Dr.Pinit Tanachaichoksirikun (พิณิช ธนชัยโชคศิริกุล)
Assistance Professor
Email: pinit.ta@kmitl.ac.th
Tel: (+66) 2329-8334

EDUCATION:

DOCTORAL DEGREE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING), KING MONGKUT’S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG (KMITL)

BACHELOR DEGREE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (FIRST-CLASS HONORS), KING MONGKUT’S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG (KMITL), BANGKOK

AREA OF INTERESTS:

• Groundwater Modeling
• Hydrological and Water Resources
• Water Monitoring
• Hydrology and Hydrogeology
• Climate Change
• Civil Engineering

RESEARCH FOCUS:

  • Water Resources Modeling
  • Water Resources Management
  • Soil and Water Resources Management
  • Subsurface and Surface Water Quality

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

2014 – 2015 Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Watershed Management in the East Watershed Areas, The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
2015 – 2016 Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Watershed Management in the Central and West Watershed Areas, The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
2016 National Crude Oil Spill Research Site in Bemidji, Minnesota
2016 – 2017 Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Watershed Management in the North Watershed Areas, The Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
2017 – 2018 The Study of Water Balance Management Process for the Chao Phraya Watershed (Ping, Wang, Yom, Nan, Pha Sak, Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong), The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board
2018 Improving Groundwater Model in Regional Sedimentary Basin Using Hydraulic Gradients
2018 Soil Erosion of Watersheds in Taiwan and Thailand (2nd year) in collaboration with National Taipei University of Technology
2018 – 2019 Development of the Surface Water Quality’s Automatic Monitoring and Database System for Seawater Intrusion Problem in Bangkachao, Samut Prakarn, under Innovation Hubs Project for Creating innovation of Nation policy 4.0, Smart City
2020 – 2021 Multi-Scale Prediction and Critical Warning System for Saline Water Quality in Bang Krachao Area in Samut Prakarn Province, Agricultural Research Development Agency (Public Organization)
2021 – 2024 An Integrative Water Resources Management Computer Program for Small and Medium Tourism Islands for Climate Change Adaptation
2021 Developing Decision Trees Algorithm for Positioning Groundwater Well in Sensitive Area
2021-2022 Development of Water Quality Measurement Station and Device Using IoT
2022-2024 Evaluating the Effect of Landuse Change on Sustainable Water Supply in Island
2023 Development Water Supply Network Plan in the Limited Freshwater Source
2024 Development of Groundwater Bank Model for Water Management in the Kra Seaw Reservoir Area
2025 Impact of climate change on flood hazard of Lam Phra Phloeng Watershed based on global (CMIP6) climate models and satellite-based observations

TEACHING COURSES:

Bachelor courses:

  • Advanced Mathematics for Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanic Laboratory
  • Groundwater Development
  • Hydraulics Laboratory
  • Hydraulic Engineering

Master courses:

  • Groundwater Modelling
  • Analytical and Numerical Methods for Civil Engineering
  • Irrigation Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering

BOOKS:

  • Irrigation Engineering
  • Water Resources Engineering

HONOR AND PRIZE:

  • The Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program (Grant. No. PHD/189/2556) Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI)
  • 2016 Visiting Scholar at US. Geological Survey with Christopher T. Green, Clifford I. Voss and Barbara A. Bekins for Groundwater Modeling, Groundwater Fantasy, Random Walk Particle Tracking, Biodegradation, and Oil Crude in Bemidji.
  • 2018 – 2019 Visiting Scholar at University of California, Davis with Graham E. Fogg, Thomas Harter and Richard Pauloo for Groundwater Pumping in California, Influence of Groundwater.

