Expertise

• Surface & Coating Technology
• Acoustic and Creative Materials
• Materials for Sustainable Developments
• Metallurgy & Corrosion Engineering
• Development of Innovation Driven Enterprises (IDEs)

Education Background

B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, magna cum laude and with Honors, Brown University

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

Experiences

• Over 20 years of experience in the field of materials and surface & coating technology and innovative materials
• Perform over 60 funded research projects related to materials and surface finishing technology
• Authors of over 100 international publications in the fields of materials and surface finishing technology           
• Spearhead TEPNET consortium for developments of electroplating industry in Thailand

Honors and Awards

2024   Top 2% Scientists Worldwide 2024 by Stanford University/Elsevier

2022   The Thailand Metallurgist Award – 13^th Thailand Metallurgy Conference

2017   Thai Scholar Rising Star Award – The Association of the Thai Government Scholarship Students

2015   The Young Technologist Award – Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of H.M. the King

2014   Posco-Thainox Metallurgy Award

2014   Innovator Under 35 Award, TR-35 Singapore – MIT Technology Review

2011   The Young Scientist Award – Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology under the Patronage of H.M. the King

2009   Young Outstanding Metallurgist – 3^rd Thailand Metallurgy Conference

2002   Ronald A. Kurtz Graduate Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2002   Outstanding Materials Engineering Senior Award, Brown University

Biography

Professor Dr.Yuttanant Boonyongmaneerat has been spearheading research in the area of surface coating technology and innovative materials, authoring high impact publications, and leading the triple-helix academic-industry-government liaison for development of the electroplating industry. Prof. Boonyongmaneerat has long and broad experiences conducting academic-based and industrially-oriented research, incubating technology for implementation and commercialization, founding and driving deep-tech university spinoffs, serving as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals (JMMM), and co-initiating with the governmental agencies national policy frameworks on Innovation Driven Enterprises (IDEs) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).  Prof. Boonyongmaneerat is keen on organization management and team building, administrating the research institute and being equipped by Directorship and HRD certificate programs.  Various past experiences and current endeavors for academics and industrial communities creatively embarked by Prof. Boonyongmaneerat and team are directed toward sustainable developments for the society, the environments, culture, and competency advancement of human resources.