On March 28th 2022, JSPS Bangkok Office and Kyoto University ASEAN Center held a webinar eititled as “Seek for new ways of international research collaboration after corona pandemic – chemical engineering and related fields.”

The webinar was started with the Opening Remarks by Dr. Yoshio Otani, Director of JSPS Bangkok Office, and the introduction of JSPS and its programs by JSPS Bangkok Office.

Dr. Yoshio Otani

Then Emeritus Prof. Dr. Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon, Chulalongkorn University and TIT delivered a keynote lecture to look back his research history and collaboration with Japanese teams.

Emeritus Prof. Dr. Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon

After Dr. Wiwut Tanthapanichakoon’s keynote lecture, from Thailand and Japan, four researchers made lectures to introduce their research collaboration in chemical engineering and related fields from their own perspective.
Teams and lectures are as follows.

Research Collaboration Team on Nanomaterials (from Thai side)
Prof. Dr. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Chulalongkorn University

Prof. Dr. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul

Research Collaboration Team on Nanomaterials (from Japanese side)
Prof. Dr. Noriaki Sano, Kyoto University

Prof. Dr. Noriaki Sano

Research Collaboration Team on Environmental Engineering (from Thai side)
Prof. Dr. Perapong Tekasakul, Prince of Songkla University

Prof. Dr. Perapong Tekasakul

Research Collaboration Team on Environmental Engineering (from Japanese side)
Dr. Ryuichi Ashida, Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University

Dr. Ryuichi Ashida

In the end, Prof. Dr. Eiji Nawata delivered closing remarks. The webinar finished successfully with about 40 participants.

Dr. Nawata