Associate Professor

Education
Ph.D. (Polymer Science), University of London, London UK., 1994
B.E. (Chemical Engineering), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1986

Work Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand, 1998
- Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand, 1994
- Production Engineer, Kho-Wong White Cement Plant, Saraburi Province Cement Company Co.Ltd., Thailand, 1986

Research Group
- Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering

Research Interests
- Small Angle laser scattering of polymer blend
- Small Molecule Liquid Crystal Blend
- Synthesis of Metallocene catalysis and copolymer of polyolefin
- Blend of Syndiotactic Polystyrene

Publications
Bunjerd Jongsomjit, Sireethorn Phoowakeereewiwat, Supakanok Thongyai, Takeshi Shiono and Piyasan Praserthdam, “Impact of diene addition on properties for ethylene–propylene copolymerization with rac-Et[Ind]₂ZrCl₂/MAO catalyst” Materials Letters, Volume 59, Issue 28, December 2005, Pages 3771-3774

Praserthdam P, Chaisuk CW, Kongsuebchart W, Thongyai S, Na Ayudhya SK, “New concepts in material and energy utilization” KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 22 (1), JAN 2005 ,: 115-120

Wacharawichanant S., Thongyai S., Tanodekaew S., Higgins J.S., Clarke N. “Spinodal Decomposition as a Probe to Measure the Effects on Molecular Motion in Styrene Acrylonitrile and Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Blends After Mixing with a Low Molar Mass Liquid Crystal or Commercial Lubricant.”, POLYMER 45 (7), MAR 29 2004,: 2201-2209

Thongyai S., Wacharawichanant S., Mongkhonsi T., “Comparisons of various spinodal decomposition theories to small angle light scattering experiments of Tetramethyl Bisphenol-A-Polycarbonate and Polystyrene”, J. of Metals Materials and Minerals, 11 (2), 55-81, 2002

Sompradeekul S., Thongyai S., Damrongsakkul S. “Effects of Small Molecular Solvent on Phase Diagram of Polymer Blends” J. of Metals Materials and Minerals, 8 (2), 51-61 (1999)

Chuenchaokit A, Thongyai S, Powanusorn S, “Preliminary Experiment of Low Molar Mass Thermotropic Liquid Crystal as a Plastizer of Polycarbonates” J. of Metals Materials and Minerals, 8 (1), 11-20, 1998

Buasri A., Thongyai S., Praserthdam P., “Effects of Low Molar Mass Liquid crystal and Lubricant Additive on the Crystallinity of Syndiotactic Polystyrene” Reginonal Symposium on Chemical Engineering 2004, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 December 2004, Poster

Singnoo E., Thongyai S., Praserthdam, “Effects of Low Molar Mass Liquid Crystal and Lubricant Additive on the Crystallinity of Isotactic Polypropylene”,  Reginonal Symposium on Chemical Engineering 2004, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 December 2004, Poster

Wonglert C., Thongyai S., Praserthdam, “Blend Properties and Synthesis of Graft-coPolymer Between Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Terpolymer and Styrene”, Reginonal Symposium on Chemical Engineering 2004, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 December 2004, Poster

P.Rojanapitayakorn, S.Thongyai, S.Wacharawichanant, "Phase Separation Morphology in Poly(methyl methacrylate/Poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride) Blends" The Polymer Processing Society Asia/Australia Regional Meeting 1999. Bangkok, 1-3 Dec. 1999, Poster