รศ.ดร.ธวัช ชิตตระการ (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tawat Chittakarn)

	Education:
	B.Sc. (Physics) Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
	M.Eng. (Nuclear Technology) Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
	M.A. (Physics) Kent State Univ., U.S.A.
	Ph.D. (Nuclear Physics) Kent State Univ., U.S.A.
	Office:
รศ.ดร.ธวัช ชิตตระการ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tawat Chittakarn Associate Professor of Nuclear Physics	P104, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkla.
Contact Address:
Department of Physics, Prince of Songkla University P.O. Box 3, Khohong Hatyai, Songkla, 90112 Telephone: +66-0-7428-8770, +66-0-7428-2807 Facsimile:+66-0-7455-8849 E-mail: tawat.c @psu.ac.th

Research Interests:

Proton-Neutron Reactions
Low-dose Radioactive Measurement
Nuclear Track –etch technique for detections of uranium, thorium, etc.
Development of micro pore membrane using nuclear track-etch technique
Non destructive testing using color vision technique for palms, oranges, etc.

Selected publications:

T. Chittrakarn, R. Boonnummar, T. Pongsuwan, P. Nuannin, S. Arrykul, P. Poemthong, and C. Kaew-on, 1993. “Lignite and Tin Ores Exploration in Southern Part of Thailand by Using Nuclear Track-Etch Detectors.” Nucl. Tracks Radiat. Meas., Vol. 22, No. 1-4, pp. 297-301.

Poungtip Ranglek, Thawat Chittrakarn and Warawutti Lohawijarn, 1996 “ A Radioactivity of Liwong Pluton and the country rocks”, Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 18 No.3 Jul.-Sep. 1996. pp. 349-355.

Tripob Bhongsuwan and Thawat Chittrakarn, 1997, “Magnetic susceptibility stratigraphy of bottom core-sediments from Songkhla Lake”, Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 19 No.3 Jul.-Sep. 1997. pp. 363-373.

Pikul Wanichapichart, Thawat Chittrakarn , Witoon Sujaritturakarn and Hans GL Coster, 2000, Production of Nuclear Track-Etched Membranes, Science Asia Journal of the Science Society of Thailand, Vol. 26, No 3, pp.175-179.

Wutthisasna J., Chittrakarn T., and Bhongsuwan, T. 2004, “Concentration of heavy metals and major elements in shadow well water and its relation with the evidence of oral and esophagus cancer in Namom district, Songkhla Province ” Songklanakarin J. Sc. Technol., Sep.-Oct. 2004, Vol. 26, No.5 , pp. 709-725.

Tripob Bhongsuwan, Thawat Chittrakarn, Somporn Chongkam, Pornsri Polapongs, Suksawat Sirijarukul, Apinun Thitipornpan, Komrit Watthanawathi and Jare Wuthisatr, 2001, “ Radon Risk Assesment Indoor/Outdoor to Public Communities in Songkla Lake Basin”, The 8th Nuclear Science and Technology Conference, June 20-21, pp 757-768.

Siripone Chueinta, Pramote Sojisuporn, Thawat Chittrakarn, Tripob Bhongsuwan, KampanatPunnarai, Wuthinun Waemama, 2001, “Study of Transport and Pile up of Sedimentation Sand at Songkla Lake Sea Port Using Radioactive Tracer Technique”, The 8th Nuclear Science and Technology Conference, June 20-21, pp 916-927.

Sunaree Bordeepong, Thawat Chittrakarn, Tripob Bhongsuwan, Somporn Chongkum and Areerat Khonduangkaew, 2001, “Development of Pore Piercing Process on Polycarbonate Film Using Nuclear Techniques, The 27th Congress on Science and Technology of Thailand, October 16-18, pp. 382.

Thanida Charoensuk, Thawat Chittrakarn, Pikul Wanicharpichart, Tripob Bhongsuwan, Paiboon Nuannin, 2002, “Maximum Pore Sizes Analysis of Nuclear Track-Etch Pore Membrane Using Bubble Test Point Techniques and Scanning Electron Microscope”, The 28th Congress on Science and Technology of Thailand, October 24-26, pp. 274.

Anusorn Tong-on, Thawat Chittrakarn, Tripob Bhongsuwan, Kampanart Punnary, 2002, “ Nondestructive Determination Quality of Dry Juice Sac Using X-ray Radiograph”, The 28th Congress on Science and Technology of Thailand, October 24-26, pp. 206.

Khampanart Punnary1, Thawat Chittrakarn1* , Tripob Bhongsuwan1 , Anusorn Tong-on, 2003, “Nondestructive Quality Determination of Orange Using Gamma Ray Scattering Process”, The 9th Nuclear Science and Technology Conference, 19-21 June 2003, pp 46.

Thawat Chittrakarn 1998 “Detection and Radiation Measurements, 1st edt. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 515 (ISBN 974-637-586-5).

Thawat Chittrakarn. 1988 “Nuclear Energy and Applications”. SCV Business Litd. , Bangkok. 202.

Thawat Chittrakarn and Rugchat Boonnumma 1987 “Nuclear Physics Simulations and introduction of Applied Radiation”, Physics Department Prince of Songkla University

Recent Grants:

2005	Awarded for “Best Graduate Alumni in the Faculty of Science”, Chulalongkorn University,
2000	Awarded for “Fabrication of Polycarbonate Micropore Membrane Using Nuclear Track-etch Technique”, Thailand National Research Coucil

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