Dr. Nuanchan Singkran
Job Title
Name of Organization
Primary Email
University Professor in Environmental Science
Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
nuanchan.sin@mahidol.edu
Brief Biography
Dr. Nuanchan Singkran completed her Ph.D. program from Cornell University, USA in 2007 with a major field in Aquatic Science and minor field in Environmental Systems Engineering. She worked for Pollution Control Department, Thailand during 2008–September 2012. She has become a permanent lecturer at Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand since October 2012. Besides her working experiences in the related fields of aquatic ecology and modeling, Nuanchan’s research interests are oil spill modeling and management, flood risk management and material flow analysis in diverse systems and city metabolisms in relation to urban development and anthropogenic influences.
Field of Interests
Environmental Risk Assessment, Material Flow Analysis, Oil Spill Modeling and Management, System Dynamics Modeling and Water Resources Management.
Fields of Expertise
- Disaster Management
- Environmental Management
- Water Resources Management
- Natural Resource Management
- Other
Current Research Projects
Determination of carbon sequestration and oxygen production of trees in public parks of Bangkok Metropolis for sustainable urban development and reduction of CO2 emission into the atmosphere.
Key Publications
- Singkran, N., Intharawichian, N and Anantawong, P. (2021). Determining land use influences on the hydrologic regime of the Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 121: 102978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2021.102978.
- Singkran, N. (2020) Assessment of urban product consumption and relevant waste management. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 22(4): 1019–1026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-020-00992-w.
- Singkran, N., Anantawong, P. and Intharawichian, N. (2020). BOD load analysis and management improvement for the Chao Phraya River Basin, Thailand. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192(7): 413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08350-x.
- Singkran, N. (2018) Urban product analysis and management of Bangkok Metropolis. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 30(11): 1269–1282. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2018.1458981.
- Singkran, N. (2017) Flood risk management in Thailand: Shifting from a passive to a progressive paradigm. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 25: 92–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.08.003.
- Singkran, N. (2017) Water budget analysis and management for Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand. Water Science and Technology 76(6): 1545–1554. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.350.
- Singkran, N., and Kandasamy, J. (2016) Developing a strategic flood risk management framework for Bangkok, Thailand. Natural Hazards 84(2): 933–957. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2467-x.
- Singkran, N. (2014) Contingency plan improvement for managing oil spills in the coastal waters of Thailand. Marine Pollution Bulletin 89 (1–2): 149–159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.10.013.
- Singkran, N. (2013) Classifying risk zones by the impacts of oil spills in the coastal waters of Thailand. Marine Pollution Bulletin 70 (1–2): 34–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.02.004.
- Singkran, N. (2007) An abundance exchange model of fish assemblage response to changing habitat along embayment-stream gradients of Lake Ontario, New York. Ecological Modelling 201 (3–4): 453–467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.10.012.