SM Smith
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siwaporn M. Smith
Center of Sustainable Energy and Green Materials
Module of Chemistry for Natural Resources and Waste Materials
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
999 Phuttamonthon Sai 4 Road, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakorn Pathom 73170 Thailand
E-mail: siwaporn.smi@mahidol.edu
Expertise
Research Area: Our research utilizes materials innovation to develop simple, economical, and energy efficient environmental remediation technology. Tailoring surface- and defect structures in solid materials to understand structure-property relationships allows for the design and synthesis of technological materials having desirable properties for environmental remediation and greener chemical processes. Current projects related to development of reusable hybrid organic-inorganic sorbents for effective removal of heavy metals in polluted water, reusable (or easily regenerated) catalysts for rapid removal of organic pollutants from wastewater and volatile organic compounds in air under ambient conditions, and low-cost catalysts derived from biomass waste.
Current Research Projects
Bioresource derived catalysts for productions of biofuel and fine chemicals
Layered hydroxide materials utilized in wastewater remediation
Catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds: air pollution treatments
Materials processing
Awards
2017: Endeavour Executive Fellowship by Australian government
2016-2017: Newton fund Professional Development Programme for Midcareer Researchers by British Council in partnership with Thailand Research Fund
2016: ASEAN Science Leadership Program organized by Global Young Academy
2015: L'Oréal Thailand For Women in Science Fellowship Award for Materials Science Research from L’Oréal (Thailand) Ltd., with support from the Thai National Commission for UNESCO (LINK)
2015: Wiley-CST Award for Contribution to Green Chemistry from the Chemical Society of Thailand jointly with John Wiley & Son Inc
2015: JST-Sakura program supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency
2015-Present: Certified Trainer in Publishing Research, American Chemical Society
2008: Australian Leadership Award‐Fellowship
Education
2003: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Chemistry, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
1997: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemistry, Mahidol University, Thailand
