Education

D.Eng. Water and Wastewater Engineering (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand) 2009
M.Eng. Water and Wastewater Engineering (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand) 2001
B.Eng. Environmental Engineering (Chiang Mai University, Thailand) 1993

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Professional Specialization and Research Interests

Water and Wastewater engineering including design and improvement, Sanitation and Health risk planning by using Material Flow Analysis (MFA) and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment QMRA), Pathogen Flow Analysis (PFA), Feacal sludge management and treatment, Decentralized wastewater treatment (DEWAT) system, Constructed Wetland system, Materials for adsorption process, Co-processes treatment of chemical precipitation and electro-magnetic system for TDS removal.

Patents/IP

• Sampling device for faecal sludge measurement, Application no.1401004208, Thailand
• Sludge collection tank, Application no. 1401005381, Thailand
• Upflow sludge tank for modified cesspool system “Cess to fit”, Application no. 1401005382, Thailand

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Contact information

Phone : (662) 889-2138 Ext. 6291
Email : nawatch.sur@mahidol.ac.th
Department : Environmental & Water Resources Engineering Program, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Faculty : Faculty of Engineering
Institution / University : Mahidol University

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Recent Research Publications – Peer reviewed Journals/Conference Proceedings

(Reputed International Journals in the Last Five Years)
Journal Published:

• Polprasert C., Panuvatvanich., Surinkul N. and Kuttathep T. (2014) New Generation Toilet for Health and Environmental Improvement, The journal of Royal Institute of Thailand, Vol.39, No.2: pp 85 – 96.
• Keserue H.A., Fuchslin H.P., Wittwer M., Nguyen-Viet H, Thuy T.N., Surinkul N., Kottatep T., Schurch N. and Egli T. (2012) Comparison of Rapid Methods for Detection of Giardia spp. And Cryptosporidium spp. (Oo) cysts Using Transportable Instrumentation in a Field Development, Environ. Sci. Technol., 46(16), pp 8952-8959, DOI: 10.1021/es301974m
• Surinkul N and Koottatep T (2009),Advanced Sanitation Planning Tool with Health Risk Assessment: Case study in a peri urban community in Thailand, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, Vol. 15, No.5, pp 1064-1077.
• Nguyen-Viet H., Zinsstag J., Schertenleib R., Zurbrugg C., Obrist., Montangero A., Surinkul N., Kone D., Morel A., Cisse G., Koottatep T., Bonfoh B. and Tanner M. (2009), Improving Environmental Sanitation, Health, and Well-being: A conceptual framework for Integral Intervention, EcoHealth, 6(2): pp180-191.

  
Oral Presented:

• Koottatep T and Surinkul N, Application of QMRA for environmental sanitation planning in urban /peri-urban cities: Case study in Klong Luang municipality Thailand, GCOE AIT-KU Joint Symposium on Human Security Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand, 19-20 November, 2009.
• Surinkul Nand Koottatep T, Microbial risk assessment and management for urban environments and vegetable farmland in Thailand. The 4^th Biennial Conference of International Association for Ecology and Health,Kunming, P.R. China, 15-18 October 2012.
• N. Phuaprasert, R. Jindal and N. Surinkul, Investigation of Moringa Oleifera used as Natural Coagulant in Water Treatment Process, The 1^st Environment and Natural Resources International Conference (ENRIC 2014): Global Climate Change and Sustainability Pathways, 6 – 7 November 2014, Bangkok, Thailand

 
Poster Presented:

•  Koottatep T and Surinkul N, Fate of E. coli and Salmonella in a tropical farmland and their associated health risk, 15^th Health-Related Water Microbiology Symposium, Naxos Conference Center, Greece, 31 October-05 June, 2009

 
Book or Chapter

•  Montangero A., Schaffner M., Surinkul N., Nguyen-Viet H., Koottatep T., Morel A., Luthi C., and Schertenleib R. (2010) Innovative Tools for Environmental Sanitation Planning and River Basin Management in Southeast Asia., Global Change and Sustainable Development: A Synthesis of Regional Experiences from Research Partnerships, Edited by Hurni H. and Wiesmann U. Perspectives of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South, Vol.5 Bern, Switzerland: Geographica Bernensia, pp 357–370.

 
Projects and Research grants in the Last Five Years
Projects:

1. Development of filter media for Constructed Wetland treating micro-pollutant, Sponsor by Asian Institute of Technology, Project value of 0.4 Million Baht, 2015 (Project investigator)_On-going
2. Training program to encourage local hotel for the environmental friendly service, Phase 2, Designed Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Public Organization), Project value of 0.8 Million Baht, 2015 (Project investigator)
3. Comparison of CO₂ emission from tourism route, Designed Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Public Organization), Project value of 0.7 Million Baht, 2015 (Project investigator)
4. Training program to encourage local hotel for the environmental friendly service, Designed Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Public Organization), Project value of 1.2 Million Baht, 2014 (Project investigator)
5. Investigation of odor from wastewater treatment plant for Mega Bangna Complex, Thailand, Project value of 100,000 Baht, 2014 (Project Investigator and Environmental Specialist)
6. Sustainable Decentralized Wastewater Management in Developing Countries: Design, Operation and Monitoring, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Project value of 30 Million Baht, Phase 1,2014 (DEWAT specialist under AIT contract)
7. Technical assistance for the set-up of credit-facility to support ecosystems friendly accommodations in the coastal areas, Thailand, Agence Francasise de Developpement, AFD and Kasikorn Bank (Phase 2) (2012), Project value of 1 Million Baht(Water and wastewater expert)
8. Water Reuse for Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) (2012), Project value of  6 Million Baht (Health risk expert)
9. Assessment of Fecal Sludge Rheological Properties, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) (2011), Project value of 1 Million Baht (Senior researcher and DEWAT specialist)
10. Sustainable Tourism in Response to Global Warming, Designed Areas for Sustaiable Tourism Adminstration (DASTA) Thailand, leader by Thammasart University (2011), Project value of 1 Million baht (Water and wastewater specialist)
11. Innovative sanitation approach by coupling of ecological reuse system with health risk determination: A demonstration case at public school-Thailand, NCCR, North-South, Switzerland (2011) (Wetland and Health risk expert)
12. Technical assistance for the set-up of credit-facility to support ecosystems friendly accommodations in the coastal areas, Thailand, Agence Francasise de Developpement, AFD (2010) (Water and wastewater expert)
13. Zero discharge, Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry, Thailand (2010) (Leader for water pinch analysis team)
14. Wastewater reuse and recycling for industrial, domestic and agriculture sectors in Thailand, Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand (2009) (Water and wastewater expert)

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