Education

• 2006    Ph.D. (Agricultural Science), Gifu University, Japan
• 2002    M.Sc. (Microbiology), Kasetsart University, Thailand
• 1998    B.Sc. (Microbiology), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

Course Taught

General Microbiology Laboratory, Microbial Cell Growth and Cultivation, Microbial Physiology, Industrial Microbiology, Industrial Biology, Microbial Utilization of Agricultural Products and Wastes, Microbial Products and Technology, Research Techniques in Bioproduct, Bioproduct and Bioinformations

Current Research

• Production and modification of bacterial cellulose for medicinal applications
• Optimization of bacterial cellulose production from food and agricultural wastes
• Application of g-polyglutamic acid (PGA) on micropropagation of economic plants
• Optimization and production of g-polyglutamic acid (PGA) from animal wastes
• Application of artificial intelligence system in microbiology

Publications/Presentations (2013-2017)

Publications:

1. Kotabin, N., Issakul, K., Palwelzik, E., Tahara, Y., and Chunhachart, O. Alleviation of cadmium toxicity in rice by g-polyglutamic acid produced by Bacillus subtilis. Environ. Asia. 10 (1), 63-72, (2017)
2. Chunhachart, O., Sukrungreungchai, P., and Suksawat, Bandit. Application of artificial neural network on growth prediction of Stapylococcus aureus in milk. Int. Food Research J. 23 (1), 415-418, (2016)
3. Chunhachart, O., Kotabin, N., Yadee, N., Yasutaka, T., and Issakul, K. Effect of lead and g-polyglutamic acid produced from Bacillus subtilis on growth of Brassica chinensis L. APCBEE Procedia. 10, 269-274, (2014)
4. Tiengpittayagorn P. and Chunhachart O. Prevalence of enterotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in sushi. Acta Hort. 973, 131-134, (2013)

Presentations:  

1. Chunhachart, O., Kotabin, N., Yadee, N., Yasutaka, T., and Issakul, K. Effect of lead and g-polyglutamic acid produced from Bacillus subtilis on growth of Brassica chinensis L. The 5th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD 2014): February 19-21, Singapore (2014).
2. Kotabin, N., Issakul, K., Yasutaka, T., and Chunhachart, O. Effect of g-polyglutamic acid on growth of rice cultivated in cadmium contaminated environment. The 25th Annual Meeting of The Thai Society for Biotechnology and International Conference. October16-19, Bangkok, Thailand. (2013).