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Research mobility – an effective tool for strengthening
the research and education competitiveness among
collaborative institutions in the Asia-Pacific
Dr. Trakarn Prapaspongsa
Eco-Efficient Engineering Research Lab Dept. Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University
APEC Researcher Mobility Workshop 1 – 2 December 2015, Jakarta
The Australia-Thailand Young University Researchers Exchange Program
funded by Australian Government
Researcher mobility – early career researchers and research students
The Australia-Thailand Young University Researchers Exchange Program
funded by Australian Government
Mahidol University
On-going Collaboration
A joint international journal paper on the research project entitled
“Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Palm Biodiesel Production in Thailand
by Using Vortex Fluidic Technology”
Collaboration Partners at Flinders University
o Professor Colin Raston, South Australian Premier's Professorial Research Fellow in Clean Technology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
o Mr. Joshua Britton, PhD Researcher, Clean Technologies Laboratory, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Flinders University
Melbourne School of Design (MSD) Seminar on “Eco-Efficient Engineering Research & Applications towards Green Industry and Communities in Thailand”
by Dr. Trakarn Prapaspongsa on Wednesday March 4, 2015
University of Melbourne
On-going Collaboration
A joint international conference paper entitled
“Assessment on energy performance of certified green buildings in Thailand”
2015 Architectural Science Association Conference (ASA 2015), The 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2-4 December 2015, the Melbourne School of Design, The
University of Melbourne, Australia
Collaboration Partners at University of Melbourne
Dr. Ole Fryd, Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning,
Melbourne School of Design (MSD), Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
University of Melbourne
Joint Eco-Lecture at Mahidol University
via video conferencing facility on “Current topics on Eco-Efficient
Engineering” by Dr. Trakarn Prapaspongsa and
Dr. Anthony Halog, from The University of Queensland
On 26 March 2015
University of Queensland
On-going Collaboration
A joint international journal publication no.1 (International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education). Manuscript tentative title: Eco-Efficient Engineering Research and Applications under
Problem-Based Learning Models towards Green Industry and Communities in Thailand.
A joint international journal publication no.2 (An Open Access Journal). Manuscript tentative title: Sustainable Food Waste Management for Department Stores and Municipality on Samui Island:
Technical, Environmental Impact, Economic and Social Analysis of Biogas Systems.
Collaboration Partner at University of Melbourne
Dr. Anthony Halog, Lecturer in Industrial Environmental Management,
School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Management
University of Queensland
ECO-LAB: Eco-Efficient Engineering Research Lab
• Motto
Be Sustainable & Be Creative
• Why do we do things?
Being a change agent to facilitate an understanding on
preventive environmental measures for improvements
while maintaining socio-economic benefits
• Our focuses
Research, development and applications of the key eco-efficient methods and tools applied worldwide towards sustainability
ECO-LAB Inside-Out Model (2012-2013)
Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) & Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Sustainability Assessment
Carbon & water footprinting
Sustainability Indicators
Eco-efficiency assessment
Life Cycle Management
Clean Technology
Industrial Ecology
ECO-INDUSTRY
o PANDORA A/S & Production o Metropolitan Waterworks
Authorities o Ministry of Industry & Mining Ind. o Food and beverage factories o Pulp and paper factories
ECO-COMMUNITIES
o Eco-lifestyle (Samui) o Eco-point program (Samui) o Biogas (Samui & Thailand) o Sustainable storm water
management (Bangkok; BKK) o Green & gray infrastructure (BKK)
ECO-TOOLS
o LCT/LCA/LCM o Carbon & water footprint o Eco-efficiency assessment o Industrial ecology o Sustainability indicators o Urban metabolism and LCA
ECO-NETWORK o Australia: Flinders University, The
University of Melbourne, The University of Queensland
o Denmark: Aalborg University, Technical University of Denmark
o U.S.: Syracuse University, Drexel University & Georgia Institute of Technology
o Thailand: 5 leading universities
ECO-LAB Outside-In Model (2014-Present)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Dr. Trakarn Prapaspongsa Email: [email protected]
Eco-Efficient Engineering Research Lab Dept. Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University
