TYSA Member

Dr. Soracha Dechaumphai (Thamphiwatana)

Award(s):
2019 – American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Project Fellow
2019 – Invited TEDxChaingmai Speaker
2019 – Leaders in Innovation Fellow (LIF)
2018 – Co-chair of the Thai Young Scientists Academy (TYSA)
2018 – Membership of the Global Young Academy (GYA)
2017 – Thailand Toray Science Foundation Award
2015 – Class of 2015 UCSD Outstanding Graduate Student
2015 – Frontiers of Innovation Scholars Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
2014 – UCSD Rady School of Management Micro-MBA Certificate
2013 – The Best literature Review Award
2013 – The von Liebig Center’s Most Promising Innovation Award
2013 – Friends of International Awards
2012 – American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowship
2008 – Royal Thai Government Scholarships
2006 – First Class Honors Award, Prince of Songkla University

“Dr. Soracha received Ph.D. in Nanoengineering from the University of California, San Diego in 2014 and received postdoctoral trainings at UCSD. As a professor at Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Mahidol University, her research focuses on the development of bio-nanomaterials and multifunctional nanoparticles for several therapeutic applications including the treatment and diagnostic of infectious diseases, and cancer. Her works lead to 27 top peer-review journals including PNAS, ACS Nano, Nature and a patent, with h-index=24. Her goal is to develop novel therapeutic bio-nanomaterials and diagnostic devices that can translate into clinical practice, with the goal of improving patient’s health.”