Permanent Faculty Members
These are the faculty members responbile for teaching and thesis advisory.

Associate Professor Dr. Sarunya Promkotra
Email: sarunya@kku.ac.th || Internal phone: 44627 | Office: TE05 FL3 | Download CV
Graduate Level Teaching: Research Methodology, Advanced Geological Thermodynamics, Geochemical Analysis for Minerals and Rocks, Contaminant Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemistry, Geotechnology of Waste Management, Soil and Groundwater Remediation, Clay Technology and Engineering
Research and Expertise: Mechanical Properties of Materials, Nanomaterials (Clays & Composite Materials), Colloidal Aggregation, Groundwater Hydrogeochemistry, Petroleum Geochemistry, Biopolymer

Dr. Natthawiroj Silaratana
Email: thasil@kku.ac.th | Internal phone: 44376 | Office: TE01 FL2 | Download CV
Graduate Level Teaching: Mineral Exploration
Research and Expertise: Geological and minreal exploration

Assistant Professor Dr. Kritika (Kate) Trakoolngam
Email: krittr@kku.ac.th | Internal phone: 44612 | Office: TE01 FL2 | Download CV | Web page: http://krittr.wixsite.com/academic
Graduate Level Teaching: Advanced Soil Mechanics, Advanced Rock Mechanics, Geomechanics, Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Blasting Technology, Applied Engineering Geology, Ground Improvement Methods, Slope Engineering, Instrumentation and Development in Geotechnology, Open Excavation, Underground Excavation, Geotechnology of Waste Management, Geoenvironmental Impact Assessment, Geostatistics
Research and Expertise: Continuum mechanics for Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS), complexed rock/soil slope stability analysis and stabilization, estimation of lateral earth pressure

Assistant Professor Dr. Rungroj Arjwech
Email: rungroj@kku.ac.th | Internal phone: | Office: TE01 FL2 | Download CV
Graduate Level Teaching: Applied Geophysics, Seismic Reflection Survey, Analytical Method in Geophysics, Surface and Subsurface Mapping, Inverse Problems in Geophysics, Geotechnology of Waste Management
Research and Expertise: Geophysics

Dr. Pitaksit Ditbanjong
Email: pitadi@kku.ac.th | Internal phone: | Office: TE01 FL2 | Download CV
Graduate Level Teaching: Advanced Sedimentology, Quaternary Geology, Tectonics
Research and Expertise: Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleoenvironment

Dr. Vimoltip Singtuen
Email: vimosi@kku.ac.th | Internal phone: 44808 | Office: TE01 FL2 | Download CV | Web page: https://mukdarly.wixsite.com/g-ouilogist
Graduate Level Teaching: Geoparks and Geotourism, Geology of Mineral Deposits, Ore Petrography, Advanced Igneous Petrology, Advanced Metamorphic Petrology
Research and Expertise: Mineralogy, Petrology, Geoparks and geotourism

Dr. Potpreecha Pondthai
Email: potppo@kku.ac.th | Internal phone: | Office: TE01 FL2 | Download CV | ResearchGate: Potpreecha Pondthai
Graduate Level Teaching: Applied Geophysics, Seismic Reflection Survey, Analytical Method in Geophysics, Surface and Subsurface Mapping, Inverse Problems in Geophysics, Geotechnology of Waste Management
Research and Expertise: Near-Surface Geophysics, Electromagnetics, Geophysical Modeling
Graduate Program Committee

Kritika Trakoolngam (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor
Chair
krittr@kku.ac.th
0900313927

Rungroj Arjwech (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor
Committee Member

Pitaksit Ditbanjong (Ph.D.)
Instructor
Committee Member and Secretary
Responsibility of the Committee
This team of staff is responsible for the management and administration of the Graduate Program. Main tasks that are related to students are as follows.
- Accepting applicants to meet the targeted number of students and qualifications
- Provide student development activities that will enhance professional and personal development targeted for graduate level education
- Ensure that teaching and learning activities (individual courses) meet the standard and goal of the program
- Administer and support research (thesis/dissertation) activities
- Provide a good learning environment, tools, and materials to support studying in the graduate program