Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Earth System Science and Andaman Natural Disaster Management (ESSAND)

Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Phuket CampusPhuket, Thailand

www.essand.psu.ac.th

PSU Name: Prince of Songkla University Acronym: PSU Motto: Our Soul Is For The Benefit

Of Mankind Established: 1967 Type: Government University Academic staff: 2,392 Students: 39,723 Undergraduate: 33,844 Postgraduate: 5,879 Campus: Hat-Yai (Main campus),

Pattani, Phuket, Surat-Thani, Trang

Website: http://www.psu.ac.th

ESSAND stands for Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Earth System Science and Andaman Natural Disaster Management.

ESSAND is an interdisciplinary graduate school of specialization under Prince of Songkla University (PSU), and is located in Phuket campus.

Main ESSAND’s objectives are to develop the knowledge and technology for understanding,

predicting, and responding to global change at local to global scales train a new generation of scientists with high-level research

capability and skills in the field of earth system science

ESSAND

Name: Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Earth System Science and Andaman Natural Disaster Management

Acronym: ESSAND Type: Interdisciplinary Graduate School Established: 2014 Location: Prince of Songkla University,

Phuket Campus 80 Vichitsongkram Road

Kathu, Phuket 83120 THAILAND Website: http://www.essand.psu.ac.th

ESSAND

Research Collaborations

Academic Staffs

Asst. Prof. Dr. Chinnawat SurussavadeeDirector of ESSANDPh.D. (Electrical Engineering) in 2007 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USAIEEE, Senior MemberResearch expertise: Satellite Passive Millimeter-Wave Retrieval of Global Precipitation, High-Resolution Numerical Weather Forecasting, Atmospheric Modeling, Natural Disaster Management, Remote Sensing of Environment

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS 2012 Thailand Young Technologist Award from Foundation for the Promotion of

Science and Technology under the Patronage of His Majesty the King 2013 Outstanding Research Award in the field of Engineering and Industrial

Research from National Research Council of Thailand 2013 Outstanding Young Lecturer Award from PSU 2012 Outstanding Personnel Award from PSU 2007 Excellent Doctoral Thesis Award from National Research Council of

Thailand Second prize, Student Prize Paper Competition at IEEE IGARSS 2005

Asst. Prof. Dr. Chinnawat SurussavadeeDirector of ESSANDPh.D. (Electrical Engineering) in 2007 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USAIEEE, Senior MemberResearch expertise: Satellite Passive Millimeter-Wave Retrieval of Global Precipitation, High-Resolution Numerical Weather Forecasting, Atmospheric Modeling, Natural Disaster Management, Remote Sensing of Environment

PUBLICATIONS 12 papers in ISI journals (mostly in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and

Remote sensing), where he is the first author for nine of them and is the sole author for one of them

14 papers in international conference proceedings, mostly in IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

1 invited book chapter in an international textbook 2 books in Thai language on “Remote Sensing of Global Precipitation Using

Passive Millimeter-Wave Satellites and High-Resolution Numerical Weather Forecasting Models for Thailand”

Dr. Avirut PuttiwongrakD.Phil. (Environment Resource System Engineering) in 2013 from Kyoto University, Japan Research expertise: Geophysical, Geotechnical, and Geomechanical techniques in exploration of surface and subsurface and integrated those knowledge for preventing Geo-disasters and contributing a development of energy, environment, and infrastructure

ACHIEVEMENTS 2010 Monbukagakusho Scholarship from Japanese Government to pursue Ph.D.

program at Kyoto University, Japan 2009 Deeswasmongkol prize in recognition of the most outstanding academic

performance in the field of Geotechnical and Thailand Geoenvironmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology(AIT), Thailand

PUBLICATIONS International journal papers: 1 published paper and 4 in review 10 international conference proceedings

M.Phil./D.Phil. in Earth System Science (will start in August 2014) M.Phil./D.Phil. in Natural Disaster Management (will start soon) All programs are international interdisciplinary research-based Research assistantships and scholarships are available for well

qualified students

Academic Programs

Study Plan

Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.)Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)

Semester Course Credit1st 2 selected topic

courses2 special study

courses

S/U*

2nd Thesis 123rd Thesis 124th Thesis 12

Total 36

Semester Course Credit

1st 2 selected topic courses

2 special study courses

S/U*

2nd Thesis 93rd Thesis 94th Thesis 95th Thesis 96th Thesis 12

Total 487th** Thesis 128th** Thesis 12

Total 72**

* is Satisfied/Unsatisfied** is for a student entering the D.Phil.

program with a Bachelor’s degree

Graduation Requirements

Degree RequirementsM.Phil. • Complete 36 credits

• One research paper are accepted for publication in a journal in the ISI’s two upper quartiles or TCI's quality level 4-5

• Pass English language requirement

D.Phil. • Complete 48 credits for a student entering with a master degree OR complete 72 credits for a student entering with a doctoral degree)

• Two research papers are accepted to be published in a journal in the ISI’s two upper quartiles or TCI's quality level 4-5

• Pass English language requirement

English Test Requirements

TOEFL 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based)

IELTS 6.5

English Language Requirement

Research Products

www.worldmeteorology.com

www.worldmeteorology.com provides global meteorological and natural disaster data and information for public benefits

All data and information are products of ESSAND Director’s research, except for earthquake reports. Products include: Weather forecasts for 28 hours in advance for Southeast Asia Near real-time retrievals of global precipitation from observations of

passive millimeter-wave satellites employing the AMP algorithm Near real-time precipitation retrievals from observations of passive

infrared geostationary satellites employing the JPP algorithm Global earthquake reports, where the data are from USGS Flood forecasts for important river basins in southern Thailand,

where the forecasts are available only in monsoon seasons WMApp that works with any Android devices is freely available in

Google Play Store

www.worldmeteorology.com