Suchatvee Suwansawat

Suchatvee (Suchatchavee) Suwansawat (Thai: สุชัชวีร์ สุวรรณสวัสดิ์, born 20 April 1972) is a professor of Civil Engineering at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), where he served as the President from 2015 to 2022. In 2021, he announced his intention to contest in the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election as a candidate for the Democrat Party.[2]

Suchatvee Suwansawat
สุชัชวีร์ สุวรรณสวัสดิ์
President of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
In office
2 October 2015 – 12 December 2021[1]
Preceded byMonai Krairuek
Succeeded byAnuwat Jangwanichloet
Personal details
Born (1972-04-20) 20 April 1972
Chonburi, Thailand
Political partyDemocrat Party
Spouse(s)Sawita Suwansawat
Alma mater
Signature
Websitesuchatvee.org

Early life and education

He holds the B.E. in Construction Engineering from KMITL and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and M.S. in Technology and Policy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he received Royal Thai Government fellowship to pursue his graduate study and was a Microsoft scholar while studying at MIT. After graduation, Dr. Suwansawat served as Assistant President for academic affairs at KMITL and has been a faculty member in the department of Civil Engineering.

Following the precedent of his alma mater, MIT, that he reckons offers a class in Voodo , KMITL under his direction offers a class in astrology as of 2019.[3]

Careers

He assisted Bangkok's subway project and other new underground projects,[4] working on tunneling and geotechnical issues for the subway with MIT professors. He was a member of the government panel who investigated the damage of runways and tarmacs at Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport.[5][6] He also serves as a member and a spokesman of State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Board of Commissioners.

Suchatvee has been active in Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT)[7] He was the Founder and the first president of Thai Young Engineer Committee, which aims to promote collaborations and activities among a new generation of Thai engineers. Also, he is the Chairman of Thailand Underground and Tunneling Group as a national member of the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA), the world organization which promotes underground use for human and environmental benefits.

Suchatchawee was the President of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), President of the Council of Engineers, and President of Council of University Presidents of Thailand who changed the examination system for High School to higher education institutions from Admission system to TCAS admission system for reducing inequality.[8]

Political careers

On December 13, 2021, in a meeting of the Democrat Party Executive Committee, Suchatvee was unanimously approved as the party's candidate for the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election.[9]

References
  1. “พี่เอ้ ดร.สุชัชวีร์” ลาออกจากอธิการบดีสจล.
  2. เตรียมตัวมา 30 ปี "สุชัชวีร์" พร้อมชิงผู้ว่าฯ กทม.
  3. "อธิการฯ สจล.ปลื้ม น.ศ.แห่เรียน 'โหราศาสตร์' หลังเปิดสอนปีแรก เตรียมเปิดอีก 2 วิชาแปลก" [KMITL president delighted after students flock to study 'astrology' after the first year of teaching, prepares to open 2 more wierd subjects]. 5 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2007-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Fuller, Thomas (February 2, 2007). "Thailand's airport imbroglio grows - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune". International Herald Tribune – via The New York Times.
  6. "Thailand's airport imbroglio grows - International Herald Tribune". www.iht.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-04.
  7. http://www.eit.or.th
  8. เปลี่ยนชื่อระบบรับนศ."แอดมิชชั่น"เป็น"TCAS"
  9. สุชัชวีร์ สุวรรณสวัสดิ์ : จาก “พี่เอ้” อธิการบดี สจล. ผู้ “ไม่กลัวทัวร์” ก่อนเปิดตัวลงผู้ว่าฯ กทม.
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