Our Staff and current researchDepartment of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, KKU

Our Staff and current research

  • Assoc. Prof. Lamyai Neeratanaphan
    Degree: Ph.D. (Environmental Science)
    Email: hlamya@kku.ac.th
    She has been working on the effects of heavy metals in the environment and various organisms focusing on bio-molecular and cytotoxicity levels.
  • Current research projects
    Collaborations
    Effects of heavy metals on environment and organisms, especially bio -molecular and cytotoxicity levels

    Division of Molecular Biotechnology, Tropical Biosphere Research-Center
    University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

    Waste management School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Queensland

     

  • Assoc. Prof. Sarun Keithmaleesatti
    Degree: Ph.D. (Environmental Science)
    Email: Ksarun@kku.ac.th
    Research interest: He has been working on bird diversity, freshwater turtle (Malayemys spp.) genetic and diversity. His background is wildlife toxicology where he conducted his MSc thesis on organochlorine pesticide in egg of little egret and studied sex determination of snail-eating turtle for his dissertation. He has published his research on pesticide in aquatic invertebrate and heavy metal in little grebe egg at wastewater treatment pond. Furthermore, he has supervised previous graduate students in breeding ecology of purple swamphen, arsenic contamination near gold mine area, risk assessment (Dermal contact) of pesticide in kale farmer and determination of amoxicillin in synthesis water.
  • Current research projects
    Funding
    (2019-Present) Genetic variations of snail-eating turtles (Genus Malayemys) in lower Northeastern and Eastern Thailand and investigations of heavy metal accumulated in blood of snail-eating turtles in Khong Chai district Kalasin Province

    Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office (Public Organization)

    (2019-Present) Bird diversity at Khon Kaen Zoo Khon Kaen University research fund

     

  • Assoc. Prof. Pornsawai Praipipat
    Degree: Ph.D. (Environmental Science)
    Email: pornprai@kku.ac.th
    She has studied environmental applications of recycled and natural materials for wastewater treatment.
  • Current research projects
    Heavy metal and color removal in the water by using new synthesized materials of natural wastes (bagasse, lemon peel, orange peel, etcs), food wastes (egg shells, shrimp shells, etcs), and industrial wastes (coal fly ash, bagasse fly ash, etcs)
    Plants extractions for bacterial (E. coli, S. aurea) removal in the water

     

  • Assoc. Prof. Adcharaporn Pagdee
    Degree: Ph.D. (Forest Science)
    Email: adcpag@kku.ac.th
    Her areas of interest are ecological economics and forest management. She has participated in various natural resource management projects, especially community forest management, wetland livelihoods, restoration of salt-affected soil areas, economic valuation and payment for forest ecosystem services.
  • Current research projects
    Collaborations

    Effective models for payment mechanisms for forest ecosystem services in Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Thailand (Thailand’s collaborator) (2017-present)

    - Dr. Mark Morgan, School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

    - Dr. Yeonsu Kim, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, USA

    - Mrs. Bohwi Lee (Ph.D. student) Chungnam National University, South Korea

     

     

  • Asst. Prof. Wangworn Sankamethawee
    Degree: Ph.D. (Conservation Ecology)
    Email: wangsa@kku.ac.th
    Research interest: Her background is avian ecology, but have been working with wide range in the field of ecology including plant taxonomy, plant-animal interactions (seed dispersal and pollination). She enjoys working in the field especially with tropical forest birds where she has joined the nest predation project to investigate avian nest success, factors affecting avian nest predation and nest predators. She is also interested in monitoring invasive species.
  • Current research projects
    Collaborations
    Exploration of mechanisms impacting nest predation rates of forest birds in fragmented landscapes (2013-present)

    Conservation Ecology Program, School of Bioresources &  Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

    Demographic drivers of sex-role reversal and skewed sex ratio in Pheasant-tailed Jacana (2020-2021)

    Evolutionary Ecology Research Group, University of Pannonia, Hungary

    Intra and intergroup patterns of relatedness in cooperatively breeding groups of the Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand (2020-2021) Department of Science & Mathematics, Texas A &M University, USA

     

  • Asst. Prof. Thotsapol Chaianunporn
    Degree: Dr. rer. nat. (Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology)
    Email: thotsapol@kku.ac.th
    Research interest: Evolution of dispersal and movement, Animal ecology, population and community ecology (focus on butterflies and other insects), Molecular ecology and Biological control
  • Current research projects
    Collaborations
    New metapopulation model with explicit movement

    Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Würzburg, GERMANY

    Butterfly diversity and butterfly communities in different land uses in Thailand  
    Population structure of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) and lemon emigrant butterfly (Catopsilia pomona) Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, THAILAND
    Biological control of pathogenic microorganisms in soil by using antagonistic fungi Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, THAILAND

     

  • Asst. Prof. Turenjai Dooljindachabaporn
    Degree: M.Eng. (Environmental Technology and Management)
    Email: turdoo@kku.ac.th
    Her background is meteorology and environmental Science. She has been working in the field of Meteorology including whether forecasting, air pollution modelling. She enjoys working with rural community in the field especially environmental technology and management. She has joined the www.tshe.org since 2000. She also has various experiences on Environmental and Health Impact Assessments
  • Current research projects
    Collaborations

    Sensitivity Analysis of Meteorological Conditions Cause to PM 2.5 Episode in Northeastern , Thailand

    Tokyo University of Information Sciences

    Air Quality Management and Climate Change

    Department of Environmental Science Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University

    Public Participation on Municipality Solid Waste Management

     
    Environmental and Health Impact Assessment.  

     

  • Miss Wirongrong Mongkonthum
    Degree: M.Sc. (Renewable Energy)
    Email: wirmon@kku.ac.th
    Her background and expertise is Energy science and Renewable energy conservation. She has been working on Ecotourism research and Conservation of biodiversity.