual heavy metal ions revealed that Langmuir isotherm adequately described the heavy metal ion sorption isotherm onto six sorbents with maximum sorption capacity (qm) ranging from 19.8 to 73.5 mg/g (coal fly ash), 1.9 to 23.5 mg/g (coal bottom ash), 16.0 to 62.8 mg/g (bentonite clay), 3.6 to 13.8 mg/g (activated charcoal), 0.2 to 36.3 mg/g (limestone) and 0 to 95.2 mg/g (iron filling) for various heavy metal ions. Batch sorption isotherm studies with six sorbents and with multiple heavy metal ions in acid mine drainage also revealed that Langmuir isotherm adequately described the heavy metal ion sorption isotherm onto six sorbents with maximum sorption capacity (qm) of 17.4 mg/g (coal fly ash), 11.8 mg/g (coal bottom ash), 28.5 mg/g (bentonite clay), 6.9 mg/g (activated charcoal), 6.8 mg/g (limestone) and 0 mg/g (iron filling) for Fe(II) ion. Column sorption tests with metal ion removal (Fe(II), Mn(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II)) from acid mine drainage using mixtures of fly ash (FA), bottom ash (BA), and bentonite clay (BC) in different proportions revealed that metal ion removal (87.5%) was the highest for the mixture ratio of 60% BA, 20% FA and 20% BC due to higher amount of fly ash and bentonite clay. However, hydraulic conductivity was the lowest for the mixture ratio of 60% BA, 20% FA and 20% BC due to clogged reactive media. Moreover, metal ion removal for the mixture ratio of 60% BA, 20% FA and 20% BC in horizontal-flow mode got breakthrough curve faster than in up-flow mode due to preferential flow or short circuit. Removal of heavy metal ions (Fe(II), Mn(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II)) by fly ash, bottom ash and bentonite clay is attributed to both sorption and precipitation of heavy metal hydroxides due to the presence of oxides of silicon (SiO2), aluminum (Al2O3), iron (Fe2O3) and calcium (CaO) in fly ash, bottom ash and bentonite clay. For permeable reactive barrier (PRB) design, flow-through thickness of the barrier by mixture ratio of 60% BA, 20% FA and 20% BC is the smallest due to the highest of its metal removal. For characteristics of effluent after achieving column breakthrough for acid mine drainage treatment, Mn concentration in effluent was the highest, while that of concentrations of Fe, Cu and Zn were low. Moreover, concentrations of other heavy metals such as As, Cr and Cd in effluent were low. For characteristics of used sorbent for acid mine drainage treatment, concentrations of Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn in TCLP leachate were high, while concentrations of other heavy metals such as As, Cr and Cd were low. Percentage of leaching of Mn, Cu and Zn (35.2-89.5%) were high, while percentage of leaching of Fe (0.1-0.2%) was low. Moreover, percentage of sorption of Cu and Zn (more than 90%) were the highest, followed by Mn (more than 50%) and Fe (less than 50%). In SEM-EDS, Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn in synthetic AMD were detected on surface of used sorbent. Keywords: Reactive Media, Permeable Reactive Barrier, Metal Ions, Acid Mine Drainage, Adsorption, Precipitation


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Continuing Doctoral Students Research Topics

Miss Achara Taweesan (Thailand) Title: Assessment of Factors Affecting the Performance of Environmental Sanitation Management Practices in Thailand Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

Mr. Aishajiang Aili (P.R. China) Title: Dust Storm Pattern and Its Health Effects in Northeast Edge of Taklimakan Desert, Xinjiang, China Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

Mr. Christopher Charles Seeley (USA) Title: Analyzing the Investment Environment Energy Efficiency Building Retrofits in Thailand Supervisor: Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal

Miss Jittima Khorungkul (Thailand) Title: Development of Bacterial Biosensor to Detect Pesticides in the Environment Supervisor: Prof. Skorn Mongkolsuk

Mr. Kok Sothea (Cambodia) Title: Integrated Assessment Approaches of the Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

Mr. Krailak Fakkaew (Thailand) Title: Evaluation of Hydrothermal Carbonization Reactions for Faecal Sludge Treatment and Hydrochar Production Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

Miss Lu Li (P.R. China) Title: Development of A Membrane Bioreactor System for the Treatment of Polluted Surface Water Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanathan

Mr. Mingma Gyalzen Sherpa (Nepal) Title: Analysis of Sustainability Aspects of Sanitation Planning Approaches in Urban/Peri-Urban Areas of Nepal Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

Miss Mya Hpoo Ngone (Myanmar) Title: Thermophilic Process of Fecal Sludge Combustion with Soil in Agriculture Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

Miss Naraporn Glanpracha (Thailand) Title: Energy Generation from Cassava Starch Industrial Waste: Potential of Methane Hydrogen and Ethanol Production Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre

Mr. Ngo Thanh Danh (Vietnam) Title: Exposure Based and Stomatal Flux-based Approach for an Assessment of the Impact of Ozone Air Pollution on Crops in Vietnam Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

Mr. Nguyen Hong Phuc (Vietnam) Title: Integrated Monitoring and Modeling Approach for Assessment of Human Exposure to Traffic Pollution in Urban Area Hanoi, Vietnam Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh

Mr. Park Dong Hak (Korea) Title: Evaluation of Technology Advancement and Performance Efficiency in Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution System: A Comparative Study in South Korea, Thailand and Lao PDR Supervisor: Prof. C. Visvanathan

Mrs. Pennapa Kanchana (Thailand) Title: Estimating Nutrient Balance of Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture (IAA) System Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin

Mr. Prasert Laobusnanant (Thailand) Title: Microbial Aspects of Nitrogen Removal from Piggery Waste Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin

Mr. Satya Swarup Nanda (India) Title: Sustainability Evaluation for the Eucalyptus-based Agroforestry in Thailand Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin

Miss Somchint Pilouk (Thailand) Title: Development of a Practical Environment Index System for Assessing an Eco-Industrial Estate in Thailand Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

Mr. Sompoke Kingkeaw (Thailand) Title: - Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh


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Mr. Ta Hung Anh (Vietnam) Title: Business Model Innovation for Feacal Sludge Management: Emptying, Collection and Transportation Services Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

C. Professional Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering and Management (PM-EEM3)

The Professional Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering and Management (PM-EEM) of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam (AITVN), Vietnam provides students with the first-hand experience in unique teaching and research methodologies as well as with the knowledge of scientific and technological advanced issues. It also addresses pragmatic options to tackle various emerging environmental issues in Asia brought about by the changes in trends or activities. AIT Professional Master’s Degree Program is designed for the middle and senior level managers and policy makers who cannot leave their work and duties while obtaining a degree. The program is completed within12 months. In the first two semesters, students will take basic and advanced courses selected out of the regular courses offered at AIT in consultation with an academic/thesis advisor. During the third semester, students will be expected to carry out their project study. Students will conduct an international field trip - study visit to large companies outside Vietnam, such as Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Taiwan or do internship in AIT, Thailand. The first batch of program (PM-EEM1) started in May 2010 in Hanoi city. In June 2011, the second batch (PM-EEM2) is launched in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. In May 2014, PM-EEM3 is launched in Hanoi city, Vietnam.

Completed PM-EEM Master Research Studies – December 2015

Mr. Pham Ngoc Hien (Vietnam) “Alternative Method for Drilling Mud Waste at Petroleum Block 15-1, CLJOC” Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Dr. Oleg Shipin and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

Mr. Bui Duc Hieu (Vietnam) “Assessment and Recommendations for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Peri-urban Area of Hanoi City” Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Dr. Oleg Shipin and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep


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Mr. Nghiem Viet Hai (Vietnam) “Preliminary Application of “Industrial Symbiosis” Approach to Management of Phosphorous Slag in Tang Loong Industrial Zone, Lao Cai, Vietnam” Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Members: Prof. C. Visvanathan and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep

Ms. Do Ngoc Diep (Vietnam) “Pros and Cons of the Green Roof and Wall Approach in Vietnam” Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Members: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh and Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre

D. ETSuD Student Research

Double Degree Masters Program in Environmental Technology for Sustainable Development (ETSuD)

The Environmental Engineering and Management in collaboration with UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE) offer a double degree masters program in Environmental Technology for Sustainable Development (ETSuD). The ETSuD program offers students the possibility to study at two renowned institutes for international postgraduate education: AIT and UNESCO-IHE. The coursework part of the program starts at AIT in Bangkok in August, where students follow a number of courses until the second half of December. In early January, they move to Delft where they join students in UNESCO-IHE’s Environmental Science programme for six modules and group work. Students then move back to Bangkok for their individual thesis research work with involvement of UNESCO-IHE counterparts. Students who successfully complete the ETSuD program will be awarded two Master's degrees: one from UNESCO-IHE and one from AIT. The degree students receive from UNESCO-IHE is the degree in Environmental Science with specialization in Environmental Technology and Management. AIT will award a degree in Environmental Engineering and Management with specialization in Environmental Technology and Management.

Completed ETSuD Master Thesis – May 2015

Mr. B.M.N. Basnayake “Anaerobic digestion cassava pulp with pig manure” Supervisor: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Members: Dr. Eldon Raj Rene, Co-Chairperson, Prof. Piet Lens, Dr. Oleg Shipin and Dr. Thammarat Koottatep “I chose this progamme, because of gain knowledge with new technologies from developed countries in different region in the world. It is very useful to introduce for new developing projects in my country with this experience. In addition to that, I got great chance to developed my network system with students and professionals from all over the world”.


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E. UWEM/EEM Students Research

Double Degree Masters Program in Urban Water Engineering and Management (UWEM) The Urban Water Engineering and Management program is jointly offered by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE). The UWEM programme is a double degree program. The coursework part of the program starts at AIT in Bangkok in August, where students follow a number of courses until the second half of December. In early January, they move to Delft where they join students in UNESCO-IHE’s Municipal Water and Infrastructure program for five modules and the international field trip. Students then have the option to either remain in Delft (Option 1) or move back to Bangkok (Option 2) for their additional coursework and individual MSc thesis research work.

