Topic Expertise:

• Automation of electroanalysis
• Sensor and electrochemical cell miniaturization
• Disease biomarker electroanalysis

Contact:

School of Biomolecular Science & Engineering (BSE), 

Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Rayong, THAILAND

Tel: (+66)33 014 020 | Email: albert.s@vistec.ac.th

Education:

March 1988 - February 1994

Ph.D. Student with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Otto Besenhard, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany. 

Thesis subject: Microelectrode preparation and characterization.

16th February 1994

Ph.D. Graduation (conferment of the degree “Dr. rer. nat.”) Grade: magna cumlaude (sehr gut).

June 1992 - August 1992

Short-term Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow with Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Jannakoudakis, Institute of Physical Chemistry, The Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

February 1987 - February 1988

Graduate Student with Prof. Dr. Jürgen O. Besenhard, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

22nd February 1988

Graduation (conferment of the degree ‘Diplom-Chemiker’, the equivalent to a combined MSc/BSc degree), Grade: very good (sehr gut).

October 1981 - February 1988

Studies in Chemistry at the University of Münster, Germany. Courses covered inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry, physics and mathematics.

Work experience:

June 2017 - Present

Professor (Analytical Chemistry), School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan Valley, Wangchan, Rayong, Thailand.

June 2007 - May 2017

Lecturer (Analytical & Physical Chemistry), School of Chemistry, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

January 2006 - May 2007

Senior Lecturer (Analytical & Physical Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago.

February 2000 - December 2004

Senior Research Officer, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.

September 1999 - December 1999

Alexander von Humboldt Short-Term Research Fellow, Institute for Scientific Research, Caracas, Venezuela.

October 1998 - August 1999

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

October 1996 - September 1998

Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

May 1995 - June 1996

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of the Molecular Biology Institute for Experimental Medicine, Goettingen, Germany.

Research interest:

Current research is engaged with various aspects of micro-, nano-, and bioelectrochemistry. Examples of tackled subjects are probe fabrication for electrochemical tunneling and scanning electrochemical microscopy, automation of electroanalysis with use of robotic electroanalysis in microtiter plates for drug, environmental pollutant and food content screening, miniaturization of electrochemical sensors and measuring cells, electrochemical biosensor advancements and electrochemical immunosensor applications for biomarker screening in blood, saliva, urine and transmitter detection in brain dialysis samples.

Awards:

2014: Suranaree University Research Award.

Publication output:

Journal, Review

Ten years of laser-induced graphene: impact and future prospect on biomedical, healthcare, and wearable technology

Thaweeskulchai T.

Microchimica Acta ,2024, 1915 292

Journal, Article

Rapid and directly interpretable antimicrobial susceptibility profiling by continuous microvolume-electroanalysis of ferricyanide-mediated bacterial respiration

Buppasirakul K.

Chemical Communications ,2023, 603 

Journal, Article

Dip-coated carbon nanotube surface deposits as stable, effective response enhancers in pencil lead electrode voltammetry

Chatree K.

RSC Advances ,2023, 1346 

Journal, Article

A Copper Disk Electrode Biosensor Assay for Urinary 4-Hydroxyphenyl Acetate Testing

Teanphonkrang S.

IEEE Sensors Journal ,2023, 2315 

Journal, Article

Intermittent pulse amperometry as an effective electrochemical assay of 4-nitrophenol

Prempinij W.

Applied Physics Letters ,2023, 1233 033701

Journal, Article

Real-time monitoring of the release of multiple payloads from nanomaterials

Janprasit J.

Chemical Communications ,2023, 5937 

Journal, Article

Basic Guide to Multilayer Microfluidic Fabrication with Polyimide Tape and Diode Laser

Thaweeskulchai T.

Micromachines ,2023, 142 324

Journal, Review

Marine chitin upcycling with immobilized chitinolytic enzymes: current state and prospects

Charoenpol A.

Green Chemistry ,2022, 252 

Journal, Article

Diode Laser and Polyimide Tape Enables Cheap and Fast Fabrication of Flexible Microfluidic Sensing Devices

Thaweeskulchai T.

Micromachines ,2022, 1312 2214

Journal, Article

Structural and biochemical evidence for the emergence of a calcium-regulated actin cytoskeleton prior to eukaryogenesis

Akıl C.

Communications Biology ,2022, 51 890

Journal, Article

Cheap and Sustainable Biosensor Fabrication by Enzyme Immobilization in Commercial Polyacrylic Acid/Carbon Nanotube Films

Sakdaphetsiri K.

ACS Omega ,2022, 723 

Journal, Article

Prussian Blue/Carbon Nanotube Sensor Spread with Gelatin/Zein Glaze: A User-Friendly Modification for Stable Interference-Free H₂O₂Amperometry

Rattanopas S.

Analytical Chemistry ,2022, 9412 

Journal, Article

Correlative cryo-imaging of the cellular universe with soft X-rays and laser light used to track F-actin structures in mammalian cells

Koronfel M.

Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology ,2021, 77 

Journal, Article

The C2 entity of chitosugars is crucial in molecular selectivity of the Vibrio campbellii chitoporin

Suginta W.

Journal of Biological Chemistry ,2021, 2976 101350

Journal, Article

Electrochemical N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase urinalysis: Toward sensor chip-based diagnostics of kidney malfunction

Vibulcharoenkitja P.

Biomolecules ,2021, 1110 1433

Journal, Article

Biopolymer Cooperation for Sustainable High-Performance Oxidase-Based Biosensing with the Simplest Possible Readout of Substrate Conversion

Soysa H.S.M.

Advanced Materials Technologies ,2021, 68 2100096

Journal, Article

Sustainable and Efficient: A Reusable DIY Three-Electrode Base Plate for Microfluidic Electroanalysis and Biosensing

Thaweeskulchai T.

Analytical Chemistry ,2021, 9321 

Journal, Review

Mythical origins of the actin cytoskeleton

Akıl C.

Current Opinion in Cell Biology ,2021, 68 

Conference Proceeding, Conference Paper

Affordable microfluidic electroanalysis for senior high school, college and university STEM education

Thaweeskulchai T.

6th International STEM Education Conference, iSTEM-Ed 2021 ,2021, undefined 

Journal, Article

A low-cost 3-in-1 3d printer as a tool for the fabrication of flow-through channels of microfluidic systems

Thaweskulchai T.

Micromachines ,2021, 128 947

Journal, Article

An electrochemical method for detecting the biomarker 4-HPA by allosteric activation of acinetobacter baumannii reductase C1 subunit

Teanphonkrang S.

Journal of Biological Chemistry ,2021, 296 100467

Journal, Article

A Closed 50-u L Three-Electrode Minicell for Green Voltammetry without O₂Interference

Teanphonkrang S.

IEEE Sensors Journal ,2020, 2023 9139432

Journal, Article

Vibrio campbellii chitoporin: Thermostability study and implications for the development of therapeutic agents against Vibrio infections

Aunkham A.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ,2020, 164 

Journal, Article

Real-Time Electrochemical Measurement of N-Acetyl-ß-D-Glucosaminidase Activity, Using Redox-Tagged N-Acetyl-ß-D-Glucosaminide Hydrolysis as Proof-of-Principle

Rernglit W.

IEEE Sensors Journal ,2020, 2014 9037293

Journal, Article

Single-channel properties, sugar specificity, and role of chitoporin in adaptive survival of Vibrio cholerae type strain O1

Soysa H.S.M.

Journal of Biological Chemistry ,2020, 29528 

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