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Noppol Leksawasdi

Associate Professor

ศูนย์วิจัยความเป็นเลิศ Agro-BCG, Faculty of Agro – Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailan, 50200  

Email Address

noppol.l@cmu.ac.th

noppol@hotmail.com

Phone Number

084-617-3763

Education

BSc. (Bioprocess Engineering) 1st Class Honour & The University Medal - The University of New South Wales, Australia

PhD. (Biotechnology) - The University of New South Wales, Australia

Research Highlights

• Production of R-phenylacetylcarbinol – a precursor for anti-asthmatic medicine

• Production of a sugar substitute compound – xylitol

• Microbial production of bioethanol

• Production and analyses of antioxidants such as anthraquinone and anthocyanin

• Development of production processes and HPLC analysis protocols for bioactive compounds from longan, green tea, stevia, rice bran, and gymnema

Research Projects

• Research Projects involving ethanol and PDC production by utlizing fresh/dried longan or agricultural biomaterials from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

• Research Project: Validation of Longan Sugar Production Technology and Properties on the Quality, Health and Commercial Potential Aspects from Agricultural Research and Development Agency (ARDA) as well as the Longan Extract Demonstration Plant from the Strategic Office of Upper Northern Region I

• National Research University (NRU) and Sino-Thai Research Projects: The Production of Biofuels and High Value Chemicals from Agricultural and Agro - Industrial Waste Materials Using Complete Zero Waste Process from Higher Education Commission (HEC) and NRCT

Honors and Awards

•  “Cooperation and Contribution Award to International Partnership for Synthetic Biology - Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT)” from Director General of QIBEBT – Professor Dr. Hui Peng in the foundation activity of Synthetic Biology Technology Innovation Center of Shandong Province, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Qingdao