Education

2010                                Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (Polymer Science Option)

Department of Material Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University.

Ph.D. Dissertaion : “Design, Syntheses, and Properties of Tunable, Dual-Stimuli (Temperature and pH) Responsive Copolymers”

Research Advisor : Evangelos Manias

2003                                   Master of Science in Chemistry

Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Master’s Thesis : “Synthesis, characterization and melt Spinning of a random terpolymer of L-lactide, e-caprolactone and glycolide for potential use as a monofilament absorbable surgical suture”

Advisors : Jintana Siripitayananon and Robert Molloy

2001                                  Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Senior Project : “Effect of paraffin wax concentration on polystyrene beads prepared from suspension polymerization”

Advisor : Tiwaporn Siriwittayakorn

Scholarship and Award

2005                                   Office of the Higher Education Commission, Royal Thai Government

2002                            Excellent Graduate Study Award, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Experience

2003-present              A lecturer in Physical Chemistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand                     Teaching Experience

·         Chemistry 101-102

·         Physical Chemistry   

·         Macromolecules

1999                           Quality Assurance Scientist at Thai plastic and chemicals (TPC) public company limited (summer internship), Samut Prakan, Thailand

PUBLICATIONS (2016-present), Scopus Author ID : 25937373500

1. Jommanee, N., Chanthad, C. & Manokruang, K. 2018, "Preparation of injectable hydrogels from temperature and pH responsive grafted chitosan with tuned gelation temperature suitable for tumor acidic environment", Carbohydrate Polymers, vol. 198, pp. 486-494.

2. Rapeekan, J., Songtipya, P., Lee, D.S. & Manokruang, K. 2016, "Binding interactions between lysozyme and injectable hydrogels derived from albumin-pH/thermo responsive poly(amino urethane) conjugates in aqueous solution", Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol. 146, pp. 558-566.

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