Completed UWEM Masters Theses – May 2015

Mrs. Sangeetha Vani Pradeep (India) “Biomass addition and fermentation effects on the energy content of hydrochar produced by hydrothermal carbonization with faecal sludge” Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Co-Chairperson: Dr. C.M. (Tineke) Hooijmans, UNESCO-IHE Members: Prof. Chongrak Polprasert, Dr. Sangam Shrestha “Thank you very much AIT and UNESCO-IHE for providing the opportunity to do my post graduate. I thank for transforming me into a person to look towards environment in a different perspective, ‘TO GIVE BACK BETTER’. Hearty thanks to Dr. Thammarat and Dr. Hooijmans for guiding me to complete my programme. I thank all my friends and seniors for the valuable time they spend with me and making me feel at home ”

Mr. Krishna Ram Yendyo (Nepal) “Evaluation of cess-to-fit model for enhancing the treatment capacity of traditional cess pit systems” Supervisor: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Co-Chairperson: Dr. Martin Mulenga, UNESCO-IHE Members: Prof. M.S. Babel, Dr. Nawatch Surinkul “I am very proud to be a student of EEM department. I would like to thank all the EEM family for their warm hospitality and love during the thesis period. I got an opportunity to learn more about environmental engineering during my study period. I wish you all the best for the EEM family.”

Mr. Joel Hindowa Kamanda (Sierra Leoine) “Potential of Wetland Ecological Engineering for Surface Water and Landscape Improvement through AIT Eco-Campus Development” Supervisor: Dr. Oleg Shipin Co-Chairperson: Dr. Jack van de Vossenberg, UNESCO-IHE Members: Prof. C. Visvanathan, Prof. M.S. Babel


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F. Student Activities

Field/Study Visits 2015 February 20, 2015 ED78.20: Industrial Waste Abatement and Management, field visit to Bang Pa-In Industrial Estate, Ayuthaya.

March 25, 2015 ED78.10: Environmental Health and Sanitation, field visit to Nakornnont Municipality, Nonthaburi province for night soil treatment.

March 27, 2015 ED78.20: Industrial Waste Abatement and Management, field visit to Wastewater Treatment Plant of Pathumthani Brewery Co., Ltd., Pathumthani

April 24, 2015 ED78.24: Design of Air Pollution Control Systems, field visit to TPI Cement, TPI Polene Public Co., Ltd., Saraburi.


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June 19, 2015 ED78.15: Design of Water Supply and Wastewater System

and ED78.9022: Wastewater Collection and Sewer Design

Model, field visit to Bang Sue Wastewater Treatment, BMR,

Bangkok.

July 3-5, 2015 Led by Prof. Kim Irvine, students taking ED78.15: Design of Water Supply and Wastewater System and ED78.9022: Wastewater Collection and Sewer Design Model, take a challenge to monitor and collect the field data for a practical design assignment of the wastewater collection and treatment systems: from a shoreline to the treatment plant, Petchaburi Province.

October 12, 2015 ED78.36: Drinking Water Treatment, field visit to Bangkhen Water Treatment Plant, Bangkok.

October 16, 2015 ED78.07: Solid Waste Management, field visit to On-nuch Disposal Site (BMA), Bangkok.

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October 24, 2015 ED78.08: Environmental Quality Management, field visit to Sa-nguan Wong Industry Co., Ltd., Nakhon Ratchasima.

October 29, 2015 ED78.37: Air Pollution Engineering and Management, field visit to the Air Quality and Noise Management Bureau, Pollution Control Department, Bangkok.

October 30, 2015 ED78.23: Hazardous Waste Technology and Management, field visit to General Environmental Conservation Public Company Ltd. (GENCO), Samaedum, Bangkhuntien, Bangkok

October 30, 2015 ED78.35: Wastewater Treatment, field visit to Nong Khaem Water Treatment Plant, Nong Khaem, Bangkok

November 12, 2015 ED78.25: Principle of Cleaner Production, field visit to Bang-Pa-In Industrial Estate.


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EEM students have been nominated to attend “Integrated Management of Urban Environment for Sustainable Development”, July 31, 2015 – August 11, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand

Mr. Thet Ko Win and Mr. Balavenkat Karthik Nagabhyru, master program students from Environmental Engineering and Management, have been nominated to attend the “Integrated Management of Urban Environment for Sustainable Development”, July 31, 2015 – August 11, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand. This program organized by Department of Urban Engineering, School of International Health, and Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI) of the University of Tokyo, Japan. This two-week field exercise course provided for the graduate students of the University of Tokyo, Asian Institute of Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University, and Mahidol University under the Interdisciplinary Consortium on Urban Environment and Health in Asia program (UEHAS) and Global Field Exercise (GFE) of Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative GPSS-GLI. The program focuses on water and air pollution control, solid waste management, and urban sanitation to reduce the risk to human health that are commonly concern in developing country, but it is difficult to solve their problems with single solution.


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Visits Abroad Ms. Lu Li and Ms. Nutnicha Tajai, May 21, 2015 – July 31, 2015 Ms. Lu Li, Ph.D. candidate, and Ms. Nutnicha Tajai, master program student from Environmental Engineering and Management, have been nominated to attend the international internship “UEHAS Exchange Program 2015” during May 21, 2015 – July 31, 2015. Sponsor: UEHAS, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Ms. Siwaporn Suwanate and Ms. Wutyi Naing, June 22, 2015 – July 24, 2015 Ms. Siwaporn Suwanate and Ms. Wutyi Naing, master program students, Environmental Engineering and Management, have been selected to attend the 2015 K-water Global Internship at the Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water), Daejon, South Korea during June 22, 2015 – July 24, 2015. They were among seven AIT students and together with 10 international students who study in Korea universities. Sponsor: KWATER, Korea

Mr. Ta Hung Anh: May 29, 2015 – July 16, 2015 Mr. Ta Hung Anh, Ph.D. candidate, Environmental Engineering and Management, has been invited to visit UNESCO-IHE, the Netherlands as Visiting Doctoral Student during May 29, 2015 – July 16, 2015. Sponsor: UNESCO-IHE, the Netherlands

Ms. Pham Minh Hang: September 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016 Ms. Pham Minh Hang, master program student, Environmental Engineering and Management, has been granted an Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Programme – PANACEA for exchange program to the University of Turku, Finland. Sponsor: European Commission


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G. Grant and Sponsored Research Projects

Grants and Sponsored Research Completed in 2015 Emission Inventory Elaboration for Phnom Penh Municipality, Cambodia Duration: 20-Sept-14 to 30-Sep-15 Project Investigator: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation Total Contracted Amount (THB): 786,000 Impact, Treatment and Management of Acid Mine Drainage Duration: 1-Apr-13 to 31-May-15 Project Investigator: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Sponsor: UNESCO-IHE Partnership Research Fund (UPaRF), The Netherlands Total Contracted Amount (THB): 156,000 Investigation and Optimization of TEG Waste Minimization System for Real Application Duration: 1-May-14 to 31-Dec-15 Project Investigator: Prof. C. Visvanathan Sponsor: PTT Public Company Limited, Thailand Total Contracted Amount (THB): 1,000,000 Investigating the Impact of Effective Microorganisms on Health/Ecology and Water Safety Plans Duration: 1-Jun-12 to 31-Dec-15 Project Investigator: Dr. Oleg Shipin Sponsor: WHO, SEARO Total Contracted Amount (THB): 316,200 Outreach on Environmentally Sound Treatment of Hazardous Chemicals in Asia Duration: 1-Jul-11 to 31-Jul-15 Project Investigator: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Total Contracted Amount (THB): 9,291,686 Study of Ground-level Ozone in Bangkok Metropolitan Region by Advance Mathematical Modeling for Air Quality Management Duration: 1-Oct-12 to 31-Jul-15 Project Investigator: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) Public Company Limited Total Contracted Amount (THB): 2,497,600

On-going Grants and Sponsored Research 1st Specialist Conference on Municipal Water Management and Sanitation in Developing Countries: From Toilet to Source-Accelerating Uptake of Sustainable and Integrated Wastewater Management Solutions Duration: 1-Mar-14 to 30-Jun-16 Project Investigator: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Sponsors: International Water Association, Japan Sanitation Consortium, Wastewater Management Authority (Thailand), Faculty of Engineering (Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand) and participants Total Contracted Amount (THB): 1,434,745 Assessment of Impacts of the Emission Reduction Measures of Short-lived Climate Forcers on Air Quality and Climate in Southeast Asia Duration: 1-Jun-12 to 31-Aug-16 Project Investigator: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsors: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) / National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Total Contracted Amount (THB): 7,658,000 Developing an operational framework for river health assessment in the Mekong River Basin

Duration: 1-Dec-2014 to 1-Dec-2018

Project Investigators: Prof. M. Babel (WEM), Dr. O. Shipin, Dr S. Shrestha (WEM)

Sponsor: CGIAR

Total Contracted Amount (THB): 12,899,700


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Development and Dissemination of Fecal Sludge Management Toolkit for Investors, Planners and Consultants Duration: 1-Oct-14 to 30-Nov-16 Project Investigator: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Total Contracted Amount (THB): 23,592,320 Development of Innovative Technology and Integrate Management Systems for Sustainable Sanitation in ASEAN Duration: 10-Dec-13 to 30-Jun-16 Project Investigator: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Sponsor: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Total Contracted Amount (THB): 2,420,000 Evaluation of Two Technologies for Heavy Metals Removal under Tropical Condition Duration: 1-Oct-12 to 30-Oct-16 Project Investigator: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Sponsor: UNESCO-IHE Partnership Research Fund (UPaRF), The Netherlands Total Contracted Amount (THB): 487,500 Professional Masters in Environmental Engineering and Management Batch III Duration: 1-May-14 to 31-Dec-16 Project Investigator: Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: Multi donors Total Contracted Amount (THB): 2,169,000 Stimulating Local Innovation on Sanitation for the Urban Poor in Sub-Saharan and Southeast Asia Duration: 8-Feb-12 to 16-Jun-16 Project Investigator: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Total Contracted Amount (THB): 26,124,360 Strengthening Capacity of Policymakers in South-East Asia (SEA) to Promote Policies and Developing Plans for Improved Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas Duration: 1-Dec-14 to 30-Jun-16 Project Investigator: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Sponsor: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Total Contracted Amount (THB): 1,159,308.90 Sustainability Issues due to Coal Ash from Coal fired Power Plants Duration: 1-Sep-10 to 31-Aug-16 Project Investigator: Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre Sponsor: SDCC AIT France Network Total Contracted Amount (THB): 1,800,000 Sustainable Decentralized Wastewater Management in Developing Countries Duration: 15-Oct-11 to 31-Aug-17 Project Investigator: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Total Contracted Amount (THB): 149,991,660 The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South Duration: 2002 to 30-Jun-17 Project Investigator: Dr. Thammarat Koottatep Sponsor: NCCR North-South Center for Development and Environment, Switzerland Total Contracted Amount (THB): 40,817,025.79 Turning Rice Straw into Cooking Fuel for Air Quality and Climate Co-benefit in Selected GMS Countries Duration: 15-Dec-14 to 31-Aug-16 Project Investigator(s): Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Center Total Contracted Amount (THB): 1,920,000 A Study on Urban Air Pollution Improvement in Asia Duration: 31-Mar-15 to 31-Mar-17 Project Investigator(s): Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Total Contracted Amount (THB): 3,044,338.16


