Bangkok--19 Jul--AIT
AIT alumna Dr. Ranjna Jindal of Mahidol University (MU) was recently honored by her university as the advisor of the Mahidol University 2010 Distinguished Thesis Awardee, Ms. Ying Li.
The AIT graduate was presented with two certificates by Clin. Prof. Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn, M.D., President of MU, one for being the major advisor of her student, and the another for being the program director at the award ceremony on 21 May 2011.
Dr. Jindal, who earned her Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering in 1982, and doctorate degrees in Water and Waste Water Engineering in 1995 from AIT, joined MU in 2006, and is now a visiting professor and program director, International Graduate Program in Environmental & Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering.
Her Master’s advisee, Ms. Ying Li, was the only student from the Faculty of Engineering to win the “Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award” for her work titled “The Occurence and Removal Efficiency of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs).”
According to Dr. Jindal, there is currently no routine monitoring of pharmaceuticals and personal care products’ (PPCPs) residues, and almost no data exists on the occurrence and fate of such emerging micro-pollutants in municipal wastewater treatment plants and in receiving water resources in Thailand.
She said the results of this study would help in identifying knowledge gaps and research needs to assure the public’s health and safety and of the environment. The findings may also contribute to the development of a national implementation plan for the management of pharmaceuticals and related chemical compounds that are the byproducts of the manufacturing of such products in extensive use.
At Mahidol University, Dr. Jindal now teaches Master’s-level students in her three courses. She said: “My learning and training at AIT during my master’s and doctoral study periods, as well as my experiences as a researcher and visiting faculty at AIT, have all contributed to my capabilities in teaching and research in my field at MU.”
It was a matter of immense honor and joy for me to witness my student receiving this award and to receive recognition myself from the MU President as the major advisor of the 2010 Distinguished Thesis awardee,” Dr. Jindal added.
Photo caption: Dr. Ranjna Jindal and Clin. Prof. Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn