Assoc. Prof. Lek Wantha
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
Education and Qualifications:
2003 B.Eng. (Chemical Engineering), Suranaree University of Technology.
2006 M.Eng. (Chemical Engineering), Suranaree University of Technology.
2011 Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), Suranaree University of Technology.
Present Position:
2022 – Present Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering,
Suranaree University of Technology.
Work Experiences:
2023 - present Permanent Guest (Guest Member), Working Party on Crystallization, European Federation of Chemical Engineering
2018 – 2022 Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology
2021 Invited Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Laos
2017 – 2018 Committee, The Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (TIChE)
2015 – 2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Burapha University.
2015 – 2018 Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Burapha University.
2017 Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Laos
2013 – 2015 Head of the School of Bioengineering, Burapha University.
2012 – 2015 Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Burapha University.
2011 Teaching Assistant at the School of Chemical Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology
2009 Exchanged student at the Department of Materials Science and Chemistry, University of Hyogo,
Japan
2004 – 2006 Research Assistant (Prof. Dr.Adrian E. Flood) at the School of Chemical Engineering, Suranaree University of
Technology, Thailand
Teaching Subjects:
Teaching at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Burapha University.
Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering
Transport Phenomena
Chemical Engineering Equipment Design
Chemical Engineering Plant Design
Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials
Unit Operations Laboratory I and II
English for Engineering
Fundamental of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfers
Advanced Mathematics for Chemical Engineering
Advanced Transport Phenomena in Chemical and Biochemical Processes
Advanced Topics in Chemical Engineering (Crystallization process)
Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (Experimentation and data analysis)
Bioseparation Engineering (Co-teaching)
Biological Reaction Engineering and Bioreactor Design
Teaching at the School of Chemical Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology.
Principle of Chemical Engineering (Thai and International Programs)
Experimentation and Data Analysis (Thai and International Programs)
Biochemical Engineering
Chemical Process Industries (Co-teaching)
Chemical Engineering Laboratory 1, 2, 3 (Co-teaching)
Downstream Processing in Biotechnology (Thai and International Programs)
Green Industry (Co-teaching)
Unit Operations (International Programs, Co-teaching)
Crystallization and Modelling
Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering (Co-teaching)
Bioseparation Processes
Design of Experiments and Data Analysis
Advanced Numerical Methods
Recognitions and Awards:
2013 – 2015 Awarded the New Researchers Grant by Thailand Research Fund (TRF).
2009 The Exchange Program for East Asia Young Researchers of University of Hyogo, JSPS, Japan
2006 - 2010 Strategic Scholarships for Frontier Research Network for the Ph.D. Program Thai Doctoral degree,
Commission on Higher Education, Thailand
2004 - 2005 Scholarship for students with Outstanding Academic Performance, Suranaree University of Technology
2001 - 2003 AMCHAM’s Scholarship, The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand
Research Areas:
Industrial Crystallization, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Bioprocesses and Bioseparation
Academic Output:
1. Supervisor of 3 completed M.Eng. students, 6 M. Eng. students, and 1 Ph.D. student.
2. Study guides on the subject of Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering, Advanced Mathematics for Chemical Engineering, and Bioseparation Processes
Publications and Presentations <<click>>
Reviewer and Committees:
[1] Reviewer: Crystals (2022) (International Journal)
[2] Reviewer: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (2014, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023) (International Journal)
[3] Reviewer: Chemical Engineering and Technology (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) (International Journal)
[4] Reviewer: Crystal Research and Technology (2017) (International Journal)
[5] Reviewer: Crystal Growth and Design (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) (International Journal)
[6] Reviewer: Journal of Crystal Growth (2020, 2023) (International Journal)
[7] Reviewer: Powder Technology (2020) (International Journal)
[8] Reviewer: Reaction Chemistry & Engineering (2021) (International Journal)
[9] Reviewer: Recent Patents on Drug Delivery & Formulation (2019) (International Journal)
[10] Reviewer: Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan (2021, 2022) (International Journal)
[11] Reviewer: Processes (2023) (International Journal)
[12] Reviewer: Molecules (2022) (International Journal)
[13] Reviewer: ChemEngineering (2023) (International Journal)
[14] Reviewer: Journal of Molecular Liquids (2023) (International Journal)
[15] Reviewer: Sustainability (2023) (International Journal)
[16] Reviewer: Chemical Engineering Journal (2023) (International Journal)
[17] Reviewer: International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2023) (International Journal)
[18] Reviewer: Separation and Purification Technology (2023) (International Journal)
[19] Reviewer: Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology (2023) (Thai Journal)
[20] Reviewer: Farm Engineering and Automation Technology Journal (2021) (Thai Journal)
[21] Reviewer: Ladkrabang Engineering Journal (2022) (Thai Journal)
[22] Reviewer: The 7th International Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Conference (ITIChE 2017) (International Conference)
[23] Reviewer: Burapha University International Conference 2015 (International Conference)
[24] Reviewer: Burapha University International Conference 2012 (International Conference)
[25] Reviewer: Pure and Applied Chemistry International Conference 2013 (PACCON2013) (International Conference)
[26] Reviewer: The 29th Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Conference (TIChE2020) (National and International Conference)
[27] Reviewer: The 30th Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Conference (TIChE2021) (National and International Conference)
[28] Conference Secretariat: The 30th Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Conference (TIChE2021) (National and International Conference)
[29] Organizing Committee: The 28th Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Conference (TIChE2018) (National and International Conference)
[30] Organizing Committee: The International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization 2019 (BIWIC2019)
[31] Conference Chair: The 5th Asian Crystallization Technology Symposium (ACTS-2021)
[32] Conference Secretariat: The First Thailand Biorefinery Conference
[33] Organizing Committee: The 5th Regional Conference on Chemical Engineering (international Conference)
[34] Local Editorial Committee: The 31st Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Conference (TIChE2022) (National and International Conference)
[35] Reviewer: The 35th Annual Meeting of the Thai Society for Biotechnology and International Conference (TSB 2023)
[36] Conference Chair: The 15th International Workshop on Crystal Growth of Organic Materials (CGOM15)
Professional Affiliation:
[1] 2017 – 2018 Committee, The Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (TIChE)
[2] 2015 – 2016 Consultant, The Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (TIChE)
[3] 2015 - present Member, The Thai Institute of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (TIChE)