{"id":4490,"date":"2025-02-19T04:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T04:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/?p=4490"},"modified":"2025-02-19T04:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T04:23:58","slug":"faculty-of-engineering-professor-presents-at-international-kaust-research-conference-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/?p=4490","title":{"rendered":"Faculty of Engineering Professor Presents at International KAUST Research Conference in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1477\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480469150_1139342734653052_1073938523295558053_n-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480469150_1139342734653052_1073938523295558053_n-1-edited.jpg 1477w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480469150_1139342734653052_1073938523295558053_n-1-edited-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480469150_1139342734653052_1073938523295558053_n-1-edited-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480469150_1139342734653052_1073938523295558053_n-1-edited-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1477px) 100vw, 1477px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 18, 2025, Associate Professor Dr. Chinnathan Areeprasert from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Head of the Energy and Environmental Engineering Center, Bangkhen, Faculty of Engineering, was invited to attend the KAUST Research Conference: Optimizing Energy in the Circular Economy. The conference was held at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Areeprasert gave a presentation in Session 4-Biomass-based Waste Valorization: Unlocking Renewable Potential on the topic &#8220;Innovative Waste Conversion Strategies for Community Toward Circular Economy Development in Thailand.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"4499\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480607998_1139342907986368_1793889731418985270_n-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480607998_1139342907986368_1793889731418985270_n-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480607998_1139342907986368_1793889731418985270_n-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480607998_1139342907986368_1793889731418985270_n-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480607998_1139342907986368_1793889731418985270_n-1.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"4498\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480645230_1139342807986378_5443166472455342243_n-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480645230_1139342807986378_5443166472455342243_n-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480645230_1139342807986378_5443166472455342243_n-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480645230_1139342807986378_5443166472455342243_n-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/480645230_1139342807986378_5443166472455342243_n-1.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The presentation focused on municipal waste management approaches for communities by applying technologies that convert waste into energy and valuable resources, which is an important approach in developing the circular economy in Thailand. 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