OTHER PERFORMANCES:

  • 2015 – 2016 Collaborator of the International Conference on “Resilience of Groundwater Systems to Climate Change and Human Development” Bangkok, Thailand. The conference was funded by the Newton Fund, under the British Council Researcher Links initiative, in partnership with the Thailand Research Fund, and the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) Research Fund.
  • 2016-2017 Collaborator of the 9th AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Environmental Engineering with the theme “Development for Sustainable Global Environments and Water Resources”. The joint conference is co-organized by the Water Resources Engineering Subcommittee under the Engineering Institute of Thailand under the King’s Patronage (EIT). The conference was joined by The 7th National Conference on Water Resources Engineering, The 4th EIT International Conference on Water Resources Engineering, and The 9th AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Environmental Engineering.
  • 2017 Collaborator of the Study of Standardization of Facilities and Transportation Service for Persons with Disabilities and Older Person, office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, Ministry of Transport
  • 2020 – 2021 Committee of the The 26th National Convention on Civil Engineering with the theme “Civil Engineering Beyond the Limit” The joint conference is co-organized by King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and the Engineering Institute of Thailand under the King’s Patronage (EIT)
  • 2021-NOW Assistant Editor of Engineering and Technology Horizons
  • 2022-NOW Assistant Dean of the School of Engineering, Responsible for Facilities and Buildings Management

PUBLICATIONS:

Papers in International Journals:

  1. Tanachaichoksirikun P., Seeboonruang U. and Fogg G. E. 2020. “Improving Groundwater Model in Regional Sedimentary Basin: Using Hydraulic Gradient” KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 24: 1655-1669. DOI: 10.1007/s12205-020-1781-8 (WOS Impact Factor 1.515)
    Tanachaichoksirikun P. and Seeboonruang U. 2020. “Groundwater Vulnerability of Thailand’s Lower Chao Phraya Basin” International Journal of GEOMATE. 18(69): 88-96. DOI: 10.21660/2020.69.92392012
  2. Tanachaichoksirikun P. and Seeboonruang U. (2020). “Distributions of Groundwater Age under Climate Change of Thailand’s Lower Chao Phraya Basin”. Water. 12(12): 3474. DOI: 10.3390/w12123474
  3. Sirikaew U., Uma Seeboonruang U., Tanachaichoksirikun P., Wattanasetpong J., Chulkaivalsucharit V. and Chen W. (2020). “Impact of Climate Change on Soil Erosion in Lam Phra Phloeng Watershed”. Water. 12(12): 3527. DOI: 10.3390/w12123527
  4. Tanachaichoksirikun P. and Sungted S. (2020). “Influence of Recharge and Pumping of Heterogenous and Anisotropic Aquifer in 2D Groundwater Flow”. Ladkrabang Engineering Journal. 37(4): 9-17. https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/lej/article/view/243217
  5. Anuwongpinit T., Sutthinoon S., Tanachaichoksirikun P., and Purahong B. (2023). “Development of IoT Portable Device for Saline Water Monitoring in Bang Kachao Area of Thailand” In Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2023(1): 012005). DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2559/1/012005
  6. Tanachaichoksirikun P., Jiao J., Sirikaew U. and Seeboonruang U. (2025). “Flood and Drought Preliminary Assessment in the Bang Pakong River Basin using Weighted Factor Index Method”. International Journal of GEOMATE. 28(127): 79–87. Retrieved from https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/4960
  7. Tanachaichoksirikun P., Srisuk J., Sirikaew U. and Seeboonruang U. (2025). “Alternative Approach to Groundwater Modeling in Data-Deficient Regions” International Journal of GEOMATE. 28(128): 58–67. Retrieved from https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/4999
  8. Tanachaichoksirikun P., Xiao X., Sirikaew U. and Seeboonruang U. (2025) “Managed Aquifer Recharge Feasibility using Weight Factor Index Method in Suphanburi, Thailand” International Journal of GEOMATE. 28(128): 49–57. Retrieved from https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/4998
  9. Seeboonruang, U., Tanachaichoksirikun, P., Anuwongpinit, T., and Sirikaew, U. (2025). Design and Implementation of a Hybrid Real-Time Salinity Intrusion Monitoring and Early Warning System for Bang Kachao, Thailand. Water, 17(14), 2162. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17142162

International Conference Proceedings:

