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Roles of ATPAC and Thailand 4.0 Initiative

Roles of ATPAC and Thailand 4.0 Initiative. Methi Wecharatana , Ph.D. President of ATPAC, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NJIT Seattle, WA, September 6-7, 2019. Acknowledgements. H.E. Minister Suvit Maesincee

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Roles of ATPAC and Thailand 4.0 Initiative

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  1. Roles of ATPACand Thailand 4.0 Initiative MethiWecharatana, Ph.D. President of ATPAC, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NJIT Seattle, WA, September 6-7, 2019

  2. Acknowledgements • H.E. Minister SuvitMaesincee • Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation • Distinguished Delegates from Thailand and all Thai Government Officials • Conference Co-organizers: MHESI, IPST, OST • Members of ATPAC and All Current Thai Students

  3. Answer: Roles of ATPAC: • Nurturing the next generation (Students) • Building strategic research programs through team work and leadership • Raise standard of Thai engineering and science education

  4. “Thailand 4.0” • “Thailand 4.0”, The Best Initiative ever proposed by any of our Thai Governments in years • It is now up to all of us, Thai professionals in Thailand and overseas, to make it a reality

  5. Thai Professionals in America and Canada…..Who are they? • Thai professionals working in the U.S. and Canada • Thai and Non-Thai • 1st and 2nd Generations • 30-50 years of experience in industry and academia • 10-25 years • 1-10 years • American-born Thai descents • Thai Students

  6. Fields of Expertise • Water Resource Management • Environment • Climate Changeand Carbon Sequestration • Materials Science and Characterization • Computer Science and Big Data • Chemical Engineering and Petrochemicals • Hazardous Waste Management • Business and Management • Transportation • Corrosion • System Engineering • Telecommunication and IT • Higher Education • NOAA and Environment • Energy Storage and Batteries • Pharmaceutical Industry • Pain Research • Patents and Laws • Building and Construction Technology • Games Software and Animation

  7. Examples of 2nd Generations • B.S. Chemical Engineering • Laws………Current Practice…….Patent Attorney for Chemical Industry • B.S. Computer Science • Laws……….Current Practice…….Patent Review Attorney with the U.S. Patent Office in Washington Office in D.C. • B.S. Computer Science • Games Software Developer (With Tony Hawk) • ………………Current Practice…….Retired at the age of 38

  8. What can ATPAC do for Thailand? • Provide guidance and placement of Thai students with leading scientists and professors in U.S. universities and research institutions • MIT versus Iowa State University or University of Iowa • Chemical Engineering; Pharmaceutical; Most universities have better Civil Engineering program than MIT • MIT versus U. Oklahoma, U. of Texas, U. Missouri-Rolla • Petroleum; Petro-chemicals • MIT versus UCLA, UC San Diego, U. of Buffalo • Earthquake Engineering

  9. Foundation for Thailand’s Human Resource Development in the U.S. • Help lay the foundation for Human Resource Development in the U.S. by setting up and nurturing all Thai Students in the U.S. through the • “Thai Students Association in America and Canada” • ATPAC to organize Annual Technical Conference for Thai Students Association in America and Canada

  10. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) • Dr. SirivatchShimpalee(ATPAC Members in Charge) • Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina • Objective of REU • Promote Research Engagement for Undergraduate Students • Nurturing Potential Future Researchers and Future Research Network • Working with IPST and Thai Universities to bring undergraduate students to engage in Research with NSF Funded Research Training Centers in the U.S. • Students working on NSF Funded Research Projects

  11. Taking a better care of our “Best and Brightest”, who are the future of our research programs

  12. Build research teams for selected research programs for Thailand • Example: Advanced Cement-based Materials (ACBM) • Microstructures and Materials Characterization • Cement Chemistry • Properties and Mix Proportions • Testing and Design • Product Development • Standard and Code

  13. Strategy and Tasks • How many Thai researchers in each specific area? • (Total 60; 5 in each area; studies in 12 leading programs around the world) • Where to study and with whom? • Placement through connection of ATPAC members • Follow up on students’ research progress and prepare needed research facilities in Thailand for students upon their completion • Set up research programs in Thailand to compete globally

  14. Key Research Areas for Thailand (Proposed by ATPAC) • Big Data • Sensors • Energy Storage • Water Resource Management • These are four key research areas concluded by the National Academy of Engineers to have global impact in the forth coming decades

  15. What activities we are proposing? • Following the practice that were used by Germany, Korea, Singapore, Japan, and India through bi-lateral cooperation: • U.S.-Korea Workshops on Clean Coals Technology • U.S.-German Workshops on High Performance Fibrous Concrete • U. of Michigan and U. of Stuttgart • U.S.-Singapore Workshops on Durability of Concrete; High Performance Concrete; and Fiber Reinforced Concrete (NUS) • U.S.-Japan Joint Workshop on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete (Sendai) • ATPAC Proposed to organize Annual U.S.-Thailand Joint Technical Workshops/Conferences Series on selected areas of research interests that adhere to Thailand 4.0 Initiative and the four key research areas proposed earlier

  16. U.S.-Thailand Joint Workshop on Energy Storage and Batteries • ATPAC plans to invite U.S. Researchers from • U.S. DOE Federal Labs (Key Program Managers) • Researchers in U.S. Universities working with funding from USDOE programs and USABC programs • USABC (Advanced Battery Consortium) • Industry developing advanced batteries • And Thai “Energy-Storage” Research Teams

