PEORSONAL INFORMATION
Name : Assoc.Prof.Dr.Dech Budcharoentong
Date of Birth : April 4, 1943
Nationality : Thai
Home Address : 56 Udomkeit, Sutthisan Rd., Khaui-Khwang, Bangkok 10310, Thailand
Email, M : dech.bech@hotmail.com, 66 (0) 89 676 0069
Career Status : Retired Government Official (King Mongkut’s University of Technology
Thonburi, KMUTT May 1968 – November 2008)
EDUCATION
1973 – 1977 Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State),U.S.A.
1971 – 1973 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont, U.S.A.
1963 – 1968 B-Eng., Mechanical Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology
Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand
TRAINING EXPERIENCE
2010 A Short Course on University Governance and Development, nine – day,
U.S.A.
2005 Observation on Teaching Development in Mathematics and Science for High
School and University Levels, fourteen day, U.S.A.
1997 Observation on University Quality Assurance, fourteen – day, U.S.A.
1996 Successful Completion on Thai University Administrators Shadowing
Project, Two – and half month AUSTRALIA
1988 Research Training on Creep Property of Metals at High Temperature, three-
month, JAPAN
1981 Completed on Shipbuilding Management Training Program, two – month, JAPAN
1977 Observation and Case Study on Machine Design, one – month, U.S.A.
WORK EXPERINEC
Management positions
2009 – 2009 Acting President of Rachapat Chankasem University, six-month
2000 – 2008 Dean of the Faculty of Science, KMUTT
1998 – 1999 Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, KMUTT
1986 – 1994 Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, KMUTT
1982 – 1986 Deputy President for Student Affairs, KMUTT
1978 – 1986 Head Department of the Mechanical Engineering, KMUTT
1977 – 1981 Head Division of the Applied Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering
Department, KMUTT
RESEARCH and TECHING EXPERIENCES
Initially, his research and teaching works were in the areas of Mechanical Engineering and, Tool and Material Engineering with a focus on applied mechanics, equipment and machine design by using the Finite Element Technique. After that, he has focused his efforts mainly at teaching, research and writing textbooks in the areas of Finite Element Analysis, Structural Dynamics and Plastic Deformation in Metal. In the last few year’s he has worked in the area of structural anal and metal forming simulation, Tools and die design by using the finite element method and also conduct and supervise research programs/projects concerned.
Headed the research project management and participated in research and development projects involving machine design tool design and metal forming such as :
Lecturer
(1) Machine Design (2) Vibration Analysis
(3) Advance Mechanics of Solids (4) Finite Element Method
(5) Structural Dynamic Analysis (6) Plastic Deformation in Metal
(7) Finite Element Method in Metal Forming
Research Areas
(1) Equipment and Machine Design (2) Structural Dynamic Analysis
(3) Metal Forming (4) Tools and Die Design
Research Activities
2001 – 2011 Headed and participated in “The sprigback problem solving for automotive chassis forming die”
2003 – 2006 Directly responsible for management of “ Center of excellent of metal forming technology”, Tools and Material Engineering Department, KMUTT
2001 – 2023 Coordinated supervised and participated in “Research and development on sheet metal forming for industry”, Tools and Material Engineering Department, KMUTT.
1989 – 1990 Initiate and project conduction on “Development of water hyacinths harvester design”, Mechanical Engineering Department, KMUTT.
Present Activities
Working on Wind Turbine and Solar Energy Technology
PUBLICATIONS
Textbooks :
– Advanced Mechanics of Solids (424 P)
– Vibration Analysis (264 P)
– Applied Finite Element Analysis (400 P)
– Structural Dynamic Analysis (420 P)
– Theory of Plasticity and Deformation in Metal (398 P)
AWARDS
Development of Water Hyacinths Harvester (Team)
