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NewsAurecon expert joins Engineering Institute of Thailand's Board

18 June 2014 | 2 min

Aurecon Associate Structural Engineer, Dr. Assawin Wanitkorkul has been appointed to the Engineering Institute of Thailand's Board Sub-Committee on engineering for earthquakes and wind loads.

Dr Assawin was appointed based on his wideranging expertise and in-depth experience, especially in the analysis and innovative design of structures subjected to seismic excitations.

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Aurecon's Dr. Assawin Wanitkorkul joins Engineering Institute of Thailand's Board Sub-Committee.
Aurecon's Dr. Assawin Wanitkorkul joins Engineering Institute of Thailand's Board Sub-Committee.
Aurecon's Dr. Assawin Wanitkorkul joins Engineering Institute of Thailand's Board Sub-Committee.
Aurecon's Dr. Assawin Wanitkorkul joins Engineering Institute of Thailand's Board Sub-Committee.

Over the past 10 years, Dr. Assawin has consulted extensively on numerous building and infrastructure projects across Asia, Australasia and the USA. In addition, he has a strong background in research and experiments of structures under seismic/dynamic loadings.

On this prestigious appointment, Country Manager for Aurecon Thailand, Mr Sakorn Kruemai said, “We are very proud of Dr Assawin's appointment; his contributions will certainly build better and safer communities in Thailand and around the world. Dr. Assawin is an excellent structural engineer who takes the time to share his knowledge with university students and professional communities through his participations in conferences and technical journal articles. ”

A licensed Professional Engineer, Dr Assawin holds a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Prior to his career with Aurecon, Dr. Assawin was a post-doctoral research assistant at the University at Buffalo, New York. and has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles on earthquake engineering, structural dynamics and seismic fragility assessments.

The Engineering Institute of Thailand under His Majesty The King's Patronage was formed in November 30, 1943. The Engineering Institute is a non-profit association whose objectives are to promote and support the engineering profession, education and research and uphold engineering standard and ethics.

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