I A Quarterly Pu bliution of Assumption University ISSN: 151 3-0878 Vol. 12 No. 2 October 2008

School of 1 Architecture and I Design I

for such a change is due to the fact that in the future there will be new departments offering various design degree courses in the School.

The office of the School of New Name and Premise of the Architecture and Design has School of Architecture moved from St. Louis Building,

Hua Mak campus, to Monfort The School of Architecture del Rosario school of

has recently changedi tsnme Architecture and Design to the School of Architecture Building, Suvarnabhumi and Design. The main reason cmpus, since 26 May 2008.

Montfort del Rosario is a brand-new, 12-storey building of contemporary architecture, with an area of aboui 5,000 square meters. It accommodates an auditorium cum lecture theater, classrooms, design studios, computer lab, workshop, faculty offices and activity rooms. The classrooms are also used by other faculties in teaching English, Thai or other subjects.

Different views of the new building of the School of Architecture and Design at Suvarnabhumi campus.

I Faculty of Biotec hnoloav I

Visitors from Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia

On 8 July 2008, the Faculty of Biotechnology was pleased to welcome a group of lecturers from the Faculty of Agricultural Technology of Soegijapranata Catholic University (SCU), Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Lecturers from the Faculty of Biotechnology led by

the Dean, Dr. Churdchai Cheowtirakul, had a meeting at Hua Mak campus with the visitors to discuss the initiation of collaboration between the two institutions. The visitors were also taken to a tour at Suvarnabhumi campus of Assumption University in the afternoon.

Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology, presented a GCP certificate to the representative of True Coffee Shop, Chamchuri Square, Phahonyothin 47, Bangkok, to certify the good catering practice (GCP) of True Coffee Shop.

GCP Program Training for True Coffee Shop

On 11 July 2008, Dr. Churdchai Cheowtirakul, the

National S&T Fair 2008

During 8-22 August 2008, the Faculty of Biotechnology as a participant in activities related to the science and technology

(Top) A group of lecturers led by Ms. Victoria Kristina Ananingsih, Dean of Agricultural Faculty (third from left) from Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia visit the AU Faculty of Biotechnology. (Battom Left) Dean Churdchai presented a GCP certificate to the representative of True Coffee Shop. (Bottom Right) The AU Faculty of Biotechnology exhibition at the National Science and Technology Fair 2008.

The staff of AU Biotechnology Faculty explain the adivities to the visitors at the National S&T Fair 2008. disciplines (including also the presented research posters on Faculty of Biotechnology Faculty of Engineering and the the topics of biodiesel arranged the first Bio-Fair from

I Faculty of Science and production and the application 9.00 lam to 4.00 pm at the Technology) fiom Assumption of biosurfactant. Students' King's Lawn in fiont of the University had joined the products fiom the Departments Coronation Building, Hua Mak National Science and of Food Technology and Agro- Campus. The event included Technology Fair 2008 Industry were also exhibited. different types of products organized by the Ministry of including students' posters on Science a d Technology Bio-Fair 2008 and Bio "Let's how to help take care of the (MOST) at the Exhibition Hall Go Green" Night environment, rare cactus and of the Bangkok International desert plant exhibition, plant Trade and Exhibition Centre On 1 1 September 2008, the nursery, herbal cosmetics and

Snapshots of the Bio-Fair 2008 and Bio "Let's go Greenn Night of the Faculty of Biotechnology held at the King's Lawn and Hall of Fame, Hua Mak campus.

medicine, Thai handicrafts, Thai desserts from Don Wai market, traditional Thai massage, and activity booths from Biotech's students.

Then, fiom 6.00 to 10.00 pm on the same day in the Hall of Fame, Coronation Building, there was a traditional Bio Night. This year the theme was on the environmental awareness with the name "Let's Go Green Party" and green dress code. The room was filled with different types of plants and flowers, including the exhibition of produce from the Royal Projects (e.g., fmits and vegetables). On this occasion the Faculty of Biotechnology was delighted to have the President, Rev. Bro. Bancha Saenghiran, to open the event and President Emeritus, Rev. Bro. Prathip Martin Komolmas, as the guest of honor.

Faculty of Engineering

21" ASAIHL-Thailand Inter- university Conference 2008

The entire content of the presentation has been published as a Review Article in AU Journal of Technology, AU J.T. 12(2): 92-97 (Oct. 2008). The abstract of this presentation will also be included in the AU Abstracts 2009, to be published in July 2009.

Dr. Gennady Vesselovsky in prep- aration of his presentation (R) and while attending the ASAIL- Thailand 2008 Conference (Below)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gennady Veselovsky, Department of Computer Engineering, made sc presentation entitled, "Some Distinctive Features of the Engineering Education in Russia Compared to Other Countries", during the 2 1 Inter-University Conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning-Thailand (ASAIHL- Thailand), Theme: University Autonomy. The event was held in the Meeting Room Phraya Sri Wisarnwaja, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, on 17 October 2008.