  17. Recruit Leading Non-Thai Professionals for Thailand • ATPAC helps recruit leading Non-Thai Professionals to lead major projects for Thailand under Thailand 4.0 Initiative • Example: Dr. Al Sacco • Former U.S. NASA Astronaut • Ph.D. for MIT in Chemical Engineering • Dean of Engineering, Texas Tech University • Invited to Thailand by The Late King Rama 9 and stayed for 3 months at the KlaiKangwol Palace • Was thesis advisor of KhunChartsiriSoponpanich of Bangkok Bank • Know worldwide

  18. Other Potential Leading Scientists and Researchers • Distinguished Professor Suru P. Shah (Formerly at Northwestern University) for Advanced Cement-based Materials • Alex Schwarzkopf, (Formerly program manager and founder of NSF’s Industry-University Cooperative Research Center Program) • Lynn Preston, (Formerly program manager and founder of NSF’s Engineering Research Center Program)

  19. Achieving Outcome-Based Education:Program Formulation, Criteria, Assessment, and Evaluation Methi Wecharatana, Ph.D. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology, and President of the Association of Thai Professionals in America and Canada (ATPAC) At Chula, August 25, 2019

  20. Outcome Based Learning การใช้ Outcome based มีผลกระทบต่อการจัดการการเรียนรู้ มีผลต่อการสร้างองค์ความรู้และ skills set (student outcomes) ของนักศึกษาโดยตรง ซึ่งเป็นเพียง หนึ่งในหลายมิติที่มีผลต่อการจัดการการศึกษา เช่น • การกำหนดวิสัยทัศน์ พันธกิจของมหาวิทยาลัย คณะ และหลักสูฅร • การกำหนดและการสร้าง core value ให้เป็นหลักที่ใช้ยึดเหนี่ยวทั้งการปฏิบัติตัว และ การออกแบบการจัดการ • การวางแผนระยะยาว และ การกำหนดทิศทางเพื่อปรับตัวก่อนการเปลี่ยนแปลงจากภายนอก

  21. เรียนรู้จากสภาบันชั้นนำอีกหลายพันแห่งเรียนรู้จากสภาบันชั้นนำอีกหลายพันแห่ง Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Stanford, UCLA, UC – Berkley, Northwestern, U of Illinois – Urbana/Champagne, … ที่แต่ละแห่งมีอะไรที่เหมือนกันคือ

  22. ทุกแห่งใช้ Outcome based learning และ accreditโดยองค์กรภายใต้ Regional Accreditation Organizationsซึ่งมีการปรับปรุง Frameworkในการaccreditมากว่า 100ปี เราสามารถเรียนรู้และนำมาปรับใช้ได้เลย

  23. ทุกแห่ง accreditedโดยองค์กรภายนอก

  24. ระดับมหาวิทยาลัย Council for Higher Education Accreditation(www.chea.org) Accreditation Organizations in 6 Regions: • Higher Learning Commission (HLC - 1895) • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE - 1919) • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE - 1885) • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU - 1917) • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC - 1895) • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC - 1962), Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) – Accreditation Commission for Schools (ACSWASC)

  25. การประเมินผู้บริหารของมหาวิทยาลัยการประเมินผู้บริหารของมหาวิทยาลัย NJIT is accredited byMiddle States Commission on Higher Education(1919) as follows: Standard I - Mission and Goals Standard II - Ethics and Integrity Standard III - Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience Standard IV - Support of the Student Experience Standard V - Educational Effectiveness Assessment Standard VI - Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement Standard VII - Governance, Leadership, and Administration

  26. Accreditation at the College Level • Newark College of Engineering at NJITis accredited by “Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)” using Professionals from • ASCE • ASME • AIChE • IEEE • IIE

  27. TABEE versus ABET • ABET –Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology • Criteria and Practice are well established (since 1995) • TABEE –Thailand Accreditation Board for Engineering Education • Criteria and Practice are still being developed • Under Council of Engineers of Thailand (สภาวิศวกร) • Both use “Outcome-based Learning” concept

  28. Problems with Thai Engineering Programs • All Thai engineering programs have not changed for the past 50 years, citing requirements and restriction from สกอand สภาวิศวกร • Both agencies have similar criteria of requiring certain numbers of specific courses and credits in Engineering and General Education • Causing all Thai engineering programs to have approximately 150 credits, but critically lack innovation and program uniqueness and selling points

  29. Thai engineering programs have no minimum requirements compared to the U.S. programs • 30 credits or One Year Equivalent of Basic Mathematics and Science • One and a Half Year of Engineering Content in the Specific Field • Sufficient General Education • Major Design Experience

  30. TABEE Status in International Forum • Status: ProvisionalSignatory Member of Washington (WA) Accord • Three years window to turn into Full Member • Need to pass Standard Accreditation (possibly ABET) Test (Four programs from Two Thai Universities) to be a Full Member • Most countries in Asia are Full Members of WA accord except Thailand and Myanmar • If using ABET criteria as reference for program evaluation, all Thai Engineering Programs will fail today • Last year, Vietnam and Indonesia passed ABET Accreditation • In short, TABEE needs help

  31. Potential Thai Engineering Programs to Pass ABET in the Next Two Years With Support from OHEC, ATPAC provided Training for the following programs: • Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) • Civil Engineering Program • KMUTNB • Chemical Engineering Program • Mahidol University • All Seven Engineering Programs • Chiang Mai University • Mechanical Engineering • Computer Engineering

  32. Request from สภาวิศวกรand TABEE • ATPAC to provide training to TABEE Program Evaluators (PEV) using ABET standards twice per year • ATPAC to provide training to Thai Engineering Programs in preparation for their Self-Study Report (SSR) twice per year

  33. SUMMARY Roles of ATPAC: • Nurturing the next generation (Students) • Building strategic research programs through team work and leadership • Raise standard of Thai engineering and science education

  34. Thank you for your attention

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