Dr. Krishna R. Salin joined AIT in August 2014 as an Assistant Professor in Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM), an academic program under the former School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD). He was promoted to Associate Professor in January 2018. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mariculture from the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (Deemed University), Mumbai, India, in 2003. He also earned his Master of Fisheries Science in Aquaculture in 1997 and Bachelor of Fisheries Science in 1994 from Kerala Agricultural University, India. Dr. Salin’s research encompasses cleaner aquaculture production systems, applied genetics in aquaculture, stock improvement and management, aquaculture-environment interactions, innovative hatchery techniques for fish and crustaceans, and climate-smart fisheries and aquaculture production and consumption. His professional distinctions include receiving the Australian Endeavour Award, the Cutting-Edge Research Enhancement and Scientific Training Award, and the Merit Award of the Asian Fisheries Society. Beyond AIT, he has served as President and elected Director of the World Aquaculture Society-Asia Pacific Chapter, Honorary Director of the Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific, and an editor or associate editor of several international journals in aquaculture and fisheries. At AIT, he chaired the AARM Academic program and the Doctoral Progress Review Committee and served on the Research Ethics Review Committee.

Dr. Indrajit Pal joined AIT in December 2014 as an Assistant Professor in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management (DPMM), originally an interdisciplinary program jointly administered by the former SET and SERD. He was promoted to Associate Professor in November 2021. He obtained his Ph.D. in Geography and Geology and Geophysics from Vidyasagar University and the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, in 2009. He also earned his Master of Arts in Sociology from H.N.B. Garhwal University in 2011 and Master of Science in Geology from Jadavpur University in 2001. Dr. Pal's research focuses on disaster risk governance and policy, disaster risk reduction and resilience, GIS and remote sensing applications in disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, community-based disaster risk management, critical infrastructure risk, systemic and cascading risks, and public health risk assessment. His professional distinctions include being named a Fellow of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and serving as a Visiting Professor at Keio University. Beyond AIT, he has served as an adviser to the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System, a board member of the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes, and a working group member of the Himalayan University Consortium. At AIT, he chaired the DPMM Academic program and served on the Faculty Relations Committee and Doctoral Progress Review Committee.

Dr. Sarawut Ninsawat was appointed Assistant Professor in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RSGIS), an academic program under the former School of Engineering and Technology (SET), in July 2015. He was promoted to Associate Professor in November 2021. He obtained his Doctor of Creative Cities in Urban Information from Osaka City University, Japan, in 2009. He also earned his Master of Science in Space Technology Applications and Research from AIT in 2002 and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Silpakorn University, Thailand, in 2000. Dr. Ninsawat’s research encompasses applications of machine learning, remote sensing, and GIS in agriculture and natural resource management, web-mapping applications and frameworks, Open Geospatial Consortium web services, and location-based applications for logistics. His academic distinctions include receiving the Monbukagakusho Scholarship, a prestigious national scholarship awarded by the Government of Japan, to pursue his doctoral studies at Osaka City University. Beyond AIT, he has served on national committees concerning fundamental geospatial data and disaster management, including committees under Thailand’s National Geo-Informatics Committee and Senate. He also serves as a Board Member of the Geographic Association of Thailand and is a Charter Member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, a global nonprofit organization that advances the development and worldwide adoption of open-source geospatial technologies. He also represents the Foundation’s Thailand Local Chapter. At AIT, he currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology. He served as Head of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Department and Chair of the RSGIS Program.

Dr. Wenchao Xue joined AIT in April 2018 as an Assistant Professor in Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM), an academic program under the former School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD). She was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2022. Dr. Xue obtained her Ph.D. in Urban Engineering from The University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2013. She also earned her Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering in 2010 and Bachelor of Engineering in Water Supply and Sewage System Engineering in 2008 from Tsinghua University, China. Dr. Xue’s research encompasses environmental membrane and electrochemical technologies, resource- and energy-productive wastewater treatment, sustainable watershed environmental management, microplastic pollution in aquatic environments, and the monitoring and elimination of emerging contaminants. Her professional distinctions include selection as a UNESCO–The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Young Affiliate for East and Southeast Asia, a highly selective six-year recognition for outstanding scientists within its global network. Beyond AIT, she serves as a Senior Advisor to the All-China Environment Federation, Co-Chair of the Chinese Academy of Sciences-supported Digital Belt and Road Task Force on Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals in Southeast Asia (DBAR-SEA), and Secretary to Thailand’s National Committee for the Digital Belt and Road International Science Program. At AIT, she is the founding Director of the AIT Belt and Road Research Center, chairs the EEM Academic program, and has served on the Academic Development and Review Committee and Sustainable Campus Committee.