  1. Tanachaichoksirikun P., Seeboonruang U. and Saraphirom P. 2018. “Impact of Climate Change on the Groundwater Sustainability in the Lower Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand” MATEC Web of Conferences. 192. DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201819202006
  2. Tanachaichoksirikun P. and Seeboonruang U. 2019. “Effect of Climate Change on Groundwater Age of Thailand’s Lower Chao Phraya Basin” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 639. DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/639/1/012032
  3. Seeboonruang U., Tanachaichoksirikun P. and Sirikaew U. (2020). “Salinity Prediction Using Dynamic Parameter of Thailand’s Bang Krachao” In Proceeding of the 10th International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment, Melbourne, Australia, 11-13 November 2020.
  4. Tanachaichoksirikun P., Sirikeaw U. and Seeboonruang U. (2024) “Evaluation of the Salinity in Bang Kachao, Samut Prakarn” In The 10th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, Luang Prabang, Lao, 1-4 May 2024.
  5. Seeboonruang U., Limpakdeeswat K., Sirikaew U., Silarom K. and Tanachaichoksirikun P. (2024) “Mangrove Forest Monitoring using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): Analyzing Mangrove Forest Change” In The 14th International Conference on Geomate 2024, Pattaya, Thailand, 13-15 November 2024.
  6. Tanachaichoksirikun P., Sirikaew U. Seeboonruang U. and Srisuk J. (2025) “Recharge Estimation and Site Identification for Managed Aquifer Recharge in Suphanburi, Thailand using GIS and MODFLOW” In The 15th International Conference on Geomate 2024, Kyoto, Japan, 11-13 November 2025. (Accept of Presentation)
  7. Srisuk J., Tanachaichoksirikun P., Sirikaew U. and Seeboonruang U. (2025) “Expected Groundwater Development and Water Security in Deficit Small Tourism Island” In The 15th International Conference on Geomate 2024, Kyoto, Japan, 11-13 November 2025. (Accept of Presentation)

National Conference Proceedings:

  1. Tanachaichoksirikun P. and Seeboonruang U. 2015. “Preliminary Study on Exposure Time Model for Groundwater Age in Lower Chao Phraya Basin” In Proceeding of the 6th National Convention on Water Resources Engineering (NCWRE6). Udon Thani, Thailand. 5-7 August 2015. 
  2. Chulkaivalsucharit V., Tanachaichoksirikun P. and Seeboonruang U. (2022). “Developing Artificial Neural Network for Predicting Groundwater Level in Sensitive Area” In The 27th National Convention on Civil Engineering, Chiang rai, Thailand, 24–26 August 2022.
  3. Srisuk J., Tanachaichoksirikun P. and Seeboonruang U. (2022). “A Study of Water Quality for Consumption of Si-Chang Island with Geographic Information” In The 27th National Convention on Civil Engineering, Chiang rai, Thailand, 24–26 August 2022.
  4. Horpiencharoen W., Seeboonruang U., Sirikeaw U., Phusuwan T. and Tanachaichoksirikun P. (2022) “A Study of Engineering Properties of the Soil on Si–Chung Island for SWAT Modeling” In The 27th National Convention on Civil Engineering, Chiang rai, Thailand, 24–26 August 2022.
  5. Tanachaichoksirikun P., and Khwanpruk S. (2023) “Consideration of Embankment Construction to Prevent Flooding with and without Geotextile” In The 28th National Convention on Civil Engineering, Phuket, Thailand, 24–26 May 2023.
  6. Wisikkasivit S. and Tanachaichoksirikun P. (2024) “Analysis of Drought and Flood Vulnerabilities in the Bang Pakong River Basin by Applying Geographic Information System” In The 29th National Convention on Civil Engineering, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 29–31 May 2024.
  7. Tanachaichoksirikun P., Chuprayoon R. and Srisuk J. (2025) “Trends and Applications for Large Language Models in Water Resource Engineering in the Context of Thailand” In The 30th National Convention on Civil Engineering, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand, 28–30 May 2025
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