Educational history

• Jun. 2018, Dr. Eng. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

• Nov. 2014, M.S. in Environmental Engineering, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines

• Jul. 2012, B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Cambodia

Experiences

2021/01 – present: Deputy Director, Department of STI Policy, Ministry of Industry Science Technology and Innovation

2020/07 – 2020/12: Deputy Director, Research and Innovation Center, Institute of Technology of Cambodia

2020/03 – 2020/06: Head of Water and Environment Research Unit, Institute of Technology of Cambodia

2019/10 – 2020/02: Lecturer-Researcher at Institute of Technology of Cambodia

2018/09 – 2019/09: Postdoctoral researcher at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Nakamura-Lab)

2018/09 – 2019/09: Visiting researcher at Yamagata University

2015/04 – 2018/08: Research and teaching assistant at Tokyo Institute of Technology ( Yoshimura-Fujii-lab )

2014/12 – 2015/03: Lecturer and researcher at Institute of Technology of Cambodia

Research field

Hydrology and hydrological modelling, Sediment dynamics, Water quality, Aquatic Environmental Management

Awards and scholarships

1. Best paper and presentation award in the 3rd International Symposium on Conservation and Management of Tropical Lakes, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Sept. 2018)

2. Best presentation award in the 2nd International Symposium on Conservation and Management of Tropical Lakes, Siem Reap, Cambodia (Aug. 2017)

3. Best presentation award in 7th Regional Symposium on Infrastructure Development, Bangkok, Thailand (Nov. 2015)

4. AUN/SEED-Net, JICA scholarship for doctoral degree at Tokyo Institute of Technology (2015-2018)

5. AUN/SEED-Net, JICA scholarship for master degree at University of the Philippines (2012-2014)

6. University scholar award at University of the Philippines- Diliman (2014)

7. Sumitomo award for first class honor at Institute of Technology of Cambodia (2010)

Reviewer: Water Research, Science of the Total Environment, Techno-Science Research Journal

Alumni: AUN/SEED-Net, JICA, Water environment lab in Tokyo Tech

Membership: Association of Civil Eng. Dept. in Tokyo Tech, the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi-University of the Philippines