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Development of the Co-Benefit Action Plan for Bandung City Duration: 1-Jul-15 to 30-Jun-16 Project Investigator(s): Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Total Contracted Amount (THB): 1,143,090

Projects Initiated in 2015

A Study on Urban Air Pollution Improvement in Asia Duration: 31-Mar-15 to 31-Mar-17 Project Investigator(s): Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: Japan International Cooperation Agency Thailand Office (JICA) Total Contracted Amount (THB): 3,044,338.16 Applications of Membrane Bio Reactor (MBR) and Membrane Distillation (MD) Technologies in Water Treatment Duration: 1-Jun-15 to 31-May-16 Project Investigator(s): Prof. C. Visvanathan Sponsor: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Japan Total Contracted Amount (THB): 272,000 Developing a Background Paper on "3Rs for Water Security in Asia and the Pacific" Duration: 15-May-15 to 15-May-16 Project Investigator(s): Prof. C. Visvanathan Sponsor: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Total Contracted Amount (THB): 290,000 Development of the Co-Benefit Action Plan for Bandung City Duration: 1-Jul-15 to 31-May-16 Project Investigator(s): Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Total Contracted Amount (THB): 1,143,900 Development of Water Treatment Equipment for High-rate Sedimentation Filtration System Suitable for Thailand Water Quality Characteristics Duration: 1-Jun-15 to 31-May-17 Project Investigator(s): Prof. C. Visvanathan Sponsor: NoxKorea, Co. Korea Total Contracted Amount (THB): 990,000 Identifying Current Situation on Multi-pollutants and Multi-effect (MPME) in Thailand and Indonesia Duration: 20-Dec-15 to 31-Mar-16 Project Investigator(s): Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh Sponsor: International Business Institute Co., Ltd. Total Contracted Amount (THB): 93,000 Report on Drinking Water Services and Technologies in Asian Countries Duration: 1-Apr-15 to 30-Sep-16 Project Investigator(s): Prof. C. Visvanathan Sponsor: Japan Water Research Center (JWRC) Total Contracted Amount (THB): 250,000


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H. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Organized

ACAM Workshop, Swissotel Bangkok 8-10 June 2015 The second workshop on atmospheric composition and the Asian summer monsoon (ACAM) held at Swissotel Le Concorde, Bangkok on 8-10 June 2015. Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) represented by Prof. N.T. Kim Oanh (Environmental Engineering and Management Field of Study) is one of the local organizing committee to organize the workshop. The workshop focuses on scientific theme of connection between atmospheric composition and Asian monsoon dynamics. The detail of the workshop can be found at https://www2.acd.ucar.edu/acam/bangkok2015.

ACAM Training School, AITCC 11-12 June 2015 Following the ACAM 2nd Workshop, a training school on “Satellite and Model Data Use for Aerosols and Air Quality” held at Asian Institute of Technology Convention Center (AITCC) during June 11-12, 2015. This training event is organized within the framework of the Atmospheric Composition and Asian Summer Monsoon (ACAM) initiative, jointly sponsored by IGAC and SPARC. Specific goals of the event include building the capacity and training of early career scientists in Asia for effective utilization of satellite retrievals and model data relevant to studying aerosols and air quality in Asia, particularly in connection with the Asian monsoon. More detail information on the training can be found at https://www2.acd.ucar.edu/acam/bangkok-2015-training-school.

IGAC-MANGO Workshop, AITCC 11-12 June 2015 A workshop for developing priority themes and activities for International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Monsoon Asia and Oceania Networking Group (IGAC-MANGO) held at Asian Institute of Technology Convention Center (AITCC) during June 11-12, 2015. AIT is one of the hosting organization together with National Institutes for International Studies (NIES), Japan, and the IGAC. The IGAC-Mango workshop will focus on discussion on current research in atmospheric chemistry conducted in Asian and Oceania countries to develop priority themes and plan the activities. The detail information on the workshop can be retrieved from http://www.igacproject.org/node/236.

https://www2.acd.ucar.edu/acam/bangkok2015

https://www2.acd.ucar.edu/acam/bangkok-2015-training-school

https://www2.acd.ucar.edu/acam/bangkok-2015-training-school

http://www.igacproject.org/node/236


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I. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Participated January 7-10, 2015 Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh lead her project researchers to attend the kick-off meeting and preliminary results of project “Emission Inventory for Phnom Penh Municipality” was conducted in January 9, 2015 at Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Together with representative of GIZ- the sponsor and project team members, the stakeholders from different government departments of Cambodia, private sectors and NGOs also participated and contributed to the success of the meeting. During the whole day January 7-10, 2015, they joined data collection for GIZ-EI project with one AIT PhD student and one AIT master student. Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh investigated the sampling size and advise the future working plan to keep project on schedule.

February 28, 2015 Prof. C. Visvanathan was invited to provide a Keynote speech at the 2nd International Workshop on “Energy, Environment and Ecosystem (3E) for Sustainable Development in Asian Countries, February 26-27, 2015, Bali, Indonesia. The 3E nexus project was initiated by the Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), University of Tokyo with the vision of enhancing multinational research collaboration on low carbon development in Asian-Pacific Region. This project targets mainly on capacity development activities to promote Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) through the establishment of network in partner countries. H.E. Ir Arief Yuwono, Deputy Minister, MOEF, Republic of Indonesia, who is an AIT Alumnus participated in this workshop opening ceremony.


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March 9-11, 2015 Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh joined two workshops: (1) Consultation on Establishing a Science Panel and Developing a Regional Assessment organized by Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership (ACAP) from March 9-10, 2015 and (2) Bridging Atmospheric Science and Policy in Asia: Areas for Collaboration organized by Institute for Global Environmental Strategies from March 10-11, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. In the ACAP workshop, Prof. Kim Oanh had a presentation on the impact of air pollution on food security and ecosystem at regional scale. And in IGES workshop, she talked about the progress of AIRPET project. During these two workshops, Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh also contributed ideas and suggestions to the establishment of a Science Panel and the development of a Regional Assessment, to strengthen the interface between atmospheric science and policy in Asia and to identify areas for collaboration between researchers based in Japan and other parts of the world.

Training Session on Holistic Waste Management, March 9-12, 2015 4-day training session on holistic waste management for post-graduate students at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand was successfully organized in coordination and partnership with UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), Asian Institute of Technology, Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (AIT RRCAP), Global Environmental Centre Foundation (GEC) and City of Osaka Government. The training was delivered by the UNEP IETC convened University Consortium partners – Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), Griffith University (Australia), Kyoto University (Japan), Tongji University (P.R. China), The Energy and Resources Institute (India), and the UNSW (Australia). The training was attended by 22 international students representing Thailand, Myanmar, PR China, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Vietnam. Participating students were from Environmental Engineering and Management, and Urban Environmental Management field of study.

April 12, 2015 Prof. C. Visvanathan was invited as an expert on solid waste management to present a paper at the Kuwait Industrial Exhibition and Technical Conference (KINETIC 2015). The event was organized by Kuwait Engineering Forum on April 12, 2015 at Kuwait (http://kinetic.kefkuwait.org/). The theme for KINETIC 2015 was an integrated approach to Energy, Environment and the Economy (E3) focusing on sustainable development through efficient management of Energy and Environment. Under this theme, Prof. Visvanathan made a presentation on “Dealing with emerging urban waste streams: A case of tyre waste management”. His presentation dealt with increasing quantity of waste tyres and their disposal issues, focusing on energy recovery from


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waste tyres. His presentation was well received. It was a good networking opportunity with other world class speakers from Oil and Gas sector, Governmental bodies and Industry experts. On the sidelines of the Conference, a day-long Exhibition was also hosted, which showcased their products and Services catering to the needs of Oil & Gas, Energy, and Transportation sector.

April 13-16, 2015 Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh’s visit to San Diego, California, USA. to participate in the 2015 International Emission Inventory Conference and training on “Air Quality Challenges: Tackling the Changing Face of Emissions”, April 13-16, 2015. Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh joined 2015 International Emission Inventory Conference and training on “Air Quality Challenges: Tackling the Changing Face of Emissions” (April 13–16, 2015), in Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley, San Diego, California, USA. The conference was organized by US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). It focuses on how emission inventories meet the challenges posed by emerging air quality issues.

June 26-27, 2015 Prof. C. Visvanathan was invited to speak at the Asia- Europe Meeting (ASEM) seminar on Sustainable Management of Wastewater and Sanitation, which waqs held form June 26-27, 2105 at Singapore. This event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National university of Singapore (NUS). More than 100 experts from government and private sectors from Asia and Europe participated in the meeting and exchanged views and experiences on best practices in wastewater and sanitation issues. During this meeting Prof. C. Visvanathan made a presentation on “Urban Wastewater Issues and Trends in Thailand”.

July 16-17, 2016

Prof. C. Visvanathan was invited as a lead resource person for

the workshop on “Integrated Waste Resources” organized by

Environmental Management Centre, Mumbai, India on July

16-17, 2015. This workshop was part of the Australia – India

Council grant, which supported the collaborative research

work with Griffith University, Australia. The objective of this

workshop was to present guidance manual for host

Institutions who will provide such training programs in India.

More than 20 such Institutions participated in this workshop,

and during this workshop online toolkit developed for this

project was demonstrated.

Prof. C. Visvanathan spoke on the details of the curriculum

developed under the support of UNEP IETC, Osaka, Japan on

Holistic Waste Management, and how it is presently being

implemented in the six universities (AIT, Tongji University,

China, UNSW, Australia, Griffith University, Australia, Terri

University, India, Kyoto University, Japan). The teaching

resource materials prepared under this WSD- Waste for


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Sustainable Development – University Consortium was

shared with the EMC – Griffith University collaborative

partners. This workshop, further emphasized the need for

developing academic curriculum focusing ton “holistic” waste

management related issues.

