Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Earth System Science and Andaman Natural Disaster Management (ESSAND )

1. Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Earth System Science and Andaman Natural Disaster Management (ESSAND) Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Phuket Campus Phuket, Thailand www.essand.psu.ac.th

2. PSU Name: Prince of Songkla University Acronym: PSU Motto: Our Soul Is For The Benefit Of Mankind Established: 1967 Type: Government University Academic staff: 2,392 Students: 39,723 Undergraduate: 33,844 Postgraduate: 5,879 Campus: Hat-Yai (Main campus), Pattani, Phuket, Surat- Thani, Trang Website: http://www.psu.ac.th

3. ESSAND • ESSAND stands for Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Earth System Science and Andaman Natural Disaster Management. • ESSAND is an interdisciplinary graduate school of specialization under Prince of Songkla University (PSU), and is located in Phuket campus. • Main ESSAND’s objectives are to • develop the knowledge and technology for understanding, predicting, and responding to global change at local to global scales • train a new generation of scientists with high-level research capability and skills in the field of earth system science

4. ESSAND Name: Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Earth System Science and Andaman Natural Disaster Management Acronym: ESSAND Type: Interdisciplinary Graduate School Established: 2014 Location: Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus 80 Vichitsongkram RoadKathu, Phuket 83120 THAILAND Website: http://www.essand.psu.ac.th

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7. Asst. Prof. Dr. Chinnawat Surussavadee Director of ESSAND Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) in 2007 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA IEEE, Senior Member Research expertise: Satellite Passive Millimeter-Wave Retrieval of Global Precipitation, High-Resolution Numerical Weather Forecasting, Atmospheric Modeling, Natural Disaster Management, Remote Sensing of Environment • PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS • 2012 Thailand Young Technologist Award from Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of His Majesty the King • 2013 Outstanding Research Award in the field of Engineering and Industrial Research from National Research Council of Thailand • 2013 Outstanding Young Lecturer Award from PSU • 2012 Outstanding Personnel Award from PSU • 2007 Excellent Doctoral Thesis Award from National Research Council of Thailand • Second prize, Student Prize Paper Competition at IEEE IGARSS 2005

8. Asst. Prof. Dr. Chinnawat Surussavadee Director of ESSAND Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) in 2007 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA IEEE, Senior Member Research expertise: Satellite Passive Millimeter-Wave Retrieval of Global Precipitation, High-Resolution Numerical Weather Forecasting, Atmospheric Modeling, Natural Disaster Management, Remote Sensing of Environment • PUBLICATIONS • 12 papers in ISI journals (mostly in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote sensing), where he is the first author for nine of them and is the sole author for one of them • 14 papers in international conference proceedings, mostly in IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) • 1 invited book chapter in an international textbook • 2 books in Thai language on “Remote Sensing of Global Precipitation Using Passive Millimeter-Wave Satellites and High-Resolution Numerical Weather Forecasting Models for Thailand”

9. Dr. AvirutPuttiwongrak D.Phil. (Environment Resource System Engineering) in 2013 from Kyoto University, Japan Research expertise: Geophysical, Geotechnical, and Geomechanical techniques in exploration of surface and subsurface and integrated those knowledge for preventing Geo-disasters and contributing a development of energy, environment, and infrastructure • ACHIEVEMENTS • 2010 Monbukagakusho Scholarship from Japanese Government to pursue Ph.D. program at Kyoto University, Japan • 2009 Deeswasmongkol prize in recognition of the most outstanding academic performance in the field of Geotechnical and Thailand Geoenvironmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology(AIT), Thailand • PUBLICATIONS • International journal papers: 1 published paper and 4 in review • 10 international conference proceedings

10. Academic Programs • M.Phil./D.Phil. in Earth System Science (will start in August 2014) • M.Phil./D.Phil. in Natural Disaster Management (will start soon) • All programs are international interdisciplinary research-based • Research assistantships and scholarships are available for well qualified students

11. Study Plan * is Satisfied/Unsatisfied ** is for a student entering the D.Phil. program with a Bachelor’s degree Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)

12. Graduation Requirements English Language Requirement

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14. www.worldmeteorology.com

15. www.worldmeteorology.com • www.worldmeteorology.com provides global meteorological and natural disaster data and information for public benefits • All data and information are products of ESSAND Director’s research, except for earthquake reports. Products include: • Weather forecasts for 28 hours in advance for Southeast Asia • Near real-time retrievals of global precipitation from observations of passive millimeter-wave satellites employing the AMP algorithm • Near real-time precipitation retrievals from observations of passive infrared geostationary satellites employing the JPP algorithm • Global earthquake reports, where the data are from USGS • Flood forecasts for important river basins in southern Thailand, where the forecasts are available only in monsoon seasons • WMApp that works with any Android devices is freely available in Google Play Store