Nursing Science

Blood Donation

On 14 July 2008, Rev. Bro. Dr. Bancha Saenghiran, the President of Assumption University, delivered the keynote address and cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the Blood Donation activity of the academic year 2008.

The Nursing Student Committee and the Faculty of Nursing Science organized the Blood Donation activity in

Cooperation as a part of the royal celebration on the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty the Queen's 76th Birthday Anniversary. The Nursing Student Committee appreciated the blood donations made by numerous participants including regular donors, new donors and AU community members who were willing to help the people in need and increased the number of blood units in the National Blood Bank.

The Faculty of Nursing Science will organize this special activity again on 24 November 2008.

Rev. Bro. Bancha Saenghiran, AU President, delivers the keynote speech (L) and cuts the ribbon at the opening of the Blood Donation to celebrate His Majesty the Queen's 78'h Birthday Anniversary (R). Capping Ceremony Nursing Science had the great Hall, Hua Mak campus. The

pleasure to congratulate ceremony started with openirlg On 25 August 2008, the sophomore nursing students, prayer by Father Matthias Saw

S tuden t D e v e l o p m e n t Class of 2010, on capping San Win. Then, Rev. Bro. Dr. Committee of the Faculty of &remony at the Auditorium Bancha Saenghiran, President

(Clockwise from upper left) Capping performance, lighting the candles from Miss Florence Nightingale, nursing students perform Florence Nightingale's pledge, group photograph of the VIPs, the staff and students of the Nursing Science Faculty at the Capping Ceremony.

of Assumption University, delivered keynote address to the nursing students. Asst. Prof. Dr. Nanthaphan Chinlumprasert, the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing Science, next performed capping for 69 sophomore nursing students who completed studies on basic nursing skills. The ceremony ended up with c los ing prayer by Father Matthias Saw San Win. After the ceremony, all the participants had the opportunity to take nice photographs in front of the hall.

Special Lecture on Ear, Nose and Throat Management

On 16 September 2008, the sophomore nursing students had the great opportunity to attend a special lecture on "Ear, Nose, and Throat Management" by Gr. Captain Dr. Manit Satrulee, the expert physician in the Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Ehumibol Hospital, Don Mueang, Bangkok. The objective of this special lecture was to integrate knowledge of ear, nose and throat problems

with the nursing process in caring the clients. Gr. Captain Dr. Manit shared his experience on how to cure the clients with infection, trauma and cancer in the ENT system. At the end of lecture, the representative of the sophomore nursing students expressed their heartfelt thanks for this valuable lecture.

Graduate School of Psychology

Cultural Immersion and Learning through Fun

This year's annual GSP Student Activity 2008 was held on 20-21 September in Phetchaburi and Hua Hin. The event offered the opportunity for new students, particularly those who come from abroad to immerse themselves in the beauty and magnificence of Thai arts and culture. Thirty students from all programs of the Graduate School of Psychology (MSCP, MAIFS, and PhD.CP), accompanied by Dr. Carl Castore and office staff

Sophomore nursing students participate in the special lecture on "ENT Managemenrof Gr. Captain Dr. Manit Satrulee at Bhumibol Hospital.

Aum and Lifan, reportedly enjoyed themselves throughout the trip.

The group visited Thai cultural and historical places such as Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, which was built as a summer palace by King Mongkut in the 1860s; Maruekkhathaiwan Palace, a royal seaside resort which was constructed from the demolished Hat Chao Samran Palace by King Vaijravudh in 1923; and the zoological garden, where one can enjoy viewing different species of deers, peafowls, monkeys, among others.

Kaeng Krachan Country Club and Resort served as the group's home base which was appreciated particularly for its cozy small houses, Thai repasts which were judged "aroi mak mak," (very delicious) and for its peaceful and harmonious natural landscape. Excitement filled the air when the group went river boating, cycling, swimming, and played football and volleyball. Everyone found the locals to be welcoming, warm, and friendly. Cha-am beach was the fmal destination where the group members enjoyed swimming, "banana" boating, horse riding, or just simply laid back, eating seafood. And for the Catholics in the group, Sunday Mass was held in the resort, officiated by Fr. Gregorio (MSCP student).