August 10-11, 2015

Prof. C. Visvanathan was invited as a member of Board of Study committee for M.Sc in Sustainable Hydropower Development program, by the University Kuala Lumphur –Malaysia – France Institute (UniKl-MFI).

During this meeting Prof. Visu presented a Key Note lecture on “Environmental Issues Related to Hydro Power Plan- EIA’s Role”. UniKl-MFI is currently developing this joint Masters program with UNESCO-IHE. AIT’s is long standing relation with UNESCO –IHE, and the experience in developing double and dual degree program related issues were shared with UniKL. UniKL was interested in making AIT as potential long term partner in this program, wanted to explore the AIT’s research competent in the field of mini-hydro power plants developments, and environmental issues related to hydro power plants. During this meeting, Prof. Visu also had the opportunity to meet Dr. Dato Zaini Ujan, Secretary General of Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia. He expressed his interest in keeping AIT in the Malaysian Higher Education Institutional network, and requested AIT to create the initial contact with the Malaysian Institutes and researchers, thus he can assist administratively at the later stage.

August 17-20, 2015 The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) in Japan appointed Prof. C.Visvanathan as a member of NEIS International Scientific Advisory Board member. NIES was established in 1974, as a single Institute to conducted Japan’s Interdisciplinary institute for environmental Research. The IAB members consists of Prof. Ake Bergman (Sweden), Dr. Linda Birnbalum (NIH-US), Dr. James Lazorchak (USEPA), Dr. Berrien Moore (Oklahoma University, USA), Prof. N. Nikicenovic (IIASA, Austria), Prof. Miranda Scherurs (Germany), Prof. Klement, Tockner, (IGB, Germany), Prof. C. Visvanathan (AIT, Thailand). Prof. Visu was appointed to this board as the leading expert on “Material Cycles and Waste Management Research”. He participated in the IAB meeting in NIES from August 17-20, 2015 at Tsukuba, Japan. As part of this IAB meeting, potential international collaboration between AIT and NIES was also discussed. AIT is expected to play an important role in the NIES’s Asian regional research network.


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September 10-12, 2015 On Friday, September 11, 2015, Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh joined the “Dissemination Workshop Findings on Air Pollution Emission Inventory for Phnom Penh Capital, Cambodia” at Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center, Royal University of Phnom Penh. The workshop aims to present the key findings from the GIZ funded project “Emission Inventory Elaboration for Phnom Penh Municipality, Cambodia”, of which Prof. Kim Oanh is the PI, and to discuss on the possible actions for the clean air plan development for Phnom Penh. In the workshop, Prof. Kim Oanh had the presentation on “Development of Clean Air Plan for Phnom Penh” and had productive discussion with local government offices and stakeholders on improving air quality in Phnom Penh.

September 14-15, 2015 Prof. C. Visvanathan, was invited to participate in the forth “International UEHAS Symposium” held at University of Indonesia, Jakarta from September 14-15, 2015. UEHAS is an interdisciplinary consortium on Urban Environment and Health in Asia. This consortium is headed by University of Tokyo, with associated partners as: AIT, Chulalankorn University, Thammasat University (SIIT), Mahidol University, University of Indonesia and Padjadaran University (UNPAD). Students from all the consortium partner universities participated in this symposium, and presented their research activities. During the consortium partners business planning meeting, Prof. Visvanathan, explored the possibility of developing sandwich graduate program between Tokyo University and AIT as part of this theme from 2017. AIT will also explore the possibility to promote student exchange program between the partner Indonesian Universities and AIT.

September 18, 2015 Prof. C. Visvanathan was invited by the TERI University, to participate in the UNEP project workshop on Sustainable Consumption and Production on September 18, 2015 at Delhi, India. This is part of the SWITCH-Asia Regional policy support component to develop a graduate level course on SCP. This course is expected to develop mainly for the Indian context, and in long term this course is could cover the wider Asian region. During this meeting Prof. Visu, shared his experience from AIT running the Certificate program on Cleaner Production, and the on-going curriculum development on Holistic Waste Management with the six member regional University Consortium partners.

October 6-8, 2015 The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Federal Supervisory Natural Resources Management Service and International Centre for Best Technologies (ICBET) organized the IPLA global Forum from October 6-8, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. AIT is currently taking the responsibility of the global secretariat function of IPLA. The major theme of this year IPLA forum was on “Science-


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Policy-Business Interface Towards a Resource Efficient Nation: Minimum Landfills and Maximum Resource Recovery”. During this Forum, Prof. C. Visvanathan, made a presentation on “Role of Private Sector in Achieving Zero Waste Society”.

September 28 – October 1, 2015 Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh joined 2 workshops during her 1 week trip to Germany: 1) “IASS/IGAC Mini-Workshop on Doing good atmospheric chemistry research in an inter- and transdisciplinary environment” and 2) “30th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Scientific Steering Committee (IGAC SSC) meeting” taking place from September 28 – October 1, 2015 in Potsdam, Germany. The IGAC SSC is currently comprised of twenty research scientists from around the world. As one of the member of IGAC SSC committee 2015-2016, Prof. Kim Oanh actively participated in all activities during the meeting to facilitate and coordinate atmospheric chemistry research towards a sustainable world. Prof. Kim Oanh together with Dr. Hiroshi Tanimoto (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) updated working progress of IGAC – Monsoon Asia and Oceania Networking Group (IGAC – MANGO). In addition, she had effective discussions with other members of IGAC SSC on other topics including new activities of IGAC, transition to Future Earth, Early Career Program of IGAC and future IGAC conferences.

October 19, 2015 A “Policy Guidance Manual on Wastewater Management” was released on the occasion of the Sixth Asia Pacific Urban Forum (APUF6) at Jakarta, Indonesia on October 19, 2015. Jointly produced by UN ESCAP, UN-Habitat and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the manual focuses on decentralized wastewater treatment systems. Releasing the manual was Dr. Thammarat Koottatep of Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) of AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) along with senior colleagues at APUF6. Those who attended the event included Mr. Donovan Storey, Chief of Sustainable Urban Development Section, UN-ESCAP; Mr. Avi Sarkar, Technical Advisor, UN-Habitat; Dr. Aida Karazhanova, UN-ESCAP; Mr. Ramdeep Sah, Joint Secretary, Water and Environment Division, Ministry of Urban Development, Nepal; Mr. Kulwant Singh, Chief Technical Advisor United Nations Human Settlements Programme; Mr. Noupeuk Virabouth, Deputy Director General, Department of Housing and Urban Planing, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Lao PDR; and Mr. Kazushi HASHIMOTO, Adviser to Japan Sanitation Consortium. The Policy Guidance Manual is available at this link: http://www.unescap.org/resources/policy-guidance-manual-wastewater-management

http://www.unescap.org/resources/policy-guidance-manual-wastewater-management

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November 5-6, 2015 Prof. C. Visvanathan was invited to give a key note speech at the iPURSE (Peradeniya University’s International Research Session), which was held on November 5-6, 2105 at Kandy, Sri Lanka. Prof. C. Visvanathan made a presentation entitled “3Rs in water Sector: Achieving Water Security through Wastewater Reuse”. During this visit he met the Dean of Engineering Faculty, Prof. Rajapaksha (Energy 1994 graduate) and explored the possibility of possible training of some of their technical staff at SERD. He also made a presentation on SERD research activities and admission procedures to the potential future applicants to AIT graduate programs

November 6-14, 2015 Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh visited the Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Wollongong during November 9-10, 2015 and had a meeting with Dr. Clare Murphy. During the visit, Prof. Kim Oanh introduced activities of Air Quality Management group, EEM, SERD and discussed about the future cooperation with the centre. Prof. Kim Oanh joined “2015 Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry Observations and Modelling Conference” (ACCOMC) organized by the University of Wollongong in Murramarang Beachfront Nature Resort, New South Wales South Coast, Australia during November 11-13, 2015. In ACCOMC, Prof. Kim Oanh had a presentation on emission characterization of rice straw open burning in Southeast Asia. The presentation attracted the interest among Australian atmospheric researchers. During this meeting, Prof. Kim Oanh also discussed with colleagues in Australia to establish future collaborations on atmospheric science with research community in Australasia.

1st Steering Committee Meeting of TORUS Project, Toulouse, France, November 16-19, 2015 and Laboratoire Des Sciences Du Climat et De le’Environnement (LSCE), November 19-20, 2015 Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is a partner in an international project of “TOWARD OPEN RESOURCES UPON SERVICES (TORUS)” with funding from the European Union ERASMUS+ projects. The project is led by the Université Toulouse II Jean Jaurès – UT2J and it has 3 partners from Europe (France, Italy and Belgium) and 4 partners from Asia (2 from Vietnam and 2 from Thailand). The 1st steering committee meeting was held on November 16-18, 2015 in the Université Toulouse II Jean Jaurès – UT2J, Toulouse, France. Dr. Didin Agustian Permadi attended the meeting to represent the AIT team leader, Prof. N.T. Kim Oanh. The two days meeting discussed to plan and agree the project activities as well as administration regulation under the ERASMUS program. On November 18, 2015, the team visited Cite de la E’ space, a thematic park of satellite in Europe. The meeting was concluded with the Asian trip plan of the French TORUS team to AIT on December 7-8, 2015.


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November 19, 2015 Dr. Didin Agustian Permadi from Environmental Engineering and Management, AIT visited the Laboratoire Des Sciences Du Climat et De le’Environnement (LSCE), Saclay Palaiseu, Paris to discuss the joint international journal publication with Dr Robert Vautard under the project of SDCC/AIT – France Network.

December 9-23, 2015 Dr. Oleg Shipin, Director of the AIT’s WHO collaborating centre for waste disposal, water supply and air quality, took a trip to Peru December 9-23, 2015 with an aim to participate in the Pan American-Asian workshop on the use of microbiology to encourage natural processes in ecosystems, particularly in wetlands. The workshop attracted attention of numerous experts from American and Asian countries, microbiologists and environmental engineers, coming to exchange experience, data and ideas in National University of Engineering, Lima.

J. Promotional Visits

January 13, 2015 “Orientation to the First Batch for International Integrated Master Degree Program (IIMDP), JNTUK, India Prof. C. Visvanathan, Dean SERD organized the orientation for the first batch of 19 EEM students from JNTUK for International Integrated Master Degree Program (IIMDP), JNTUK-AIT on January 13, 2015 from 15.00-16.00 hrs. at E222, Academic Building

February 6, 2015 “AIT Open House” The Asian Institute of Technology welcomed ninety-six prospective graduate students to its Pathumthani, Thailand campus on February 6, 2015 for its annual Open House.

