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<\/a>JAAT Executive Committee meeting<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
JAAT General Assembly
\nAfter JAAT Executive Committee meeting, JAAT General Assembly was also held with some 30 participants. Dr. Sunee, who finished out her term as a President of JAAT on the day, gave a speech and looked back on the past-2-year-activities. Afterwards the election of new EC members was organized, and 6 members, including 3 RONPAKU Medal Awardees for FY2015, were newly selected and 8 present members were reappointed.
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<\/a>Dr. Sunee, President of JAAT, gives a speech<\/p><\/div>
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<\/a>JAAT General Assembly<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
JSPS-NRCT RONPAKU Medal Award Ceremony
\nFollowing the JAAT General Assembly, JSPS-NRCT RONPAKU Medal award ceremony was held. Since 2003, JSPS and NRCT have co-hosted the ceremony in order to honor and further encourage Thai researchers who obtained their Ph. D. degrees under RONPAKU Program.
\n3 awardees successfully obtained their Ph. D. degrees in 2015, and 214 Thai researchers, which is the largest number of all the countries that join in the program, got their Ph. D. under the program so far.
\nIn the ceremony, in addition to presentations by 3 awardees, Dr. Vannarat, who carried out her research at Tohoku University in 2015 through Bridge Fellowship program, also made a presentation.<\/p>\n
The titles of presentations are follows;<\/p>\n
Dr. Vannarat SAECHAN, Prince of Songkhla University
\n\u201cMolecular epidemiology and immunology of Melioidosis\u201d
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<\/a>Presentation by Dr. Vannarat<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
\u3010RONPAKU-Awardee Presentation\u3011
\nDr. Khwanruan SRINUI, Senior scientist, Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University
\n\u201cStudy on systematics and evolution of coastal and estuarine calanoid copepods in Asian waters\u201d
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<\/a>Presentation by Dr. Khwanruan<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
Dr. Kampanart SILVA, Nuclear Scientist, Department of Nuclear Research and Development, Institute of Nuclear Technology
\n\u201cStudy on Severe Accident Consequence Index Aiming for Protection of People and the Environment\u201d
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<\/a>Presentation by Dr. Kampanart<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
Dr. Phonpat HEMWAN, Lecturer, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai, University
\n\u201cParticipatory GIS for Rural Land Use Planning with the Scope of Adaptation to Environmental Changes\u201d
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<\/a>Presentation by Dr. Phonpat<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
After the presentations, RONPAKU medals and badges for JAAT member were given to 3 awardees. At the closing ceremony, Dr. Sunee and Prof. Yamashita, Director of JSPS Bangkok Office, gave closing address, and Prof. Yamashita also introduced his team and also Ms. Nahoko Takahashi from JSPS HQs and 2 International Program Associates, Ms. Akiko Doi and Mr. Kohei Saito, both of who will start their on-the-job training in Bangkok from the upcoming April.
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