Apart from the local tours, group members participated in a number of games and activities throughout the two days which basically gave everyone many opportunities to get to know and understand each other better, to be more appreciative of other cultures, and to be proud of

(Left) At Maruekkhathaiwan Palace (Right) Group photograph of the faculty, staff, and students who attended the 2-day Graduate School of Psychology Student Activtty 2008.

their own uniqueness in a culturally diverse setting. Faculty, staff, and students offered a glimpse into their respective countries: Belgium, Burma, China, India, Iran, Nepal, Nigeria, United States of America, Vietnam, and Thailand. Many songs were sung, many funny stories were told, and many good words were said. It was, indeed, a journey of discovery, team- building, cultural sensitivity, friendship, and joyfulness. After all, the main purpose of the trip was "Learning through Fun."

Reporter: Uy Minh Ngo (MSCP Student)

Editor: Dr. Maria Bamforth (GSP Lecturer)

Faculty of Science and Technology I

Publication of Research Paper in ISI-listed Journal

The PhD candidate of the Doctor of Philosophy in

Telecommunications Science (PhD TS) Degree Program, Mr. Sutthisak Inthawadee, published a research paper co-authored with his advisor, Asst. Prof. Dr. Dobri Atanassov Batovski, in the journal Annals of Telecommunications. The paper is entitled "Flow Control in Distributed Gateways" and is published in the journal Annals of Telecommunications 63(9- 10): 523-527 (September- October 2008) by Institut TELECOM and Springer-Verlag France. The Digital Object Identifier POI) of the paper is 10.1007/~12243-008-0049-y.

The said peer-reviewed journal is included in the list of journals abstracted/indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI) maintained by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI). IS1 was founded by Dr. Eugene Garfield in 1960. IS1 became a part of Thomson Scientific & Healthcare in 1992 as Thomson ISI. At present, IS1 is known as Thomson Scientific as a part of the Thomson Reuters Corporation.

The Commission of Higher Education (CHE) of the Ministry

of Education (MoE) of Thailand requires that a PhD candidate must publish at least one journal paper in ISI-listed journal or another journal approved by CHE.

As far as it is known, this paper is the first of its kind ever published in ISI-listed journal by a PhD student with the affiliation of Assumption University.

Also, this is the first publication in Annals of Telecommunications by a Thai author with Thai afEliation.

The ISI-listed Annals of Telecommunications, ISSN: 0003-4347 (print version), ISSN: 1958-9395 (electronic version), was wounded in 1945 and is one of the oldest and most prestigious telecommunications journals in the world. The journal is abstractedlindexed in: Current ContentsEngineering, Computing and Technology, DBLP, Inspec, PASCAL (INIST-CNRS), Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), and SCOPUS. For more information, see URL: http://www.springer.com/engineer inglsignals/jod 12243.

The 9h Iniernational Conference on Intelligent Technologies @Tech 2008) was held during 7- 9 October 2008 at the Samui Palm Beach Resort, Samui island, Thailand. The conference was organized by the Assumption University with the assistance of inslructors fi-om the Faculty of Science and Technology.

The conference schedule included several plenary talks as well as paper presentations during morning and afternoon sessions.

More information about the event is available at URL: http://www.intech.scitech.au.edu

Faculty Room C5

Technology changes the way instructors utilize office space and interact with the students. In the past, faculty room C5 located at the fifth floor of the Coronation Building, Hua Mak campus, was among the least desirable places instructors would prefer to work at. But the things changed after the wireless network at Hua Mak campus became operational. A tiny notebook and a connection to the Internet give comfort to the conventional office space.

The faculty room provides a great view to the King's Lawn, Sala Pratipalai and the famous park with the lake surrounded by

old trees and rare plants. A truly water high in the air and refieshes inspirational atmosphere is the green trees during the hottest created which is appreciated by hours. the instructors as well as students Several instructors fiom the coming for advising. Faculty of Science and

The King's Lawn is a joyful Technology (S&T) recently place especially during the late moved to faculty room C5 and afternoon hours when students share the available desks with and staff fiom all faculties play instructors fi-om other faculties. basketball,. football and other The academic work is based games. Sala Pratipalai was built in on concentration and inspiration. the 'Jaturamuk' Thai architectural But contrary to some technocrats style, which means four entrances confined within four walls, the or four fionts. Pratipalai is trans- creativity of the scientists is lated asXDwelling Place of Light'. fostered by interaction with the After recent renovation, Sala Prati- environment and the society. The palai shines as a symbol of the office with a view and some Thai culture. The lake harmo- additional space combined with niously fits within the entire new technologies make the compositioa A fountain sprinkles difference for S&T members. Magnificent Sala Pratipalai behind of the King's Lawn and in front of a beautiful lake, as viewed from the S&T Faculty Room C5.

Executive Editor: Bancha Saenghiran, f.s.g., Ph.D. Advisor: P. Martin Komolmas, f.s.g., Ph.D. Editor: Narong Chomchalow, Ph.D. Deputy Editor: Dobri Atanassov Batovski, Ph.D. Circulation Editor: Varong Chinvanthanond Managing Editor: Narintr Chomchinda

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