We warmly congratulate our newly appointed Full Professors on their promotion.

3) AIT welcomes Dr. Milad Armani Dehghani, Associate Professor, School of Management
Email from AIT President on 28 August 2026

Dear Members of the AIT Community,

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Milad Armani Dehghani as a new faculty member in the School of Management.

Dr. Milad Armani Dehghani has joined us as an Associate Professor in the School of Management. Alongside his faculty appointment, he has also been appointed as the MBA Program Director. He received his PhD in Technology Management & Industrial Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He has over a decade of international academic and professional experience across the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Canada, and Southeast Asia.

His work sits at the intersection of FinTech, digital innovation, patent analytics, IP strategy, and emerging technology commercialisation, including AI and blockchain. His previous roles include Senior Research Fellow in FinTech at Nottingham Business School, alongside adjunct faculty appointments across multiple universities internationally. Dr. Armani is the inventor of three FinTech-related intellectual properties and the founder of the FinTech start-up LayawayGo, an AI-enabled savings and payment platform designed to promote responsible consumption and financial wellbeing. His research has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Business Research, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and other internationally recognised outlet.

Dr. Milad’s office is in Room 213 at the SOM Building and he can be reached by email at milad@ait.asia or at his office extension number 5666.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Milad Armani Dehghani into the AIT family.

4) Introducing our New Employees  

We are delighted to welcome the newest members of the AIT family. Let us all wish them a successful and fulfilling journey with us.

Welcome aboard!

5)Know our Researcher series: September Edition Featuring Dr. Avirut Puttiwongrak

6) September 2026 Yellow Bin Observation - Your contribution matters - Your small action saves Environment
Email from Director, OSC on 2 October 2026

The Office of Sustainable Campus (OSC) is pleased to share the results of the September 2026 Yellow Bin Observation, conducted with the support of our dedicated student assistants and interns. The observation reviewed waste segregation practices in yellow bins across academic buildings, staff and faculty areas, student dormitories, and Student Village residences.

We are pleased to see continued participation across the AIT community. Based on the September visual observations, staff and faculty areas showed comparatively better waste segregation, followed by student dormitories. Academic buildings showed several contamination issues, while Student Village areas continue to require greater attention to proper waste segregation. 

Recognition for Yellow Bin Locations with Lower Visible Contamination

Based on the September observation, the following locations showed comparatively lower visible contamination at the time of inspection:

Food & Agricultural, OFAM, Dorm B, Dorm A, Muslim Prayer Hall, Dorm V, ST11, Substation 12, Registry Office, and Accommodation Office.

Other observations of contamination

We appreciate everyone's efforts; proper segregation helps improve recycling efficiency, protects recyclable materials from contamination, and supports our recycling partners in recovering valuable resources. At the same time, the September observation identified several recurring contamination issues across campus. Of particular concern, Food waste was observed in academic areas, while fruit waste was found in a staff and faculty area. Student Village continued to show repeated black and mixed waste bags, particularly across the observed SV1–SV3 locations. Black or opaque garbage bags remained the most noticeable recurring issue and were observed across academic buildings, staff and faculty areas, student dormitories, and Student Village.

A Friendly Reminder

Please place only clean, dry, and accepted recyclable materials in yellow bins, such as empty and clean plastic bottles, clean plastic containers, clean recyclable packaging, clean paper, dry flattened cardboard, newspapers, and magazines.

Please keep food and fruit waste, food-contaminated packaging, used tissues and napkins, foam food containers, black or opaque bags containing mixed waste, wet or oily paper and cardboard, leaves and garden waste, and general household waste out of the yellow bins.

A simple rule to remember is:

CLEAN + DRY + RECYCLABLE = YELLOW BIN

We sincerely thank all members of the AIT community for your continued cooperation. We also extend our appreciation to our student assistants and interns for supporting the monthly observations and documenting the findings.

Small choices today can create a more sustainable tomorrow. Together, let’s keep AIT clean, green, and responsible.