Mae Fah Luang University would like to congratulate Associate Professor Dr. Orawan Suwantong, a lecturer of the Applied Chemistry programme, the School of Science for winning the APEC-Australia Women in Research Fellowship 2023.
This year, 20 women from Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, China, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam have been selected for the 2023/24 APEC-Australia Women in Research Fellowship.
Under this fellowship programme, Dr. Suwantong will conduct a research project on “the development of injectable self-healing hydrogels for wound management” at the University of Queensland for three months.
The APEC-Australia Women in Research Fellowship, initiated by the Australian Government, aims to support economic and technical cooperation to address the many challenges and opportunities that face the region. This fellowship program is designed by the Australian Government to offer 20 women researchers from developing economies up to AU$20,000 each, to work in partnership with an Australian education institution to undertake a research project over one to three months. This round of the fellowship aims to support women’s economic empowerment in the APEC region and human capital development in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-related fields in developing economies.
Find out more about Dr. Suwantong's research project here: https://www.apec.org.au/dr-orawan-suwantong
