On December 5-6, 2023, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suwanna Boontanon, a lecturer from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, and Prof. Sudarshan Kurwadkar, Fullerton Visiting Professor of Mahidol University from California State University, along with doctoral and master's degree students, attended the research lecture on PFAS - Forever Chemicals in the environment. They also had laboratory tours aimed at expanding academic and research collaboration with The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Macquarie University (MQ), and The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Australia.