Acting President Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai made the announcement of the promotions in an email to the AIT community on 25 April 2013. Prof. Sivanappan Kumar and Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasut have been appointed as Vice Presidents following the resignation of Prof. S. Rakshit, VPR, last year and Prof. I.M. Pandey, VPAA, on 31 March 2013.
According to Prof. Worsak, the new vice presidents will work half-time, sharing their work load with regular duties. Both Professor Kumar and Professor Kanchana waived any extra financial remuneration for their service to the institute.
Widely regarded in his field and possessing a global network, Professor Kumar is professor in Energy at the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), where he was also once Dean. Affectionately nicknamed “The Mother of the
Internet” in Thailand, Professor Kanchana is an expert in internet technology and the founder of the .TH domain name. She currently serves as director of the Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab).
Internet” in Thailand, Professor Kanchana is an expert in internet technology and the founder of the .TH domain name. She currently serves as director of the Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab).
On their respective roles as vice presidents, President Worsak explained that Prof. Kumar and Prof. Kanchana are expected to foster a sense of mutual cooperation and integration across the functional areas of AIT and provide the necessary interface between the administration, the three Schools and other units.
More details
Prof Sivanappan Kumar: https://faculty.ait.ac.th/kumar/
Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasut: https://set.ait.ac.th/faculty/kanchana-kanchanasut/
