Direk Lavansiri

Who is Direk Lavansiri?

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Direk Lavansiri Appointed by the King as Chairman of the Energy Regulatory Commission since 1 February 2008 Before completing his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University in 1976, Dr.Direk Lavansiri received a master’s degree from University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr.Direk Lavansiri taught in Department of Civil Engineering of Chulalongkorn University since 1977. Before appointment as ERC Chairman, Dr.Direk Lavansiri served as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering during 2004-2008.

In 2002 and 2003, Dr.Direk Lavansiri got the Thailand Quality Class Award for Performance Excellence, under the “organization” category, for two consecutive years, while holding office of Professor Director of Continuing Education Center, Chulalongkorn University, conferred by the National Committee of Thailand Quality Award. He used to be board member of many State Enterprises Utilities such as Metropolitan Waterworks Authority, Provincial Waterworks Authority, Mass Rapid Transit Authority, and Transportation Company. Dr.Direk Lavansiri is a former member or board member of International Affiliations such as International Federation of Engineering Education Society, Organizing Committee on International Conference on Road and Airfield Technology, Steering Committee of AUN/SEED NET and etc.