Open House 2015 attracts close to 130 prospective students. We had 43 students interested for SERD programs, especially EEM program.

The visitors, who were mostly Thai nationals, visited EEM lab after morning information session as they learned about AIT and the postgraduate study options available for the coming August 2015 Semester.


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February 13, 2015 “Promotional visit to Mahidol University, Bangkok” Dr. Oleg Shipin leaded EEM team for promotional visit to the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mahidol University, Bangkok

February 14, 2015 Mr. Tomoya Mochizuki and Mr. Kohei Yamaguchi from the University of Yamanashi, Japan joined us as Special Program Students in the Environmental Engineering and Management Program for a period from 14-27 February 2015. They were stay at AIT as internship students as part of the research activities on “Sustainable Decentralized Wastewater Management in Developing Countries” under supervision of Dr. Thammarat Koottatep, EEM, AIT. As part of this research internship program, they were be working very closely with Dr. Saroj K. Chapagain, Senior Research Engineer, EEM , AIT and graduate students in their research work.

June 26-27 2015 Prof. C. Visvanathan was invited to speak at the Asia- Europe Meeting (ASEM) seminar on Sustainable Management of Wastewater and Sanitation, which was held form June 26-27, 2105 at Singapore. This event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National university of Singapore (NUS). More than 100 experts from government and private sectors from Asia and Europe participated in the meeting and exchanged views and experiences on best practices in wastewater and sanitation issues. During this meeting Prof. C. Visvanathan made a presentation on “Urban Wastewater Issues and Trends in Thailand”.


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July 8, 2015 Gracefully hosted by H.E. Dr. Subin Pinkayan, Chairman of AIT Board of Trustee, at a reception dinner to Dr. Doulaye Kone, Senior Program Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation who comes for the meeting of Advisory Panel of a 5 million USD Sustainable Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System project of AIT since 2012.

August 3, 2015 Mr. Hideki Osawa from the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan joined us as Certificate Program Student in the Environmental Engineering and Management Program for a period from August 3 - December 8, 2015. Mr. Osawa worked side-by-side with scientists, engineers, and other professionals to develop professional skills and research interests in drinking water treatment, water quality of Chao Phraya River basin, etc. He attended some course lectures, field visits, workshops, etc. under the supervision of Prof. C. Visvanathan, EEM, AIT and Prof. Satoshi Takizawa, Department of Urban Engineering, and Dr. Jenyuk Lohwacharin, Project Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

August 5, 2015 “Orientation of new EEM students – August 2015 Semester”

EEM organized the EEM orientation of new students with welcome and introduction to academic advisors, course curriculum and registration of courses, etc. on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 9.00-10.00 hrs. at room E222, Academic Building.


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K. Contribution to EEM

Japan’s Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (MRC) will send one of its employees to earn a one-year diploma at the Asian Institute of Technology starting in August 2015

The company has agreed to provide a full scholarship for a selected Japanese staff member to enroll in the Environmental Engineering Management (EEM) program of the AIT School of Environment, Resources and Development. The scholarship will cover tuition fees, accommodation and all associated expenses for the selected student, and is valued at 560,000 Baht. MRC’s scholarship was made possible by a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked on 12 March 2015 at AIT in Thailand. Signing on behalf of Mitsubishi Rayon, Mr. Yasuo Yanagi, Director, Aqua Technology Administration Department, said his firm was honored to be connected with AIT by the agreement. AIT Vice President for Resources and Development Prof. Kazuo Yamamoto expressed his thanks of behalf of AIT for the generous new partnership. He also indicated his optimism that the tie-up would be the start of more collaboration with the leading Japanese chemical firm.

Also on hand for the signing, Dr. Takanori Itonaga, Senior Manager Business Development, MRC Rensui Asia Pte, Ltd., explained that his firm sees many growth opportunities in Thailand and Southeast Asia. The scholarship initiative with AIT is a way to boost its employees’ technical knowledge and increase their overall connection to the region, he said. “We appreciate the cooperation and hope to continue as long as possible,” Dr. Itonaga said. Prof. Ajit P. Annachhatre, Coordinator EEM / SERD, expressed his thanks on behalf of the Dean of the School of Environment, Resources and Development and his EEM colleagues. Dr. Gabrielle Groves Punyaratabandhu, Head, External Relations and Communications Office, added that the tie-ups will allow Mitsubishi Rayon and AIT to forge a close working partnership, such as staging technical conferences and workshops. AIT hopes the relationship will be long term and mutually beneficial, she said. Following the signing ceremony, both officials toured the laboratory facilities at the Environmental Engineering Management field of study and Water Engineering and Management (WEM) field of study at the AIT School of Engineering and Technology.

L. Publications

Book Chapters Global Waste Management Outlook. (2015). Peer Reviewer and Contributor. UNEP Publication. ISBN: 978 92 807 3479-9. Polprasert, C., Pussayanavin, T. & Koottatep, T. (2015, April). Urban Development and Water Sustainability, Water and Urban Initiative Working Paper Series, No. 01, Tokyo, Japan: United Nation University.

International Journal Articles with Impact factor Aili, A. & Kim Oanh, N. T. (2015). Effects of dust storm on public health in desert fringe area: Case study of northeast edge of Taklimakan Desert, China. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 6(5), 805-814. (Impact Factor: 1.227) Asokbunyarat, V., van Hullebusch, E. D., Lens, P. N. & Annachhatre, A. P. (2015). Coal Bottom Ash as Sorbing Material for Fe (II), Cu (II), Mn (II), and Zn (II) Removal from Aqueous Solutions. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 226(5), 1-17. (Impact Factor: 1.554) Binh, N. D., Imsapsangworn, C., Oanh, N. T. K., Parkpian, P., Karstensen, K., Giao, P. H. & DeLaune, R. D. (2015). Sequential anaerobic-aerobic biodegradation of 2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD contaminated soil in the presence of CMC-coated nZVI and surfactant. Environmental Technology, 37(3), 388-398. (Impact Factor: 1.560)

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Chaikasem, S., Jacob, P. & Visvanathan, C. (2015). Performance improvement in a two-stage thermophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor using PVA-gel as biocarrier. Desalination and Water Treatment, 53(10), 2839-2849. (Impact Factor: 1.173) Dan, T. C. N., Nguyen, T. T., Bui, X. T., Vo, T. D. H., Truong, C. H., Son, N. T., Dao, T. S., Pham, A. D., Nguyen, T. L. C., Nguyen, L. H. & Visvanathan, C. (2015). Low-cost spiral membrane for improving effluent quality of septic tank. Desalination and Water Treatment. doi: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1053992 (Impact Factor: 1.173) Fakkaew, K., Koottatep, T., Passayanavin, T. and Polprasert, C. (2015). Hydrochar Production by Hydrothermal Carbonization of Faecal Sludge. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 5(3). doi: 10.2166/ washdev.2015.017 (Impact Factor: 0.439) Haidera, M. R., Zeshan, Yousaf, S., Malikc, R. N. & Visvanathan, C. (2015). Effect of Mixing Ratio of Food Waste and Rice Husk Co-digestion and Substrate to Inoculum Ratio on Biogas Production. Bioresource Technology, 190, 451-457. (Impact Factor: 4.494) Heydarifard, V., Nazhad, S., Huining Xiao, M. M., Shipin, O. & Olson, J., 2015. Water resistant cellulosic filter for aerosol entrapment and water purification. Part I - Production of water resistant cellulosic filter. Environmental Technology. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330. 2015.1130174. (Impact Factor: 1.560) Hotta, Y., Visvanathan, C. & Kojima, M. (2015). Recycling rate and target setting: challenges for standardized measurement. Material Cycles and Waste Management, 18(1), 14-21. (Impact Factor: 0.950) Jacob, P., Phungsai, P., Fukushi, K. & Visvanathan, C. (2015). Direct contact membrane distillation for anaerobic effluent treatment. Membrane Science, 475, 330-339. (Impact Factor: 5.056) Kijjanapanich, P., Kijjanapanich, P., Annachhatre, A. P., Esposito, G. & Lens, P. N. (2015). Spontaneous electrochemical treatment for sulfur recovery by a sulfide oxidation/ vanadium (V) reduction galvanic cell. Environmental Management, 149, 263-270. (Impact Factor: 2.723) Kim Oanh, N. T., Tipayarom, A., Bich, T. L., Tipayarom, D., Simpson, C. D., Hardie, D. & Liu, L. J. S. (2015). Characterization of gaseous and semi-volatile organic compounds emitted from field burning of rice straw. Atmospheric Environment, 119, 182-191. (Impact Factor: 3.281) Koottatep, T., Chapagain, S. K. & Polprasert, C. (2015). Situation and Novel Approach for Sustainable Phosphorus Recovery: A case study of Thailand. Global Environmental Research (GER), 19(1), 105-111, Japan. Koottatep, T., Chapagain, S. K., Watanatanachart, J. & Polprasert, C. (2015). Application of nano-silver coated granular activated carbon for inactivation of septic tank effluent. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 5(4), Short Communication. doi: 10.2166/washdev. 2015.022 (Impact Factor: 0.439) Nguyen, M. D., Visvanathan, C., Jacob, P. & Jegatheesan, V. (2015). Effects of nano Cerium (IV) oxide and Zinc oxide particles on biogas production. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 102, 165-171. (Impact Factor: 2.131) Pradhan, N., Habib, H., Venkatappa, M., Ebbers, T., Duboz, R. & Shipin, O. (2015). Framework tool for a rapid cumulative effects assessment: case of a prominent wetland in Myanmar. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(6), 1-18. (Impact Factor: 1.679) Sen, R. & Annachhatre, A. P. (2015). Effect of air flow rate and residence time on biodrying of cassava peel waste. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 18(1), 9-29. Taweesan, A., Koottatep, T. & Polprasert, C. (2015). Effective Faecal Sludge Management Measures for Onsite Sanitation Systems. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 5(3). doi: 10.2166/ washdev.2015.010 (Impact Factor: 0.439) Taweesan, A., Koottatep, T. & Kausi, D. (2015). Factors Influencing the Performance of Faecal Sludge Management Services: Case Study in Thailand municipalities, Journal of Environment, Development and Sustainability, doi: 10.1007/s10668-015-9719-x, Springer. (Impact Factor: 0.673) Trang, T. T., Van, H. H. & Kim Oanh, N. T. (2015). Traffic emission inventory for estimation of air quality and climate co-benefits of faster vehicle technology intrusion in Hanoi, Vietnam. Carbon Management, 6(3-4), 117-128. (Impact Factor: 1.589) Zeeshan, M. & Kim Oanh, N. T. (2015). Relationship of MISR component AODs with black carbon and other ground monitored particulate matter composition, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 6(1), 62-69. (Impact Factor: 1.227)

