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FORRU staff as the recent tree planting at Mae Ow 2006. From left: Cherdsak, Panitnard, Somkit, Laura, Tonglau, Stephen, Suthathorn, Tidarach, Max, Sudarat and Alissa.
FORRU staff - Administration
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Dr. Stephen Elliott
Steve is one of the co-founders of FORRU and has been lecturing ecology and conservation at the Chiang Mai University since 1986. He co-ordinates and manages FORRU's research and education programs. FORRU was initially set up as a research unit to encourage wildlife back into Thailand's forests. |
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Dr. Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn
Vilaiwan was director at
FORRU until she retired from her role at Chiang Mai University
as an associate professor. She co-founded FORRU with Steve
in 1994. She was attracted to the idea of FORRU as it was
a way to begin restoring the forests of Thailand. She is also
co-author of the book "Forest Trees of Northern Thailand". |
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Dr. Suthathorn Chairuangsri
Sutthathorn is a co-director
of FORRU, collaborating with Steve to co-ordinate the education
department. She completed her BSc and MSc at Chiang Mai University
before joining FORRU at the beginning of 2002. She sees FORRU
as a way to provide scientific education to people in different
organisations in Thailand. She is also interested in forest
restoration and FORRU gives her a way to work on both subjects.
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Mr. J. F. Maxwell
Maxwell is a botanical consultant and curator of the Herbarium at Chiang Mai University. He carries out taxonomic surveys and provides botanical assistance to FORRU staff and university students. Educated in Singapore, he moved to Thailand in January, 1969 from the USA. He moved to Chiang Mai in July 1987. He says he liked the initial idea of FORRU as an opportunity to gain competent input and to understand forest conservation. |
Research
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Dr. Greuk Pakkad
Greuk is a post doctoral research fellow who specialises in tree genetics. He was a student at Chiang Mai University for his BSc, MSc and PhD. He helped set up the flora database for FORRU in 1995 whilst studying for his MSc. Greuk is currently a separate entity from FORRU but his research is used to gain further knowledge about the forests in Thailand. |
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Cherdsak
Kuarak
Cherdsak
is a researcher and manages FORRU's forest nursery at Doi
Suthep National Park Headquarters. His responsibilities at
the nursery include seed collection from local sources to
provide tree seedlings for use in FORRU's reforestation program.
Cherdsak joined the FORRU team in 1997 after completing a
BSc and MSc at Chiang Mai University. He is currently conducting
a PhD on fig and wasp relationships in Doi Suthep National
Park, and will be travelling to France for to continue his
research in 2009. |
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Khwankhao
Sinhaseni
Khwankhao Sinhaseni is
FORRU's chief field researcher. She has been working with
FORRU-CMU since August 2007, when she completed her masters
thesis “Establishment of Natural Tree Seedling in Forest
Restoration Trials” with FORRU. At present, she is responsible
for the maintenance of FORRU-CMU’s planted plots at
Ban Mae Sa Mai (to demonstrate evergreen forest restoration)
and Huay Tueng Tao reservoir (to demonstrate deciduous forest
restoration). |
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Tonglao Srithong
Thonglao has been an assistant researcher at FORRU's forest nursery since 1995. She carries out all tasks in the nursery from seed collection to planting. She also assists the field researchers with jobs such as tree phenology testing and seedling mortality surveys. She enjoys working at FORRU as she sees the work as being beneficial for the forests and people of Thailand. |
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Somkit Khunkota
Somkit has been an assistant researcher at FORRU's forest nursery since the end of 2002. She carries out all tasks in the nursery from seed collection to planting. She also assists the field researchers with jobs such as tree phenology testing and seedling mortality surveys. She enjoys working at FORRU as she believes that knowledge can be gained from the work carried out. |
Ban Mae Sa Mae Nursery Manager
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Khun Neang
His main duties are seed
collection, germination, potting and nursery care before the
planting season. Neang also participates in tree planting,
after care, educational events and workshops up in the village
of Ban Mae Sa Mai. Neang feels that working with FORRU to
bring back the forests above his village is more than just
a way to earn some money; he knows that the forest is important
for their local water supply and that the image of the village
can be improved through strong guardianship over the forests
here.
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Education Staff
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Dutsadee Nilubol
Dutsadee is the longest
serving of the education team joining in December 2006. She
gained M.Sc. in Environmental Science from Mahidol University.
She is helping the Education Office to diseminate FORRU research
results and knowledge to target groups interested in learning
how to restore forests. She is currently working at FORRU
part-time, and also works with projects for elephant conservation. |
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Rungtiwa Punyayod
Rungtiwa is a general administration officer. She also looks after the research office, edits manuals, answers phones, keeps the accounts in order, prepares specimens and is a provides FORRU with much needed help all round. Rungtiwa has been with FORRU since 1999. |
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Paliniarat Jinto
Paliniarat is a MSC student
at Chiang Mai University. She works with the FORRU Education
team part time, organising and presenting education events.
She has been working at FORRU since early 2008. |
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David Moore
David is a volunteer from
Australia working with FORRU's education and research teams.
He has a BSc (Hons) in Biological Science from the Australian
National University, and is an enthusiastic photographer and
naturalist. David is helping organise workshops, publications
and school events. He is responsible the english language
web site, and also helps with research and maintenance activites
at the research plots. |
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