April 21, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, and Lect. Dr. Praewa Wongburi extended a warm welcome to Prof. Dr. Melissa E. Lenczewski, Director of the Institute for the Study of Environment, Sustainability, and Energy at Northern Illinois University, USA, on the occasion of her visit to Thailand as part of the ASEAN Fulbright Research Scholar program from April 18 to June 20, 2023, to conduct research with faculty members on issues related to "emerging contaminants in groundwater especially linked to urbanization and tourism". During the meeting, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sura and Prof. Lenczewski also engaged in a discussion on ways to include the faculty's students in the said research, and also explored opportunities for future academic collaborations between the Faculty and the Institute for the Study of Environment, Sustainability, and Energy at Northern Illinois University, namely, the possibility of developing a cooperation agreement to support student exchange activities and joint research development, with Asst. Prof. Dr. Achara Ussawarujikulchai, Director of the Master of Science Program in Technology of Environmental Management (Special Program ETS), as the main coordinator for the initiative.