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Conference Publications Asokbunyarat, V. & Annachhatre, A. P. (2015). Permeable Reactive Barrier for Arsenic Removal from Arsenic Groundwater. International Conference on Civil, Environmental and Medical Engineering (ICEME), 5-6 April 2015, Bangkok, Thailand. Asokbunyarat. V. & Annachhatre, A. P. (2015). Permeable Reactive Barrier for Remediation of Groundwater Nitrate in Drinking Water. The 3rd Environment Asia International Conference on “Towards International Collaboration for an Environmentally Sustainable World”, 17-19 June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand. Asokbunyarat, V., van Hullebusch E. D., Lens P. N. L. & Annachhatre, A. P. (2015). Adsorption of Heavy metals from Acid Mine Drainage by Coal Bottom Ash. The 4th International Conference on Research Frontiers in Chalcogen Science & Technology, 28-29 May 2015, UNESCO – IHE, Delft The Netherlands. Dathong, J., Moonmangmee, S., Surinkul, S., Koottatep, T. & Phapugrangkul, P. (2015). The study of microbial community structure in septic tank systems using TD-PCR DGGE and metagenomics analyses. Proceedings of the International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion AD Technology and Microbial Ecology for Sustainable Development, 3-6 February 2015, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Dulyakasem, S., Surinkul, N., Panuvatcanich, A. & Koottatep, T. (2015). User’s needs and factors affecting FS emptying services of DEWATs. Proceedings of 3rd International Fecal Sludge Management Conference, 19-23 January 2015, Hanoi, Vietnam. Kim Oanh, N. T. (2015). Emission characterization of rice straw open burning in Southeast Asia, 2015. Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry Observations and Modeling Conference (ACCOMC), UNSW, November 2015. Kim Oanh, N. T. & Van, H. H. (2015). Comparative Assessment of Traffic Fleets in Asian Cities for Emission Inventory and Analysis of Co-benefit from Faster Vehicle Technology Intrusion. International Emission Inventory Conference "Air Quality Challenges: Tackling the Changing Face of Emissions", April 2015, San Diego. Nanda, S., Rajbhadari, J., Hla Hla Htoe, Khongniam, K., Karanja, A., Bohez, E., Shipin, O. & Boonchu, C. (2015). Environmental Footprint in Rice-Eucalyptus Agroforestry System vs. their sustainability potential: A case study in Thailand. Regional Forum on Climate Change, RFCC, 1-3 July 2015, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand. Panuvatvanich, A., Koottatep, T. & Strande, L. (2015). Nitrogen transformation in different layers of vertical-flow constructed wetlands (VFCW) treating fecal sludge. Proceedings of 3rd International Fecal Sludge Management Conference, 19-23 January 2015, Hanoi, Vietnam. Proysurin, N., Sen, R. & Annachhatre, A. P. (2015). Options for Management of Bio Solids from Agro-Industries, International conference on Technology and Management Solutions for Climate Change adaptation: opportunities and challenges to Asian countries, 16-17 April 2015, Vanlang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Shipin, O. (2015). Impacts by Floating Gardens Biotechnology and Sustainable Remediation in Inle Lake, Prominent Wetland of Central Myanmar. 1st International Conference on Environment, livelihood, and Services, Chaipattana Foundation, 2-5 November, 2015, Bangkok Convention Centre, Thailand. van Hullebusch, E. D. & Annachhatre, A. P. (2015). Overview of selenium in coal ashes: speciation, leachability and its potential impact on the environment. The 4th International Conference on Research Frontiers in Chalcogen Science & Technology, 28-29 May, 2015, UNESCO – IHE, Delft, The Netherlands. Visvanathan, C. (2015). 3Rs for Water Security in Asia and the Pacific, 6th Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific, 16-19 August 2015, Maldives. Visvanathan, C. (2015). Role of Private Sector in Achieving Zero Waste Society. IPLA Global Forum, 6-8 October 2015, Moscow, Russia. Visvanathan, C. (2015). Urban Wastewater Issues and Trends in Thailand. invited speaker, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs–Singapore, at the Asia- Europe (ASEM) Seminar of Sustainable Management of Wastewater and Sanitation, 26-27 June 2015, Singapore. Visvanathan, C. & Jacob, P. (2015). Centralized control on decentralized wastewater treatment: the emerging role of membrane bioreactors. Invited Lecture, International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, 22-25 November 2015, Trivandrum, India. Visvanathan, C. & Jacob, P. (2015). Nanotechnology Applications in Wastewater Treatment: The Road Ahead, Invited Keynote speech, 2nd International Workshop on “Energy, Environment and Ecosystem (3E) for Sustainable Development in Asian Countries, 26-27 February 2015, Bali, Indonesia.


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Papers in Workshops Visvanathan, C. (2015). Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions. Regional Symposium on Sustainability Practices in Higher Education Institutions”, 13 October 2015, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand. Visvanathan, C. (2015). University Consortium on Holistic Waste Management. Experts Meeting on Development of Academic Curricula for Waste Management, 25 March 2015, Nairobi, Kenya. Visvanathan, C. (2015). University Consortium on Holistic Waste Management, Workshop on Waste Management, Organized by EMC and Griffith University, 16-17 July 2015. Mumbai, India.

Invited Lectures and Keynote Addresses Visvanathan, C. (2015). 3Rs in Water Sector: Achieving Water Security through Wastewater Reuse. iPURSE Conference. Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, 5 November 2015, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Visvanathan, C. (2015). Environmental Issues Related to Hydro Power Plants: EIA’s Role. Invitation lecture as a member of Board of Study Committee for M.Sc in Sustainable Hydropower Development Program, University Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia France Institute – UniKl- MFI, 11 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Visvanathan, C. (2015). Technology and/or Policy: Driving Force Behind Asian Waste Management. International Conference on Global Environmental Issues, National Green Tribunal, 14-15 March 2015, New Delhi, India.

M. Faculty and Staff

Faculty

PROF. KAZUO YAMAMOTO, BEng, MEng and DEng, Tokyo University, Japan. Professor, Vice President for Resources Development Email: [email protected]

PROF. C. VISVANATHAN, BTech, IIT-Madras, India; MEng, AIT, Thailand; PhD, Institut National Polytechnique, Toulouse, France. Professor (Cleaner Production; Industrial Environment Management; Membrane Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment; Solid Waste Management) Dean, School of Environment, Resources and Development Room No. W108, Ext. 5640, Email: [email protected]

PROF. AJIT P. ANNACHHATRE, BTech, IIT Kanpur, India; PhD, IIT Bombay, India. Professor (Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment; Biofilm Processes; Environmental Biotechnology; Environmental Impact Assessment; Mathematical Modeling) Room No. W104, Ext. 5644, Email: [email protected] EEM Coordinator

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PROF. NGUYEN THI KIM OANH, Dipl Eng, Odessa Hydrometeorology Institute, Ukraine; MEng, DEng, AIT, Thailand. Professor (Air Pollution Engineering and Management; Transboundary Pollution; Air Pollution and Climate Interaction; Environmental Monitoring and Modelling; Exposure Assessment; Integrated Industrial Environment Management; Meteorology and Climate Science) Room No. W101, Ext. 5641, Email: [email protected]

DR. OLEG V. SHIPIN, PhD, Inst of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Moscow, Russia. Associate Professor (Ecological Engineering for Climate Change Adaptation; Environmental Impact Assessment; Microbial Biotechnology and Nanotechnology; Natural Systems (Ponds and Wetlands) as Wastewater Treatment Systems; Microbial Aspects of Environmental Engineering; Health and Ecological Risk Assessment) Room No. W106, Ext. 5632, E-mail: [email protected]

DR. THAMMARAT KOOTTATEP, BEng, Chiangmai Univ, Thailand; MEng and DEng, AIT, Thailand. Associate Professor (Decentralized Waste and Wastewater Treatment Systems; Eco-engineering Technology for Waste and Wastewater Treatment and Management; Environmental Health and Sanitation) Room No. W129, Ext. 6188, Email: [email protected]

Visiting, Adjunct and Affiliated Faculty

ANJU SINGH, BSc, MSc, Nagpur Univ; PhD, IIT Bombay Visiting Associate Professor, Indian Secondment (Waste Management, Environmental Management, Cleaner Production, Sustainable Business Development)

ATITAYA PANUVATVANICH, BEng, Rangsit Univ, Thailand; MEng, D.Eng, AIT, Thailand

Affiliated Faculty (Environmental Toxicology, Technology and Management) CHONGRAK POLPRASERT, BEng, Chulalongkorn Univ, Thailand; MEng, AIT, Thailand; PhD, Univ of Washington, USA.

Adjunct Faculty (Hazardous Waste Engineering; Resources Recovery; Sanitation)

ELDON R. RENE, BEng, Annamalai Univ, India; MTech, NIT Karnataka, India; PhD, IIT-Madras, India. Adjunct Faculty (Resource Recovery; Chemical Engineering; Pollution Prevention and Control Technologies; Environmental Biotechnology)

DIDIN AGUSTIAN PERMADI, BEng, ITB, Indonesia; MEng, DEng, AIT, Thailand

Affiliated Faculty (Emission Inventory of Primary Aerosols and Ozone Precursors; Photochemical Smog 3D Modelling for Urban and Regional Scale; Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study: Document Arrangement and Environmental Monitoring Plan)

KARE HELGE KARSTENSEN, BS, MS, Univ of Oslo; MBA, Heriott Watt Univ, UK; MLaw, Univ of Oslo; DrSc, Norwegian Univ of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

Visiting Faculty (Sustainable Management of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes; Management of Hazardous Chemicals, POPs and Obsolete Pesticides; Sustainable Production of Cement and Co-Processing of Alternative Fuel and Raw Materials and Hazardous Wastes; Control and Minimization of Unintentionally Produced POPs (dioxins, furans, PCBs and HCB) and Application of Best Available Technologies & Best Environmental Practices (BAT/BEP)

KIMBERLY NEIL IRVINE, BSc, Toronto Univ, Canada; MSc, PhD, McMaster Univ, Canada.

