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Runglawan Somsunan

Assistant Professor 

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50200

Email Address

runglawan.s@cmu.ac.th

Phone Number

+66-53-943-341 – 5 ext. 121

Education

BSc. (Materials Engineering and Materials Design) - University of Nottingham, UK

MSc. (Chemistry ) - Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

PhD. (Chemistry)   - Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Research Highlights

• Polymer synthesis, characterization and testing

• Hydrogels

• Specialty polymers for use in biomedical applications and bioplastics

• Polymer degradation

Research Projects

• Fabrication and Testing of Novel Hydrogel for Wound Dressing Applications

• Hydrogel-Based Adsorbent Material for Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater

• Polymer Scaffolds for Biomaterials Applications

Honors and Awards

•   “2022 The Best Thesis Award” (Advisor), Graduate School, Chiang Mai University

•   The ASEAN – European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) Staff Exchange, 2012 - 2013

•   The ASEAN – European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) Staff Exchange, 2014 - 2015

•   The ASEAN – European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) Staff Exchange, 2018 - 2019

•   The ASEAN – European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) Staff Exchange, 2023 - 2024

•   The ASEAN – European Academic University Network (ASEA-UNINET) Staff Exchange, 2024 - 2025

•   “Innovative and Sustainable Competitiveness in Food & Drink Technology” programme in the UK, 1 – 7 March, 2015, The Newton Fund, TRF and British council.

•   Certificate from Thailand Innovation Awards (TIA) in the topic of “new bioplaspics prepared from poly(butylene succinate) and powdered Longan shell”. The Science Society of Thailand and the National Innovation Agency on 22 – 24 August 2014 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.