PROFILE

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Name

                       Asst. Prof. Dr.Somsak Vongpradubchai

Position

                     Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering

Affiliation

                      Department of Mechanical Engineering,    Faculty of Engineering 

                      Thammasat University (Rangsit Campus),  Klong Luang, Pathumthani

                       12120, THAILAND 

                       Tel : 662-564-3001-9 ext. 3264          Fax : 662-564-3023

                       Email: vsomsak@engr.tu.ac.th

Education

                      Ph.D.(Engineering), Thammasat University, THAILAND

                      M.Eng.(Mechanical Engineering),Thammasat University, THAILAND 

                      B.Eng.(Mechanical Engineering),Thammasat University,  THAILAND

Research interest

• Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media 
  
  
• Microwave and Dielectric Materials interactions 
  
  
• Microwave Heating and Drying 
  
  
• Microwave Wood Drying
  
  
• Microwave Food Drying

Working Experience

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• 2021 - present ; Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering
  
  
• 2017-2020 ; Director of TEP-TEPE
  
  
• 2016; Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Quality Assurance
  @ faculty of Engineering
  
  
• 2015; Assistant Dean for Quality Assurance @ faculty of Engineering
  
  
• 2013; Assistant Dean for Research @ faculty of Engineering
  
  
• 2012; Deputy Head of Mechanical Engineering Department.(Administration)
  
  
• 2012; Comittee of Medical Engineering Program. (to present)
  
  
• 2012; Public Relations and International Affairs Comittee of Mechanical Engineering Department. (to present)
  
  
• 2012; Audit Comittee of Mechanical Engineering Department. (to present)
  
  
• 2011; QA Comittee of Mechanical Engineering Department. (to present)
  
  
• 2011; Secretery of the 2nd TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering
  
  
• 2010; Chair Coordinator of the1st TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (Student) 
  
  
• 2008; Chair Coordinator of the 22nd Conference of Mechanical Engineering Network of Thailand (Student)
  
  
• 2008; The project director of the undergraduate and graduate programs in the Research Center of Microwave utilization in Engineering (RCME.)
  
  
• 2007-2010; Graduate Researcher at RCME Lab [A Study of Drying Process of Dielectric Materials by Using Multi-Feed Microwave Continuous Belt Drier]
  
  
• 2005-present; Research Center of Microwave Utilization in Engineering ( RCME.) Researcher.
  
  
• 2005 -2010; Lab teaching assistant (TA) for the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
  
  
• 2005 -2009; Graphics 1-2 teaching assistant (TA) for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. 
  
  
• 2005-2006; Graduate Researcher at RCME Lab [Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Combined Microwave and Convective Drying of A Hygroscopic Porous Material : A Study Based on Softwood.]
  
  
• 2003-2004; Undergraduate Researcher at RCME Lab [Experimental study of microwave heating in dielectric material using a continuous belt furnace project. ( case study: star apple, clay and natural rubber )]