Visiting Faculty (Hydrology and Water Resource Management, with specific emphasis on evaluating water quality in urban-impacted water bodies)

NGUYEN CONG THANH, BSc, Laval, Canada; DSc, Laval Canada. Adjunct Faculty (Environmental Technology and Management)





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PIET LENS, BEng, MEng and PhD, Univ Gent, Belgium. Visiting Professor (Environmental Biotechnology; Biofilms; Sulfur Biotechnology; Metal Speciation; Bioavailability and Removal; Natural Treatment Systems; Anaerobic Wastewater and Waste Gas Treatment for Resource Recovery and Reuse)

SHANG GYOO SHIM, B S, Seoul National; M S, KAIST; Ph D, Iowa.

Visiting Professor (Air Pollution Engineering and Management, Air Pollution and Global Change) TRAN THI VIET NGA, BEng, Hanoi Univ. of Civil Eng, Vietnam; MEng, AIT, Thailand; PhD, Tokyo Univ, Japan.

Visiting Faculty (Water and Wastewater Engineering; Water Chemistry and Microbiology; Integrated Water Resources Management)

Research Staff ARAYA WICHEANSAN, BSc

Research Assistant (Laboratory operating and sample analysis, prepares technical reports and presentations, collaborating with research partners)

ASHREYA K. SHRESTHA, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) ATITAYA PANUVATVANICH, DEng

Senior Research Specialist (Manages research projects; assists in project coordination, prepares project reports, prepares project budgets and manages project finances; assist team leader in training activities)

AURAIWAN KOKAMLUNG, BSc


BISHAL BHARI, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) CHAIYAPORN IMSAPSANGWORN, MSc

Laboratory Supervisor (Supervises instrumentation and data acquisition, calibration and maintenance of analytical instruments, assistant to senior laboratory supervisor for such as teaching, lab management)

DANG ANH NGUYET, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) DIDIN AGUSTIAN PERMADI, DEng

Research Specialist (Manages research projects; assists in project coordination, prepares project reports, prepares project budgets and manages project finances; assist team leader in training activities)

DO THI THANH CANH, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) HUAYNA P.V. MORALES, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) HUSSNAIN MUKHTAR, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) HUYNH HAI VAN, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) ISHA BASYAL, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) ISHA MANANDHAR, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) JARUWAT WATANATANACHART, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations)

JINTANAN WATCHARASING, MSc Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations)


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KAMONTIP KONGSANIT, BSc Research Assistant (Laboratory operating and sample analysis, prepares technical reports and presentations, collaborating with research partners)

KANOKWAN SASWATTECHA, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) KANOKWAN WANGCHINA, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) KRAILAK FAKKAEW, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) KRISHNA RAM YENDYO, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) LAI NGUYEN HUY, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) MOHAMMAD DALOWER HOSSAIN, MSc


MY LE DINH, MEng Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations)

NARISSARA RUPSAYAM, BSc


NATTAWUT JITTRA, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) NGUYEN PHAM THI THAI HA, BEng


NIMITR BUNRUANG, BTech (Mech.)

Senior Technician (Responsible for the repair and maintenance of related machines, assists students in laboratory experimental work and experimental set-up, carry out routine maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment and facilities)

NIPAPORN NAKNUAL, BSc


NITASHA ARORA, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) NUTNICHA TAJAI, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) ORATHAI KLUBBARNKOH, MSc

Senior Technician (Chemistry and environmental analysis for environmental samples as well as prepare for chemical and glassware for laboratory courses and research projects)

PANNADA KHONGSRICHAROEN, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) PANNITA SUTTISAWAD, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) PANTAPORN SITTPLANGKOON, MSc



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PANUPONG BOONYANUN, BTech (Mech.) Senior Technician (Responsible for the repair and maintenance of related machines, assists students in laboratory experimental work and experimental set-up, carry out routine maintenance and repair of laboratory equipment and facilities)

PAUL JACOB, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) PHAM MINH DUYEN, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) PHARAMATE RONGKASUTIROJ, BEng


PIMCHANOK PRAPASRIKET, BSc


PRATTANA SUKSIRI, BEng


RATTANASRI KHAJEEFA, BSc


SAHARAT KACHAWUT, BSc


SAKKARIN MEEPHON, BSc


SALAYA PHUNSIRI, MSc

Senior Laboratory Supervisor (Administrative for Environmental Engineering Laboratory as well as supervise for experimental and research projects on water, wastewater, air pollution, and solid wastes analysis)

SANIRAT SANGMUANG, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) SAROJ KUMAR CHAPAGAIN, PhD

Senior Research Engineer (Manages research projects, assists in project coordination, prepares project reports, assist team leader in training activities)

SHRISTI MASKAY, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) SITICHOK TEPIN, BEng


SITIPONG POPINIT, BSc


SITTIKORN KAMNGAM, BSc


SOMPOKE KINGKAEW, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) SRIJANA THAPA, MSc



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SU SU MYAT, MSc Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations)

SUPUSANEE DULYAKASEM, MEng

Senior Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) SURANGKANA BOOTJOM, BSc


SUTHIRAT KITTIPONGVISES, PhD


SUTINEE JAIRUANG, BSc


SUWIDA SRIKONGPAN, BSc


T.D.W. RATHNAYAKE, BSc


TATCHAI PUSSAYANAVIN, DEng


TAWANCHAI SETJANTUEK, BSc


TEERACHAI KANGKAMANO, BSc


THANARAT THEPPHARAK, BSc


TIPPAWAN SINGHOPON, BEng


TREESUKON DUMKHUM, BSc


TRUONG THANH HUY, BEng


VO HOANG NHAT PHONG, MEng

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) WATTANAPONG SANGCHUN, BSc


WIPADA WANREAK, MSc

Research Associate (Manages research projects, prepares technical reports and presentations) WITCHUDA TASSANASUWAN, BSc



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Dr. Marina van Damme (left)

with Ms. Dang Anh Nguyet

N. Staff Development

AIT staffer wins Marina van Damme award A staff member of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Dang Anh Nguyet, has won the Marina van Damme award becoming the 13rd woman to be honored by the University of Twente, The Netherlands. The award is named after Marina van Damme, who was the first female engineer to received her doctorate from the University of Twente.

Anh Nguyet, who works at Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) in AIT’s School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), is an alumna of ITC, University of Twente, The Netherlands. After completing her Master’s in Geo Information Science and Earth Observation in 2012, she has been working at AIT conducting research on interaction of land-use change, socio-economics and the ecosystem, with Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh. The jury, while announcing her as the winner stated: “She was excellent in her field, is ambitious, and has a social purpose.” Her excellence is demonstrated by numerous awards she has won in her academic career, the jury said. They also complimented her for pursuing academics and research with a passion. “After completing her Bachelor’s degree in Vietnam, she went to study in The Netherlands and then proceeded to Thailand,” the jury said. Further, she wants to use her knowledge to benefit the poorest regions of the world, including her homeland Vietnam, the jury added in their report. The award carries an award of 9000 Euros, and can be utilized over a period of three years for conducting her research. Anh intends to conduct research on land-use change management framework in Vietnam. At the handover event organized on 2 June 2015, Anh Nguyet also had the occasion to meet Marina van Damme in person. Describing Marina van Damme as “inspiring,” Anh stated as a young researcher, the scholarship is “very meaningful” as she can begin her very first project. “Someday, I can be like her,” Anh remarked. July 8-9, 2015 Ms. Orathai Klubbarnkoh, Senior Technician from EEM, attended the training course on “The Power of Science” at the 7th Sithiporn Scientific & Technology Conference (SAC 2015), Sithiporn Associates Co., Ltd. (SA) at Tawana Bangkok.

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O. EEM Alumni Directories - 2015

Doctoral Students

No. Name Country Office Address Permanent Address E-mail/Tel.

1 Ranjit Sen (Mr.)

Bangladesh Soil Science Division Bangladesh Agricultural Research Instititute Gazipur-1701 BANGLADESH

Villlage: Dighli P.O.: Gobindagonj Thana: Biswanath District: Sylhet-3083 BANGLADESH

Office Tel: +88 02 9667826 Office Fax: +88 02 9261415 Home Office: +88 01726261815

2 Supat Chaikasem (Mr.)

Thailand Lecturer Faculty of International Maritime Studies Kasetsart University Sri Racha Campus 199 Moo 6 Toonsukla Sub-district Sri Racha District Chonburi 20230 THAILAND

89 Moo 1 Thaloa Thamuang Kanchanaburi 71000 THAILAND

[email protected] [email protected] Office Tel: +66-3835 2606-10 Office Fax: +66 3835 2608 Mobile Tel: 081-7059587

3 Tatchai Pussayanavin (Mr.)

Thailand Asian Institute of Technology 58 Moo 9 Klong Nueng Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 THAILAND

65/334 Nongjok Bangkok 10530 THAILAND

[email protected] Office Tel: +662-5245595 Mobile: 089-4801258

4 Soraya Aroonvilairat (Miss)

Thailand 74/12 Moo 12

Chaiyphum-Sikiew Road BanKok Chatturat Chaiyaphum THAILAND

[email protected], [email protected] Office Tel: 044-851118 Mobile: 081-6601105

5 Varinporn Asokbunyarat (Miss)

Thailand 549/430 Bangkunsri Bangkoknai Bangkok 10700 THAILAND

[email protected] Home Tel: +662-864-4628 Mobile: 081-9087213

Master Students

No. Name Country Office Address Permanent Address E-mail/Tel.

1 Aashik Muhammed Ahamedlebbe Mohamed Nizar (Mr.)

Sri Lanka 160/4 D 8th Lane Hospital Road Sammanthurai 32200 SRI LANKA

[email protected] Home Tel: +94672260110 +94774686965

2 Ali Mohammad Rahmani (Mr.)

Afghanistan Kandahar University District #9 Kandahar City Kandahar AFGHANISTAN

Popalzai Street District #3 Kandahar City Kandahar AFGHANISTAN

[email protected] Office Tel: +93700772332 Home Tel: +93700340218

3 Araya Wicheansan (Miss)

Thailand Asian Institute of Technology EEM/SERD 58 Moo 9 Klong Nueng Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 THAILAND

7/4 Moo 8 Muankao Sub-district Muang District Phichit 66000 THAILAND


4 Arthit Phosri (Mr.)

Thailand 113 Moo. 4 Kranuan Village Samsoong District Khonkaen 40170 THAILAND

[email protected] Mobile: 085-1649272












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5 Basnayake Mudiyanselage Nishantha Basnayake (Mr.)

