Through the ASEAN-U.S. S&T Fellowship, Dr. Setthapun developed technical guidelines for community power development specifically related to renewable energy applications. More specifically, she visited communities and surveyed energy volunteers, representatives, and the general public to collect data to inform the creation of a user-friendly database for community renewable energy technology for the Ministry of Energy in Thailand.
Dr. Setthapun is currently Dean at the Asian Development College for Community Economy and Technology at Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, She also develops and manages the Chiang Mai World Green City, a living laboratory for 100% renewable energy application and green technologies. She was the first-place winner of the 2016 ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women for her work to develop affordable and appropriate sustainable energy systems to enhance livelihood in small and rural Thai communities.
Dr. Setthapun holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in Thailand (2000). She completer her Master’s Degree (2002) and Ph.D. (2006) in Chemical Engineering on a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Michigan in the U.S.