Udom SAE-UENG
- Senior Researcher at National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand
- Co-chair of the Thai Young Scientists Academy (TYSA)
- Member of the Global Young Academy (GYA)
Dr. Udom was born in the south of Thailand. He won a Royal Thai Government Scholarship to study in the US. He completed his B.A. in Physics at Cornell University, USA, in 2009. During his M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics at Carnegie Mellon University, USA, he focused on the biological physics of viruses and viral infection, leading to the discovery of DNA transition inside viruses for the first time in the world. In 2015, he became a researcher at NSTDA, Thailand. He applied biophysical techniques to investigate biological systems and materials. Since Thailand is a major food producer worldwide, he also focused on studying phages for the biological control of bacterial pathogens in crops and aquaculture. In addition to the research work, he is enthusiastic about science communication. In 2019, he won first prize in Falling Walls Lab Thailand and competed at the international Falling Walls Lab in Berlin. In 2020, he was awarded a Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF) from the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom.
He is currently a member of the Global Young Academy, a co-chair of the Thai Young Scientists Academy, and a committee member of the Microscopy Society of Thailand.
Topic
Forging the Future: Opportunities and Challenges for Thailand's Next Generation of Scientists