PROFILES : Researcher

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Name – Last Name:

Dr. Kunchit Judprasong


Present:

– Assistant Professor
– General manager of service laboratory, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University
– President of senate, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University


Education Background:

  • Ph. D (Analytical Chemistry), Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand.
  • M.Sc. (Food and Nutrition for Development), Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Training  (International):

  • 2010, 5 Apr–28 May   Assessment of micronutrients in nutrition by stable isotope mass spectrometry, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC), University of
    Glasgow,Scotland, United Kingdom (IAEA fellow)
  • 2010, Mar 11-12      ISO 13528:2005 Statistical methods for use in proficiency testing interlaboratory comparisons, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2007, May 19–27      Fructan (inulin and oligofructose) analysis, ORAFTI Active Food Ingredients Company, Tienen, Belgium
  • 2006, Dec 1-7        Laboratory Quality Standards Towards Global Competitiveness: Management System, Method Validation, Uncertainty of Measurement, Reference Materials, and                                         Proficiency Testing, Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), Manila, Philippines.
  • 2006, Jul 17-21      Laboratory Quality Standards Towards Global Competitiveness: Management System, Reference Materials, and Proficiency Testing, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol                                   University (INMU), Thailand.
  • 2006, 16 Jan–15 Apr Preparation of Food Proficiency Testing and Reference Material, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Seiberdorf, Austria (IAEA fellow)
  • 2004, Mar 8-24       Interregional Training Course on Organisational, Reporting, and Certification Aspects of Proficiency Tests, IAEA, Seiberdorf, Austria
  • 1998, Oct 5-23       Fourth International Graduate Course on the Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition, FoodComp’98, Wageningen, the Netherlands  (UNU
    Fellow)
  • 1997, Nov 7-14       Food Analysis.  Asia Pacific Food Analysis Network, Queensland Health Scientific Services Laboratory, Brisbane, Australia

Training (National):

  • 2007, Sep 12-14       ISO/IEC 17025: 2005, Department of Medical Sciences, Thailand.
  • 2006, 26 Jun-1 Jul    Laboratory Assessor Training Course (in accordance with APLAC Guidelines TR001), Department of Science Service, Thailand.
  • 2006, Jun 14-16       Reference Material Producer Accreditation, Department of Science Service, Thailand.
  • 2006, May 16-17       ISO/IEC 17025: 2005, Department of Science Service, Thailand.
  • 2003, Nov 11-12       Uncertainty of Measurement, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University (INMU), Thailand.
  • 1999, Jun 4           Uncertainty of Measurement, Department of Science Service, Thailand.
  • 1998, Oct 26-30       ISO/IEC Guide 25 Training Course for Section Heads, That Industrial Standards Institute., Thailand.

Honors and Awards

          • 10-12 Oct. 2012            Best research award (poster) in the title of “Development of reference materials and their uses for evaluation of laboratory performance on nutrition
            labeling evaluation and production”, presented at 2012 Thailand Research Fund Conference, Petchaburi, Thailand.
          • 11 July 2012               2012 Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Consumption and Production (the second runner up) in the Asia-Pacific region, at the United Nations University
            in Tokyo, Japan
          • Sep. 2011                  Best poster award at 9th International Food Data Conference (9th IFDC); 2011 Sep 14-17; NBI Conference Centre, Norwich, UK. (Charoenkiatkul S, Judprasong
            K,Sukprasansap M, Thiyajai P, Kettawan A.  Nutrients and bioactive compounds of indigenous fruits at a conservative area in Kanchanaburi, Thailand)
          • 5 April–28 May, 2010       Recipient of the International Atomic Energy Agency Fellowship Awards: Training at University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
          • 2007                       Graduate Thesis Publication Awards, Doctoral degree level, 2007
          • 2006                       Outstanding poster in the title of “Use of dialysis profiles from a continuous-flow dialysis system hyphenated with inductively coupled plasma optical
            emission”,presented at 2006 Asia-Pacific Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Bangkok, Thailand.
          • 2005                       Outstanding poster in the title of “Continuous – Flow Dialysis System with Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometric Detecton for Vitro                                         Estimation of Bioavailability”, presented at 2005 Asia-Pacific Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, April 25-30, 2005, Chiang Mai, Thailand
          • 16 January – 15 April, 2006Recipient of the International Atomic Energy Agency Fellowship Awards: Training at Seiberdorf, Austria
          • 8-24 March, 2004           Recipient of the International Atomic Energy Agency Fellowship Awards: Training at Seiberdorf, Austria
          • 1998                       Best Civil Officer, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand.
          • 5-23 October, 1998         Recipient of the United Nations University Fellowship Awards: Training at Wageningen, the Netherlands
          • 1989                       Best Civil Officer, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Research Interest and Expertise :

          • Development of methodology for nutrient and non-nutrient analysis
          • Research related to fructan (Inulin, fructooligosacharide) analysis
          • Research related to use of isotope ratio mass spectrometer
          • Effects of processing on nutrient and non-nutrient of foods
          • Food Composition Data System: data generation and compilation, data quality and quality assurance for laboratory: proficiency testing, reference material, ISO 17025, ISO 17043, ISO 13528