Curriculum Vita
Roppon Picha
Current position: Nuclear Scientist, Thailand institute of Nuclear Technology, Bangkok
Education
Ph.D. Physics - University of California, Davis, CA, USA (2005)
Thesis: Charged Hadron Distributions in 19.6-GeV Au+Au Collisions
Advisor: Daniel Cebra
M.S. Physics - University of California, Davis, CA, USA (2002)
B.S. Physics - University of California, Irvine, CA, USA (2000)
The College of Wooster, OH, USA (1996-1998)
St. Georges' School, RI, USA (1995-1996)
Diploma - Bodindecha School, Bangkok, Thailand (1995)
Bio
Birth: 1 Sep 1977
Languages: Thai and English
Contact
Current residence: Bangkok, Thailand
Current workplace: Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology
16 Vibhavadi Rangsit Rd., Ladyao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10230
Thailand
E-mail: aeroppon@gmail.com
Positions
Dec 2006-present: Nuclear Scientist @ TINT
Aug 2005-Dec 2006: Nuclear Physicist @ OAP
2001-June 2005: Research Assistant @ UC Dais
Research Interests and Experience
High-energy nuclear collisions
Nuclear fusion simulation
X-ray diffraction analysis
Physics education
Memberships and Affiliations
World Nuclear University
Nuclear Society of Thailand
Selected Publications
- R. Picha, et al., Study of ITER Performance Based on Different Plasma Geometry, in Proc. 22nd IAEA Fusion Energy Conf., 13-18 Oct 2008, Geneva, Switzerland.
- R. Picha, et al., Dependence of ITER Performance on Pedestal Temperature, Average Electron Density, Auxiliary Heating Power, and Impurity Content, 35th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, 9-13 June 2008, Greece.
- R. Picha, et al., Study of ITER Performance Based on Different Plasma Geometry, Siam Physics Congress, 20-22 Mar 2008, Nakorn Ratchasima, Thailand.
- R. Picha, et al., Designing a Transportable Neutron Radiography System, Kasetsart University Conference, Jan 2008, Bangkok, Thailand.
- T. Onjun, N. Poolyarat, A. Boonkajay, O. Onjun, S. Suwanna, R. Picha, and A. Pankin, Preliminary Study of Small Tokamak Experiments Using BALDUR Integrated Predictive Modeling Code, in Proc. of The 17th IAEA TM on "Research Using Small Fusion Devices", 22-24 October 2007, Lisboa, Portugal
- T. Onjun, A. Y. Pankin, A. H. Kritz, G. Bateman, N. Poolyarat, R. Picha, R. Mongkolnavin, O. Onjun, and C. Kemgamnird, Prediction of ITER Using Mixed Bohm/gyro-Bohm and Multi-Mode Core Transport Models, Proc. of the 5th IAEA Technical Meeting on Steady State Operation of Magnetic Fusion Devices (2007)
- STAR Collaboration, Pion, Kaon, Proton, and Anti-proton Transverse Momentum Distributions from p+p and d+Au collisions, Phys. Lett. B 616 (2005)
- STAR Collaboration, Identified Particle Distributions in pp and Au+Au Collisions at 200 GeV, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92 (2004)
Collaborators
Daniel Cebra, Juan Romero (UC Davis)
Thawatchai Onjun, Sujin Suwanna (SIIT)
Nopporn Poolyarat (Thammasat U)
Rattachat Mongkolnavin (Chulalongkorn U)
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