EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

            Certificate in Electroceramics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

            M.Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry), Chiang Mai University, Thailand

            B.Sc. (Chemistry), Chiang Mai University, Thailand

FIELDS OF SPECIALLIZATION

·  Inorganic Chemistry and Inorganic Materials

·  Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials used for luminescent, photonic,   

    gaseous, magnetic, and thermoelectric sensors

·  Lithium-ion batteries

·  Surface modification of materials

 AWARD

            2007     Associate Professor Titipun Thongtem won the 2^nd rank award from the Institute for

                        Science and Technology Research and Development, Chiang Mai University, for the

                        second of ranking in the number of the manuscripts published in international journals

                        having impact factor containing her name as the first author.

PUBLICATIONS (2005-present), Scopus Author ID : 6506493482

1.     Chalermchai Pilapong, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Polymer-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of Bi₂S₃ nanostructured flowers”, J. of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, (2009) Accepted.

2.     Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Somchai Thongtem, “Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of SrMoO₄ and SrWO₄ nanocrystals”, J. of Nanoparticle Research, (2009) Accepted.

3.     Titipun Thongtem*, Chalermchai Pilapong, Somchai Thongtem, “Synthesis of novel ZnS/ZnAl₂S₄ core/shell nanocomposites using a facile solvothermal route”, J. of Alloys and Compounds, (2010) Accepted.

4.     Anukorn Phuruangrat, Titipun Thongtem, Somchai Thongtem, “Synthesis of nano-crystalline metal molybdates using the cyclic microwave radiation process”, Materials Science – Poland, (2009) Accepted.

5.     Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem* and Somchai Thongtem, Synthesis, characterisation and photoluminescence of nanocrystalline calcium tungstate, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, (2009) Accepted.

6.     Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Analysis of lead molybdate and lead tungstate synthesized by a sonochemical method”, Current Applied Physics, 10 (2010) 342-345.

7.     Titipun Thongtem*, Siriprapha Jattukul, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “The effect of H₂O and PEG on the morphologies of ZnO nanostructures synthesized under microwave radiation”, J. of Alloys and Compounds, 491 (2010) 654-657.

8.     Titipun Thongtem*, Narongrit Tipcompor, Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of SrCO₃ and BaCO₃ nanoparticles synthesized by sonochemical method”, Materials Letters, 64 (2010) 510-512.

9.     Titipun Thongtem*, Narongrit Tipcompor, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of AgBiS₂ nanostructured flowers produced by solvothermal reaction”, Materials Letters, 64 (2010) 755-758.

10.  Titipun Thongtem*, Sulawan Kaowphong, Somchai Thongtem, “Carboxymethyl cellulose-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of PbS with nano- and micro-crystals”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10 (2010) 2853-2857.

11.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of nanostructured ZnO produced by microwave irradiation”, Ceramics International, 36 (2010) 257-262.

12.  Titipun Thongtem*, Chalermchai Pilapong, Somchai Thongtem, “Large-scale synthesis of CuS hexaplates in mixed solvents using a solvothermal method”, Materials Letters, 64 (2010) 111-114.

13.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Surangkana Wannapop, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of Bi₂S₃ with different morphologies synthesized using microwave radiation”, Materials Letters, 64 (2010) 122-124.

14.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of copper sulfide nanostructured spheres and nanotubes synthesized by microwave-assisted solvothermal method”, Materials Letters, 64 (2010) 136-139.

15.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Synthesis of lead molybdate and lead tungstate via microwave irradiation method”, J. of Crystal Growth, 311 (2009) 4076-4081.

16.  Somchai Thongtem, Surangkana Wannapop, Titipun Thongtem*, “Characterization of MnWO₄ with flower-like clusters produced using spray pyrolysis”, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 19 (2009) s100-s104.

17.  Titipun Thongtem*, Chalermchai Pilapong, Somchai Thongtem, “Silica gel-assisted solvothermal production of CdS, Cu_xS (x = 1, 2) and ZnS with different morphologies”, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society ofChina, 19 (2009) s105-s109.

18.  Somchai Thongtem*, Chaned Wichasilp, Titipun Thongtem, “Transient solid-state production of nanostructured CuS flowers”, Materials Letters, 63 (2009) 2409-2412.

19.  Titipun Thongtem*, Jadesada Jaroenchaichana, Somchai Thongtem, “Cyclic microwave-assisted synthesis of flower-like and hexapod silver bismuth sulfide”, Materials Letters, 63 (2009) 2163-2166.

20.  Tawat Suriwong, Somchai Thongtem*, Titipun Thongtem, “Solid-state synthesis of cubic ZnTe nanocrystals using a microwave plasma”, Materials Letters, 63 (2009) 2103-2106. 

