Six Thais honoured as outstanding national researchers

BANGKOK: -- A Thai medical doctor and five university professors were named outstanding national researchers Saturday on the occasion of the first international inventor's day in Thailand, honoring the Thai monarch as he was the first person to receive the patent for the Chaipattana Low Speed Aerator.

Deputy prime minister Paiboon Wattanasiritham presided over the opening ceremony of the event.

In being named outstanding national researchers, each of the six were recognised as having worked on significant research for at least five years. They also received cash awards of Bt300,000 each (about US$90,000).

A number of prizes were awarded to academics for their research and scientific research studies.

The prizes were awarded during a four-day exhibition at the Impact convention and exhibition venue at suburban Bangkok's Muang Thong Thani.

A total of 155 research pieces prepared by 29 organizations in 27 countries as diverse as China, South Korea, Australia, the United States and Romania also participated in the event.

Eighty-four member countries of the International Federation of Inventors' Association (IFIA) in Hungary set February 2 as Thailand's International Inventor's Day to honor His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej as he was the first person to receive a patent for the Chaipattana Low Speed Aerator, a paddle-wheel machine in the form of a floating buoy that helps add oxygen to water, thus adding the purification process.

The IFIA Cup was presented to Thailand's revered monarch last November.

The International Inventor’s Day event was established by the International Federation of Inventors’ Association (IFIA) to raise awareness of the role of inventors in our daily life, and to celebrate their contribution to the development of Science ,Technology and Societies across the Globe.

“The International Inventor’s Day Convention” must be organized together with a selected national similar event.

The IFIA received a proposal regarding this event from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) which was accepted. Therefore the First issue of “ International Inventor’s Day” will be celebrated on 2nd of February 2008 in Bangkok together with the Inventor’s Day in Thailand.

The celebration of Inventors will realize by way of gala occasion, International Invention Exhibition and Convention.

--TNA 2008-02-02

Six Thais honoured as outstanding national researchers

BANGKOK: -- They also received cash awards of Bt300,000 each (about US$90,000).

--TNA 2008-02-02

OH MAN! The USD has REALLY tumbled!

Too bad they don't mention what their research and scientific research studies were...

Might one have been researching, the effects on Thai coast-lines, of global-warming & rising sea-levels ?

It would be interesting to learn more, about these academics & their studies.

Too bad they don't mention what their research and scientific research studies were...

one of them was run-flat tires for army vehicles i.e. borrowing an idea from passenger vehicles and other armies where they've been in use now for decades...

Edited February 5, 200818 yr by Payboy