Committee

Advisory Board

Name	Position	Country
Assoc. Prof. Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, M.D.	President of Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Prof. Pewpan Maleewong, M.D.	Vice President for Research and Innovation	Thailand
Asst. Prof. Araya Chaoruangrit	Dean, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Chuenchit Boonchird	President of the Thai Society for Biotechnology (TSB)	Thailand
Prof. Takeshi Omasa	President of the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB)	Japan
Prof. Ts. Suraini Abd Azi	President of the AFOB-Malaysian Chapter (AFOB-MC)	Malaysia
Prof. Chi-Wei Lan	President of the Biotechnology and Bioengineering Society of Taiwan (BEST)	Taiwan
Prof. Sung Ok Han	President of the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB)	Replublic of Korea
Prof. Shimizu Hiroshi	President of the Society for Biotechnology of Japan (SBJ)	Japan

International Scientific Committee

Name	Affiliation	Country
Prof. Qiang Liao	School of Energy and Power Engineering	China
Prof. Kazuhito Fujiyama	International Center for Biotechnology, The University of Osaka	Japan
Prof. Chen-Yeon Chu	Institute of Green Products, Feng Chia University	Taiwan
Assoc. Prof. Gopalakrishnan Kumar	Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Stavanger	Norway
Prof. Mamoru Yamada	Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial Resources, Yamaguchi University	Japan
Assoc. Prof. Huynh Xuan Phong	Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Food and Biotechnology, Can Tho University	Vietnam
Prof. Eric Trably	Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement (LBE), Narbonne	France
Prof. Tsuyoshi Imai	Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University	Japan
Assist. Prof. Isabella Pecorini	DESTEC – Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Energia, dei Sistemi, del Territorio e delle Costruzioni, dell’Università di Pisa	Italy
Prof. Yoshito Umeda	Tokai National Higher Education and Research System Gifu University, Academic Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration	Japan
Prof. Peer Mohamed	Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Malaysia
Prof. Dwi Susilaningsih	RCAM-LSEO-BRIN Soekarno Campus, Cibinong Science Center	Indonesia

Local Organizing Committee

Name	Affiliation	Country
Prof. Alissara Reungsang	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Prof. Lakkana Laopaiboon	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Prof. Pakawadee Kaewkannetra	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Prof. Pattana Laopaiboon	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Apilak Salakkam	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Jirawan Apiraksakorn	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Mallika Kongkietkajorn	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Pornthap Thanonkeo	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Preekamol Klanrit	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Weera Piyatheerawong	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Asst. Prof. Kanit Vichitphan	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Asst. Prof. Khanittha Fiala	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Asst. Prof. Narubeth Lorwanishpaisarn	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Asst. Prof. Pensri Plangklang	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Asst. Prof. Sukanda Vichitphan	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Asst. Prof. Vichai Leelavatcharamas	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Dr. Pakornswit Sathongdejwisit	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Dr. Siriporn Lunprom	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Dr. Thanawat Thanapornsin	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Sureewan Sittijunda	Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University (Salaya), Nakhonpathom	Thailand
Assoc. Prawit Kongjan	Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Rattana Jariyaboon	Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University	Thailand
Assoc. Prof. Sompong O-thong	Biofuel and Biocatalysis Innovation Research Unit, Nakhonsawan Campus, Mahidol University, Nakhonsawan	Thailand

BioNext Rising Star Award Committee

Name	Position	Country
Dr. Thanawat Thanapornsin	Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Asst. Prof. Peerapong Wongthahan	Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Dr. Nudthawud Homtong	Department of Geotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand
Dr. Pakanun Charoensri	Department of Culinary Science and Technology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University	Thailand