21.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat and Somchai Thongtem, “Solvothermal synthesis of CdS nanowires templated by polyethylene glycol”, Ceramics International, 35 (2009) 2817-2822.

22.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Barium molybdate and barium tungstatenanocrystals synthesized by a cyclic microwave irradiation”, J. of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 70 (2009) 955-959.

23.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of Bi₂S₃ nanorods and nano-structured flowers prepared by a hydrothermal method”, Materials Letters, 63 (2009) 1496-1498.

24.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “Solvothermal production of CdS nanorods using polyvinylpyrrolidone as a template”, Crystal Research and Technology, 44 (2009) 865-869.

25.  Somchai Thongtem*, Surangkana Wannapop, Titipun Thongtem, “Characterization of CoWO₄ nano-particles produced using the spray pyrolysis”, Ceramics International, 35 (2009) 2087-2091.

26.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Preparation, characterization and photoluminescence of nanocrystalline calcium molybdate”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 481 (2009) 568-572.

27.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “Effect of basicity on the morphologies of ZnO produced using a sonochemical method”, Current Applied Physics, 9 (2009) S197-S200.

28.  Anukorn Phuruangrat, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Effect of Cd and S sources on the morphologies of CdS synthesized by solvothermal reactions in mixed solvents”, Current Applied Physics, 9 (2009) S201-S204.

29.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat and Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of nanocrystalline LiNi1-xCoxVO4 prepared by the polymerized complex method”, Materials Science – Poland, 27 (2009) 43-49.

30.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Effects of ethylenediamine to water ratios on cadmium sulfide nanorods and nanoparticles produced by a solvothermal method”, Materials Letters, 63(2009) 1538-1541.

31.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of cadmium sulfide nanorods prepared by the solvothermal process”, Materials Letters, 63 (2009) 1562-1565.

32.  Titipun Thongtem*, Chalermchai Pilapong and Somchai Thongtem, “Solvothermal synthesis of CdS nanorods using hydroxyethyl cellulose as a template”, Current Applied Physics, 9 (2009) 1272-1277.

33.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Microwave-assisted synthesis of ZnO nanostructure flowers”, Materials Letters, 63 (2009) 1224-1226.

34.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Preparation of ear-like, hexapod and dendritic PbS using cyclic microwave-assisted synthesis”, Materials Letters, 63 (2009) 667-669.

35.  Somchai Thongtem, Surangkana Wannapop, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Titipun Thongtem*, “Cyclic microwave-assisted spray synthesis of nanostructured MnWO4”, Materials Letters, 63 (2009) 833-836.

36.  Anukorn Phuruangrat*, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterisation of one-dimensional CdS nanorods synthesised by solvothermal method”, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 4 (2009) 47-54.

37.  Titipun Thongtem*, Sulawan Kaowphong, Somchai Thongtem, “Sonochemical Preparation of PbWO₄ Crystalswith Different Morphologies”, Ceramics International, 35 (2009) 1103-1108.

38.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “Formation of CuS with flower-like, hollow spherical, and tubular structures using the solvothermal-microwave process”, Current Applied Physics, 9 (2009) 195-200.

39.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “Synthesis of CaWO₄, SrWO₄ and BaWO₄with nanosized particles using cyclic microwave radiation”, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 9 (2008) 258-261.

40.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “Preparation of flower-like PbS nano-structures using cyclic microwave radiation”, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 9 (2008) 335-337.

41.  Suparut Narksitipan, Titipun Thongtem, Somchai Thongtem*, “Characterization of sp³ carbon produced by plasma deposition on gamma-TiAl alloys”, Applied Surface Science, 254 (2008) 7759-7764.

42.  Titipun Thongtem*, Sulawan Kaowphong, Somchai Thongtem, “Influence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide on the morphology of AWO₄ (A = Ca, Sr) prepared by cyclic microwave irradiation”, Applied Surface Science, 254 (2008) 7765-7769.

43.  Anukorn Phuruangrat, Titipun Thongtem*, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of PbS with different morphologies produced using a cyclic microwave radiation”, Applied Surface Science, 254 (2008) 7553-7558.

44.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “Characterization of MeWO₄ (Me = Ba, Sr and Ca) nanocrystallines prepared by sonochemical method”, Applied Surface Science, 254 (2008) 7581-7585.

45.  Titipun Thongtem*, Sulawan Kaowphong, Somchai Thongtem, “Biomolecule and surfactant-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of PbS crystals”, Ceramics International, 34 (2008) 1691-1695.

