Chotiwat Jantarakasem
Postdoctoral Associate
Drip Irrigation & Desalination Teams
Research Interests
Chotiwat is a water quality engineer dedicated to applying his expertise to help people in low-resource settings by tackling environmental challenges, particularly in improving access to safe and clean water. At MIT, he focuses on problem scoping and identifying research opportunities aimed at addressing the urgent need for clean water and sufficient food in underserved communities. Before joining the GEAR Center and J-WAFS, Chotiwat completed his PhD under the supervision of Professor Michael Templeton, where he concentrated on estimating water turbidity using a smartphone camera. Additionally, he researched the ammonium removal capabilities of biological activated carbon under the guidance of Professor Ikuro Kasuga.
Education
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, 2021-2024
MEng in Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 2017-2019
BEng in Environmental Engineering with Highest Honors, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, 2013-2017
Honors and Awards
Global Fellows Fund – Turing Scheme, 2024
The Anglo-Thai Society Academic Excellence Awards in Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science, 2023
Best Master’s Thesis Award – UTokyo, 2019
Innovative Asia Scholarship – Japan International Cooperation Agency, 2017
Sufficiency Economy Philosophy Scholarship – The Crown Property Bureau, 2013
Leadership Scholarship – KMUTT, 2013
Hobbies
Swimming, hiking, running