Assistant Professor

Education
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, USA., 2002
M.S., Chemical Engineering (Minor in Industrial Engineering), Oregon State University, USA., 1996
B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1992

Honors and Awards
Scholarship from the Royal Thai Government for Master Study in the United States, 1994-1996

Research Group
- Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering

Research Interests
- High temperature materials
- Inorganic materials synthesis
- Fluidization, especially at high temperature

Publications
Klongdee J., Petchkroh W., Phuempoonsathaporn K., Praserthdam P., Vangnai A. and Pavarajarn V., "Activity of Nanosized Titania Synthesized from Thermal Decomposition of Titanium (IV) n-Butoxide for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Diuron", Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 6[3-4], 290-295 (2005).

Watthanaarun J., Pavarajarn V. and Supaphol P., "Titanium (IV) Oxide Nanofibers by Combined Sol-Gel and Electrospinning Techniques: Preliminary Report on Effects of Preparation Conditions and Secondary Metal Dopant", Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 6[3-4], 240-245 (2005).

Sangtongkitcharoen W., Assabumrungrat S., Pavarajarn V., Laosiripojana N. and Praserthdam P., "Comparison of Carbon Formation Boundary in Different Modes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Fueled by Methane", Journal of Power Sources, 142[1-2], 75-80 (2005).

Assabumrungrat S., Laosiripojana N., Pavarajarn V., Sangtongkitcharoen W., Tangjitmatee A. and Praserthdam P., "Thermodynamic Analysis of Carbon Formation in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with a Direct Internal Reformer Fuelled by Methanol", Journal of Power Sources, 139[1-2], 55-60 (2005).

Payakgul W., Mekasuwandumrong O., Pavarajarn V. and Praserthdam P., "Effects of Reaction Medium on the Synthesis of TiO2 Nanocrystals by Thermal Decomposition of Titanium (IV) n-Butoxide", Ceramics International, 31[3], 391-397 (2005).

Assabumrungrat S., Wongwattanasate D., Pavarajarn V., Praserthdam P., Arpornwichanop A. and Goto S., "Production of Ethyl tert-Butyl Ether from -Butyl Alcohol and Ethanol Catalyzed by b-Zeolite in Reactive Distillation", Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 21[6], 1139-1146 (2004).

Assabumrungrat S., Pavarajarn V., Charojrochkul S. and Laosiripojana N., "Thermodynamic Analysis for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Direct Internal Reforming Fueled by Ethanol", Chemical Engineering Science, 59[24], 6015-6020 (2004).

Mekasuwandumrong O., Praserthdam P., Inoue M., Pavarajarn V. and Tanakulrungsank W., "Phase Transformation Behavior of Nanocrystalline x-Alumina Powder Obtained by Thermal Decomposition of AIP in Inert Organic Solvent", Journal of Materials Science, 39[7], 2417-2421 (2004).

Praserthdam P., Silveston P. L., Mekasuwandumrong O., Pavarajarn V.; Phungphadung J., Somrang P., "A New Correlation for the Effects of the Crystallite Size and Calcination Temperature on the Single Metal Oxides and Spinel Oxides Nanocrystal", Crystal Growth & Design, 4[1], 39-43 (2004).

Mekasuwandumrong O., Silveston P. L., Praserthdam P., Inoue M., Pavarajarn V. and Tanakulrungsank W., "Synthesis of Thermally Stable Micro Spherical x-Alumina by Thermal Decomposition of Aluminum Isopropoxide in Mineral Oil", Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 6, 930-934 (2003).