46.  Titipun Thongtem*, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, “Sonochemical synthesis of MMoO₄ (M = Ca, Sr and Ba) nanocrystals”, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 9 (2008) 189-191.

 RESEARCH GRANTS 

Research Topic            The role of Cd and S in the solvothermal formation of nanostructured CdS with

different morphologies

Sources of Funding     National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2009 - September 2010)

Budget                         80,000 baht

Status of Participation Principal Investigator

Research Topic            Low temperature synthesis of nanostructured metal sulfide for applications in

industries

Sources of Funding     The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2008 - September 2009)

Budget                         480,000 baht

Status of Participation Principal Investigator

Research Topic            Synthesis of luminescent nano-structured materials of low temperature for using in

industrial sectors

Sources of Funding     The Thailand Research Fund (TRF)

Time Duration              3 Years (May 2008 – April 2011)

Budget                         1,200,000 baht

Status of Participation Principal Investigator

Research Topic            Synthesis of nano- and micro- structured metal tungstates used for industrial

applications

Sources of Funding     The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2007 - September 2008)

Budget                         950,000 baht

Status of Participation Principal Investigator

Research Topic            Synthesis of lithium nickel vanadate nano powder used for battery industries

Sources of Funding     The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2006 - September 2007)

Budget                         856,840 baht

Status of Participation    Principal Investigator

Research Topic            Synthesis of nanostructured metal sulfide for applications in industrial sectors

Sources of Funding     National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2008 - September 2009)

Budget                         100,000 baht

Status of Participation Principal Investigator

Research Topic            Characterization of lead sulfide prepared using biomolecule

Sources of Funding     National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2007 - September 2008)

Budget                         70,000 baht

Status of Participation Principal Investigator

Research Topic            Characterization of LiNi_0.5Co_0.5VO₄ cathode materials

Sources of Funding     National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2006 - September 2007)

Budget                         100,000 baht

Status of Participation Principal Investigator

Research Topic            Luminescent property of calcium molybdate nanoparticles synthesized using

microwave radiation

Sources of Funding     National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2009 - September 2010)

Budget                         80,000 baht

Status of Participation  Co-principal investigator

Research Topic            Deposition of diamond-like carbon with nanosized crystals on Ti-Al alloys used in

industrial sectors

Sources of Funding     The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2008 - September 2009)

Budget                         720,000 baht

Status of Participation  Co-principal investigator

Research Topic            Characterization of metal sulfides, tungstates and molybdates synthesized by

different methods

Sources of Funding     The Thailand Research Fund (TRF)

Time Duration              2 Years (June 2007 – May 2009)

Budget                         1,500,000  baht

Status of Participation  Co-principal investigator          

Research Topic            Hardness improvement of titanium alloys by plasma deposition used in industrial

medical, communication and military sectors

Sources of Funding     The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2007 - September 2008)

Budget                         950,000 baht

Status of Participation  Co-principal investigator

Research Topic            Characterization of calcium tungstate with nano- sized particles

Sources of Funding     National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2007 - September 2008)

Budget                         70,000 baht

Status of Participation Co-principal investigator

Research Topic            Deposition of nano-structured materials for application use in industrial sectors

Sources of Funding     The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2006 - September 2007)

Budget                         896,840 baht

Status of Participation  Co-principal investigator          

Research Topic            Study of the luminescent properties of some metal tungstates

Sources of Funding     National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2006 - September 2007)

Budget                         100,000 baht

Status of Participation Co-principal investigator

Research Topic            Growth of nanotubes in the gas system at high temperatures

Sources of Funding     The Thailand Research Fund (TRF)

Time Duration              2 Years (May 2004 - April 2006)

Budget                         1,500,000 baht

Status of Participation Co-principal investigator

Research Topic            Synthesis of carbon nanotubes used for flat panel displays

Sources of Funding     The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

Time Duration              1 Year (October 2005 - September 2006)

Budget                         654,700 baht

Status of Participation  Co-principal investigator

Research Topic            Carbide and nitride coating on some titanium-aluminum alloys

Sources of Funding     The Thailand Research Fund (TRF)

Time Duration              2 Years (March 2001 - February 2003)

Budget                         1,125,000 baht

Status of Participation  Co-principal investigator

Research Topic            Improvement of corrosion resistance of Ti-based alloys using chloride ions

Sources of Funding     The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

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 OVERSEAS LINKS

1.     Professor Dr. S.W. Lee, Sun Moon University, Korea

2.     Professor Dr. Masato Kakihana, Tohoku University, Japan

 INDUSTRIAL LINKAGES

             Other Activity

1.     Reviewer, Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Solid State Phenomena, Applied Surface Science, Materials Letters, and Chiang Mai Journal of  Science