Sri Lanka NWSDB New Road Bandarawela SRI LANKA

Kabillewela North Kurundu Golla Bandarawela SRI LANKA

[email protected] Office Tel: +94572222417 Office Fax: +94572232297 Home Tel: +94572221177

6 Bishal Bhari (Mr.)

Nepal Asian Institute of Technology EEM/SERD 58 Moo 9 Klong Nueng Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 THAILAND

Campus Mode Bhadrapur Jhapa NEPAL

[email protected] Office Tel: +662-5246043 Home Tel: +977984161192

7 Dinh Le My (Miss)

Vietnam Asian Institute of Technology EEM/SERD 58 Moo 9 Klong Nueng Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 THAILAND

39 To Vinh Dien Street Pleiku City Gia Lai Province VIETNAM

[email protected] Office Tel: +662-5245777 Mobile: Tel: +84 905179097

8 Hla Hla Htwe (Miss)

Myanmar Deputy Director No.3 Heavy Industry Ministry of Industry Building No. 37 Naypyitaw MYANMAR

[email protected] Office Tel: +95 (067)408351 +95 (067)408374 Office Fax: +95 (067)408064 Mobile: (+95) 099730752137

9 Hussnain Mukhtar (Mr.)

Pakistan Asian Institute of Technology EEM/SERD 58 Moo 9 Klong Nueng Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 THAILAND

165 M-3, Sargodha Road Fsd, Punjab PAKISTAN

[email protected] Home Tel: +92418811660

10 Jayshree Rajbhandary (Miss)

Nepal 5/14 Kha Jawalakhel Lalitpur NEPAL

[email protected] Home Tel: +977 15533885

11 Joel Hindowa Kamanda (Mr.)

Sierra Leon Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) PM Bag 42 Tower Hill Freetown SIERRA LEON

17 John Lane Off Campbell Street Freetown SIERRA LEON

[email protected] Office Tel: +232 228025 +232 227308 Home Tel: +232 7626 1692

12 Kanlayani Khongniam (Miss)

Thailand 1/11 Moo 10 Singhawat Road Bansuan Sub-district Meuang District Sukhothai 64220 THAILAND


13 Kanokwan Wangchina (Miss)

Thailand Energy Plan and Policy Analyst Energy For Environment Foundation (E for E) 99/305 Thetsaban Songkhro Road Lat Yao Chatuchak Bangkok 10900 THAILAND

95 Moo3 Samai Sub-district Sobprab District Lampang 52170 THAILAND

[email protected] Office Tel: +66 2953 9881-4 Office Fax: +66 2953 9885 Mobile: 087-0307412

14 Khin Seint Seint Aye (Miss)

Myanmar E Guard Environmental Services Co., Ltd. Yangon MYANMAR

No (171) Pyay Road Quarter (2) Sattwa Taungdwingyi Township Magway Division MYANMAR

[email protected] Home Tel: +9595155623 +9596355037

15 Krishna Ram Yendyo (Mr.)

Nepal Asian Institute of Technology EEM/SERD 58 Moo 9 Klong Nueng Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 THAILAND

Jhaukhel-6, Changu Narayan Municipality Bhaktapur NEPAL

[email protected] Office Tel: +662-5245777 Home Tel: +977-9841394378

16 Lai Nguyen Huy (Mr.)


263/A2 Hiep Hoa Bien Hoa City Dong Nai Province VIETNAM

[email protected] Office Tel: +662-5245635 Home Tel: +84 613950252















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17 Masoda Khairzada (Miss)

Afghanistan Jawzjan University Non Organic department of Chemical Engineering Field Jawzjan Province AFGHANISTAN

Jawzjan City AFGHANINSTAN

[email protected] Mobile: +93799460130

18 Naqibullah Karger (Mr.)

Afghanistan Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Department, Kandahar Engineering Faculty, Kandahar University Kandahar City AFGHANISTAN

Aino Meena District#10 Kandahar City Kandahar AFGHANISTAN

[email protected]

19 Nguyen Nhat Huynh Mai (Miss)

Vietnam Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources Nong Lam Unniversity Linh Trung Ward Thu Duc District Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM

C204 Street 5 Linh Trung Ward Thu Duc Distric Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM

[email protected] Mobile: +84 38966342

20 Nutnicha Tajai (Miss)

Thailand Engineer Provincial Waterworks Authority 72 Changwattana Road Bangkhen Sub-district Laksi District Bangkok 10210 THAILAND

334/140 Moo 3 Baan Pimuk Project 4 Sanphanat Sansai Chiang Mai 50210 THAILAND


21 Pham Minh Duyen (Mr.)

Vietnam No. 108, 16th Street Long Binh Ward District 9 Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM

[email protected]

22 Phyoe Thet Khaing (Miss)

Myanmar No-93 Inya Road Kamayut Towmship Yangon MYANMAR

No.96 Kalabe Village Chaung Zone Township (Belu Gyun Island) Mon State MYANMAR

[email protected] Office Tel: +95 (9) 97 555 0 538 Home Tel: +95 (9) 255 947756

23 Pongsakorn Chaichai (Mr.)

Thailand TEAM Group of Companies Co., Ltd. TEAM Building 151 Nuan Chan Road Nuan Chan Bueng Kum Bangkok 10230 THAILAND

80/2 Moo 15 Tumbol Huai So Chiang Khong Chiang Rai 57140 THAILAND

[email protected] Office Tel: +662-5099000 Ext. 2315 Office Fax: +662-5099090 Mobile: 085-7078429

24 Preeyamat Ma-on (Miss)

Thailand 55 Moo 6 Ladputthana Ladputthana Sub-district Meuang District Mahasarakham THAILAND


25 Renu Adhikari (Miss)

Nepal Canadian Center for international studies and cooperation (CECI) Nayabasti Marga Kathmandu NEPAL

Duruwa 4 Kothari Dang Rapti NEPAL

[email protected] Office Tel: +977 4414430 Home Tel: +977 14421096 Mobile: +977 9860898142

26 Saira Batool (Miss)

Pakistan House No 73 B Gulisatn Town Quetta Baluchistan PAKISTAN


27 Sangeetha Vani Pradeep (Mrs.)

India Plot. No. 1 Jasmine enclave Dr. Ambedkar Road Madippakkam Chennai Tamil Nadu INDIA


28 Suchanya Wongrod (Miss)

Thailand 12/35 Moo 3 Lengmuang Road Makamtear Sub-district Muang District Surat Thani THAILAND

[email protected] Home Tel: 077-264214 Fax Tel: 077-264214

29 Suradanai Augsorntung (Mr.)

Thailand 24 Ratchiangsan Road Haiya Sub-district Muang District Chiang Mai 50100 THAILAND















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30 Thidalath Vongsayalath (Miss)

Lao PDR. Engineer Water and Environment State Enterprise P.O. Box 4041 Sethathirath Road Vientiane Capital City LAO PDR.

Phonetong Village Chanhthabury District Vientiane Capital City LAO PDR.

[email protected] Home Tel: +856 20 561464 Mobile: +856 20 77710380

31 Thiri Tin Htut (Miss)

Myanmar No.31, 6B Innsein Street Kyeemyindine Township Yangon MYANMAR

[email protected] Home Tel: +95 9420158429 Mobile: +95 95400974

32 Visal Yoeung (Mr.)

Cambodia Technical Officer Department of Freshwater Wetlands Conservation Land block 503 Alongtonle Basac In front of Diamond Island Phnom Penh 12301 CAMBODIA

No 655 Prek Samrong Village Takhmao City Kandal Province CAMBODIA

[email protected] Office Tel: +855 92630178 Mobile: +855 12767832

33 Vo Hoang Nhat Phong (Mr.)


C13/48 Dinh Duc Thien Street Binh Chanh Ward Binh Chanh District Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM

[email protected] Office Tel: +662-5245777 Home Tel: +84 83 7605464 Mobile: +84 909 348536

34 Wenbo Li (Miss)

P.R. China No.106, Bld.2, Binhe Community Hunan Agricultural University Furong District Changsha City Hunan Province 410128 P.R. CHINA


35 Witchuda Tassanasuwan (Miss)

Thailand Asian Institute of Technology EEM/SERD 58 Moo 9 Klong Nueng Klong Luang Pathumthani 12120 THAILAND

681 Mittraphap Road Pakchong Sub-district Pakchong District Nakhonratchasima 12120 THAILAND

[email protected] Office Tel: +662-5245777 Home Tel: 044-315-785 Mobile: 084-4963606

36 Bui Duc Hieu (Mr.)

Vietnam Business Development Manager Sunjin Engineering and Architecture Co., Ltd. No 21A, 158 Lane Nguyen Khanh Toan Street Cau Giay District Hanoi VIETNAM

Room 23-G1, CT4 Van Khe La Khe Ward Ha Dong District Ha Noi VIETNAM

[email protected] Office Tel: +84 437621340 Mobile: +84 918362168

37 Do Ngoc Diep (Miss)

Vietnam 175 Hoang Sam Nghia Do Ward Cau Giay Distsrict Hanoi VIETNAM


38 Pham Ngoc Hien (Mr.)

Vietnam Petro Vietnam Exploration Production Corporation 26th floor 117 Tran Duy Hung Street Hanoi VIETNAM

P15-808, CT3-DN1-Van Khi Lakhe - Ha Dong Hanoi VIETNAM


39 Nghiem Viet Hai (Mr.)

Vietnam MONRE No. 10 Ton That Thuyet Hanoi VIETNAM

66 Truong Dinh - HBT Hanoi VIETNAM


40 Yu Wai Yan Thein Tan (Miss)

Myanmar Associate Consultant E guard Environmental Services Co., Ltd. No. 99, MyaKanThar Lane NyeinChanYay Street 10 Miles Pyay Road Saw Bwar Gyi Gone Insein Township P.O. 11011 Yangon MYANMAR

No 61, 27 Street between 73 and 74 Street Mandalay MYANMAR

[email protected], [email protected] Office Tel: +95 1 667953 Office Mobile: +95 9 797005192 Home Tel: +95 2 61679 Mobile: +95 9 789788196












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