Mahidol professor wins 2017 Outstanding Scientist award

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Mahidol professor wins 2017 Outstanding Scientist award

 

 

BANGKOK, 27 July 2017, (NNT) - A Mahidol astrophysicist has won the 2017 Outstanding Scientist award from the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under Royal Patronage. 

The foundation recently recognized Dr. David Ruffolo, a professor at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science at Mahidol University, with this year's Outstanding Scientist award for his exemplary work. 

The professor excels in the field of global radiation and cosmic rays, which are high-energy particles created by solar storms in space. Dr. Ruffolo developed a computer program that simulates cosmic activity and predicts the effects of a solar storm on the Earth. The software has received international recognition and is considered his crowning achievement. 

According to the Thailand 4.0 agenda, economic reform relies on accomplished scientists, innovations, and scientific research and development, especially in the fields of energy, environment, premium grade materials, digital technology and biotechnology.

 

-- nnt 2017-07-27

[jaywalker]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Dr. David Ruffolo

A very Thai name.

 

[JAG]

A very Thai name.
 

Change one consonant, and you might think he hails from the North East?

[canuckamuck]

His real contribution was inventing a machine that keeps people from noticing he is a foreigner; which he is seen holding for the photo.

[jaywalker]

31 minutes ago, JAG said:

Change one consonant, and you might think he hails from the North East?

Ruffaloakornikanjunporn.

[Orton Rd]

why can't he get a job in a better University? This is like the tailor of the year award that used to appear in sabaidee flight magazine.

Edited July 26, 2017 by Orton Rd

[jaywalker]

37 minutes ago, JAG said:

Change one consonant, and you might think he hails from the North East?

Dr. Ruffalo should be in charge of the Buffalo Bank.

 

Maybe then they'd quit losing livestock.

[canuckamuck]

10 minutes ago, jaywalker said:

Dr. Ruffalo should be in charge of the Buffalo Bank.

 

Maybe then they'd quit losing livestock.

No more kerfuffle at the Ruffalo Buffalo bank

[jaywalker]

17 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

why can't he get a job in a better University? This is like the tailor of the year award that used to appear in sabaidee flight magazine.

Yeah, I figured the award would go to the doctor that found a cure for ebola a while back. 

Edited July 27, 2017 by jaywalker

[NeoDinosaw]

10 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

why can't he get a job in a better University? This is like the tailor of the year award that used to appear in sabaidee flight magazine.

Orton Rd is showing that he/she knows almost nothing about universities around the world. There are many thousands of universities now; 127 in the UK alone.

 

The "better" universities are listed by QS (https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2018) and  The Times Higher Education (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats).

 

QS world rankings for the top Thai Universities in 2017 were:  Chulalonghorn  252 Mahidol 283; and for 2018  : Chulalongkorn  245 Mahidol 334.  The Times, which is biased towards UK universities and does not differentiate betwenn universities below 200,  has the pecking order placing Mahidol in the 501-600 bracket and Culalongkorn in the 601-800 bracket.  Mahidol is most famous for Medicine and it is placed in the top 100-150 in the world for this.

 

Maybe the poster should look where his/her university comes in these listings - or does the ignorance suggest that he/she did not have the benefit of a university education......

 

 

 

[Orton Rd]

283 in the world is something to keep quiet about, not boast about. My University usually comes in at 2 or 3!

[Cadbury]

What an ugly trophy. ET wouldn't even be proud of that. A Thailand 4.0 symbol of technology.

Symbolism rather than realism is what Thailand is all about. Sad really.

[NeoDinosaw]

2 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

283 in the world is something to keep quiet about, not boast about. My University usually comes in at 2 or 3!

Does it have a name ?

[Happy Grumpy]

3 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

283 in the world is something to keep quiet about, not boast about. My University usually comes in at 2 or 3!

Wouldn't it be 283rd, 2nd or 3rd?