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ScienceAsia 33 Supplement 1 (2007): 033-037 |doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2007.33(s1).033
The Development of Physical & Theoretical Chemistry in Thailand
Jumras Limtrakula,b,c*
ABSTRACT: Theoretical and physical chemistry in Thailand has advanced by leaps and bounds over the past two decades. Many innovative, important developments and applications have earned Thailand a respected, prominent position on the international scientific map. The application of molecular modeling and simulations such quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics and statistical mechanics have been successfully used to investigate the structures and reaction mechanisms of chemical and biological systems, and to design new materials, drugs and chemicals. A valuable resource for researchers is the database, documented and analyzed, which provides comprehensive coverage of the most important research in theoretical and physical chemistry recently conducted in Thailand. A combination of theoretical and experimental methods has been proven to be an effective scientific procedure for reducing the time of product development and for ensuring that a design is right the first time. Cooperative arrangements between universities, national funding agencies and industrial sectors have now become more frequent and more formalized, as industries have found an increasing competitive advantage in forming relationships with universities.
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a Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
b Center of Nanotechnology, Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
c NANOTEC Center of Excellence, National Nanotechnology Center, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
* Corresponding author, E-mail: fscijrl@ku.ac.th
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