Faculty & Adjunct Professors (MSE): Kanokwan Kongpatpanich


Research Focus:


  • Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
  • Porous materials
  • Heavy metal decontamination
  • Gas capture and separation
  • Material processing


Research Summary


Contact:

Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering (MSE), 555 Moo 1, Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, THAILAND

Email: kanokwan.k@vistec.ac.th

             

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Professional Appointments and Education:


2022 – present

Assistant Professor, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC)

2025 – present

Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, Nature Portfolio
2023 – present
Advisory Board Member, ChemNanoMat, Wiley
2015 – 2022
Lecturer, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC)
2015Ph.D. in Engineering, Kyoto University
2011 M.S. in Chemistry, Kasetsart University
2008
B.S. in Chemistry with First Class Honors, Kasetsart University



Awards and Honors:


2023

Young Technologist Award from the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and 

Technology under the Patronage of His Majesty the King

2022L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship
2022Science & Technology Research Grant from Thailand Toray Science Foundation
2021Outstanding Thesis Award, National Research Council of Thailand
2020
Research Grant for New Scholar, National Research Council of Thailand

                           


Selected Publications:

(Full list can be found at Google Scholar) 


  • Zeolitic Imidazole Framework as Defect Passivation Layer for Enhanced Electron Injection Efficiency in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Kaiyasuan, C.; Kongkansan, J.; Waengdongbung, W.; Sudyoadsuk, T.; Songsiririthigul, P.; Nakajima, H.; Promarak, V.; Kongpatapnich, K.

Small 2025, e02234.  https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202502234

 

  • Pelletization of metal-organic framework gel for high arsenic removal in natural gas condensate

Thingsoongnoen, P.; Jansuda, W.; Maneewan, S.; Ampawan, S.; Arayachukiat, S.; Kongpatpanich, K.

Micropor. Mesopor. Mater. 2025, 396, 113707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2025.113707

 

  • Intrinsic Hole Mobility in Luminescent Metal–Organic Frameworks and Its Application in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Kaiyasuan, C.; Somjit, V.; Boekfa, B.; Packwood, D.; Chasing, P.; Sudyoadsuk, T.; Kongpatpanich K.; Promarak V.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202117608. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202117608 

 

  • Processable UiO-66 Metal–Organic Framework Fluid Gel and Electrical Conductivity of Its Nanofilm with Sub-100 nm Thickness

Somjit, V.; Thinsoongnoen, P.; Waiprasoet, S.; Pila, T.; Pattanasattayavong, P.; Horike, S.; Kongpatpanich, K.

ACS Appl. Mater. Interf. 2021, 13, 30844.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c07262

 

  • Incorporation of Al3+ Sites on Brønsted Acid Metal–Organic Frameworks for Glucose-to-Hydroxylmethylfurfural Transformation

Tangsermvit, V.; Pila, T.; Boekfa, B.; Somjit, V.; Klysubun, W.; Limtrakul J.; Horike, S.; Kongpatpanich, K.

Small 2021, 2006541



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