Bangkok--24 Nov--Asian Institute of Technology
Dr. Somchet Thinaphong, Chairman of the Executive Board of National Innovation Agency (NIA), Ministry of Industry, as well as Chairman of Executive Board of Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Ministry of Science and Technology, has been unanimously elected as the new President of the AIT Alumni Association (AITAA). He was elected during the forty-fourth Governing Body Meeting of the AITAA held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 31 October 2015. He assumes a two-year term beginning 1 January 2016.
Dr. Somchet obtained his Master's of Engineering (Water Resource Engineering) and Ph.D from AIT in 1975 and 1980 respectively. He formerly served as President of the AITAA Thailand Chapter from 1993-1998.