Prof. Vinich Promarak
Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Thailand
Biography:
Vinich Promarak is currently a
Professor of Chemistry at Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
(VISTEC), Thailand. He earned a B.Sc. in Chemistry with 1st class
honors from Khon Kaen University, Thailand, in 1996 under the support of the
Development and Promotion of Science and Technology Talents Project (DPST).
Under the support from the Royal Thai Government, he received an M.Sc. in
Polymer Science and Engineering with distinction from the University of
Sheffield, England, in 1998 and a D.Phil. in Organic Chemistry from the
University of Oxford, England, in 2002. In 2006, he also performed research at
the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. Vinich began his academic career at Ubon
Ratchathani University in 2002 and then joined Suranaree University of
Technology in 2012 as Associated Professor. He was promoted to Full Professor
in 2013. In 2015, he was appointed as the first Dean of the MSE School, VISTEC.
Throughout his academic journey, he was presented with many major honours and
awards, including Hamakawa Award (2025) at the PVSEC-36, the Distinguished
Honorary Alumnus Award 60 Years Khon Kaen University (2024), Distinguished
Professor Research Grant (2022), Thailand’s Outstanding Scientist Award (2021),
CST High Impact Chemist Award (2017), TRF Senior Research Scholar (2017), Outstanding
National Researcher Award (Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science) (2016), TRF
Outstanding Research Award (2015, 2014), NRCT Outstanding Research Award (2013),
TRF-CHE-Scopus Researcher Award (Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences) (2013), Asian
Core Program Lectureship Award (2012, 2009), Wiley–Chemical Society of Thailand
(CST) Outstanding Publication Award (2011), Thailand’s Young Scientist Award
(2007), and Thailand Toray Science Foundation Research Grant (2003). As of August
1st, 2025, he has given >50 invited talks and seminars. He has
chaired several national and international conferences and has served on many
scientific committees, review panels, and editorial boards. He has worked with 15
postdoctoral associates, 25 doctoral students, and 4 master students, and has
collaborated with scientists from around the world.
Vinich’s research interests
include the development of new high-tech organic and organic-inorganic
materials for applications in optoelectronic devices, i.e., organic
light-emitting diode (OLED), dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), organic solar
cell (OSC), perovskite solar cell (PSC), organic field-effect transistor
(OFET), and transparent luminescent solar concentrator (TLSC), heterogeneous
catalysts for green chemistry and biodiesel production, and new molecular
sensors and smart sensing devices. So far, he has contributed nearly 300 peer-reviewed
research papers (h-index = 49; i10-index = 9497; 9497 citations as of August
1st, 2025). His research has been exclusively funded by the
National Funding Agencies (TRF, NRCT, PMU-B, OHEC, NANOTEC, etc.) and public
agencies (PTT, IRPC). He is currently focusing on developing the prototypes of
a commercial-sized PSC and TLSC.