On April 30, 2025, delegates from Japan visited Thailand to hold a collaborative meeting with the Earthquake Research Center of Thailand (EARTH) to discuss the recent 2025 Mandalay/Myanmar earthquake and its potential regional impacts. The meeting was conducted at the Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, with the support from the Center of Excellence in Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems of Chulalongkorn University (under the lead of Assoc. Prof. Natt Leelawat, D.Eng.).
The meeting features researchers from both Japanese and Thai institutions. From Japan, the participating experts include:
- Prof. Yoshihisa Maruyama – Chiba University
- Assoc. Prof. Gaku Shoji – University of Tsukuba
- Prof. Masashi Matsuoka – Institute of Science Tokyo
The Thai research team from EARTH comprises leading experts from top universities, including:
- Prof. Dr. Pennung Warnitchai – Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Director of EARTH
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Panon Latcharote – Mahidol University (MU)
- Prof. Dr. Sutat Leelataviwat – King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT)
- Prof. Dr. Nakhorn Poovarodom – Thammasat University (TU)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teraphan Ornthammarath – Mahidol University (MU)
The meeting is expected to foster technical knowledge exchange, assess disaster impacts, and promote cross-border collaboration in seismic risk mitigation and preparedness. It reflects the growing importance of international scientific partnerships in addressing complex natural hazards in Southeast Asia.
The Center of Excellence in Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems and the Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, supported resilience in terms of research and development of the EARTH.
