Phuvadol  Thanakiatkrai

Phuvadol Thanakiatkrai

Scientist

Industry : Science

This graduate of the University of Strathclyde in Scotland currently teaches at the Department of Applied Science at Prince of Songkla University. In 2019 he won the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology''s Young Scientist Award, one of the most prestigious national awards for a scientist under the age of 35, and also picked up the National Research Council of Thailand''s 2019 Silver Level Invention for a PSU-VisDNA kit--an innovative tool to help improve the effectiveness of DNA analysis. Aside from teaching, Phuvadol also conducts research in forensic genetics, undertakes community service and helps to train police officers in the use of forensics to solve crimes. A consultant to forensic DNA analysts and laywers, he also has business interests in laboratories and retail outlets. His main obstacle is time, which he says he never seems to have enough of. And his motivation? "My wife. She is a much better researcher, innovator and entrepreneur than me!"

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