Department of MICROBIOLOGY

        The Department of Microbiology offers the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Microbiology. The department also provides fundamental courses in microbiology for students in other department and fuculty of Burapha University. The department is housed in the newly constructed biological sciences building and has excellent teaching, research and administrative support facilities. Expertise of faculty members is in the aeras of industrial microbiology, food microbiology and environmental and agricultural microbiology. Of these, over 35 different courses in both undergraduate and graduate levels are available in the department of microbiology for microbiology majors and other Faculty of Science students. The department offers hand-on courses to help prepare graduates for employment in industries requiring practical skills in microbiology. Similarly, research interests of the department of microbiology include studies to improve the quality of existing industrial processes utilizing microorganisms and the development of new technologies that take advantage of microorganisms. Also, faculty members in the department of microbiology collaborate with invertigators in numerous faculty members in the field of biological sciences, aquaculture and biomedical sciences.

Degree programmes

• Bachelor degree
  - Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
  
  
• Master degree
  - Mater of Science in Applied Microbiology
  
  
• Selected Researches
  1. Plant-growth-promoting rhizomicroorganisms
  2. Microbial bioremediation of heavy metal
  3. Biological control plant pathogens
  4. Molecular identification and detection of bacteria
  5. Yeast biocontrol
  6. Food-borne bacteria: growth, survival and control
  7. Probiotic in aquaculture
  8. Marine fungi and their applications
  9. Cultivation of edible mushroom using microbial techniques
  10. Medical microbiology
  11. Endophytic fungi and their applicatons
  12. Metabolites from marine and endophytic fungi and their applicatons
  13. Molecular parasitology of Blastocystis spp.
  14. Antimicrobial activity and antioxidant of some medicinal plants
  
  
• Website : http://science.buu.ac.th/department/micro/

Department of FOOD SCIENCE

The eastern provinces of Thailand and Eastern Seaboard served bu Burupha University represent a major area of agricultral, marnie and commercial food production. The Department of food science offers the B.Sc. and M. Sc degree to undergraduates and graduates who will take leadership roles in these industries. Basic courses are given in food science and technology, nutrition, food processing, food chemistry, food engineering and quality control. Advenced courses are given in a variety of specific food technologies utilized in this region and elsewhere in the country. Research interests include optimization of locally important food processing and technologies in integrated collaboration with faculty members of other department in the Faculty of science.

Degree programmes

• Bachelor degree
  - Bachelor of Science Program in Food Technology
  
  
• Master degree
  - Mater of Science Program in Food Science and Technology
  
  
• Selected Researches
  1. The value-added and application of agricultural and agro-industry waste
  2. Product development of local agricultural raw materials in the East of Thailand; particulary the products of starch,
  cereal, tuber, vegetable and fruit
  3. The study of extaraction method of antioxidant from agricultural products of food processing
  4. Development of technology to improve the quality and safet of seafood products
  5. The study of techniques to decrease hazard in food
  6. Processing of vegetables and fruits by using hurdle technology
  7. Packaging of food products, especially modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)
  8. Membrane technology
  
  
• Website : http://science.buu.ac.th/department/food/

Department of MATHEMATICS

        The Department of Mathematics is one of the larger and longer established department in the Faculty of Science in 1955 and untill recently existed as two separate departments. We offer B.Sc. and M.Sc. in both Mathematics and Statistics and also Ph.D. in Mathematics degrees. Since Mathematics is pure and Statistics is applied sciencs, students will be learned about logic thinking because of the nature of subjects. They, therefore, can work in many careers. The main careers of Mathematics major are teacher and Statistics major are statistician, researcher or teacher also. However, the other professions that they could work are system planner, production planner, production controller etc. For students who would like to study in a higher degree, Mathematics and Statistics are very good fundamental knowledge of other subjects for further study, such as, Insurance, Information Technology in Business, Business Software Development, Decision Technology and Management, Biostatistics and etc.

Degree programmes

• Bachelor degree
  - Bachelor of Science in Mathematics - Bachelor of Science in Statistics
  
  
• Master degree
  - Mater of Science in Mathematics
  - Mater of Science in Mathematics Education (Special programme)
  - Mater of Science in Statistics
  
  
• Doctoral degree
  - Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
  
  
• Selected Researches
  1. On Approximating a generalized binomial by binomial and poisson distribution
  2. The steepest descent method for linear minimax problems
  3. Round-Robin tournament scheduling and test case generating
  4. Neural Networks: construction and Evaluation
  5. Determine approximated control limit of neural networks for multivariate quality control
  6. Three dimensional modeling of tomor growth: in the presence response
  7. Mathematical modeling of noninvasive pressure support ventilation: Investigation of tidal volum instability
  8. On a comparison of several competing estimates of a univariate normal mean by multiple criteria decision making method
  9. Modeling of PMMA bone cement flom through femoral canal and cancellous bone
  10. Joint variability between sea surface parameters in the North India Ocean Computer cluster in Mathematics department
  
  
• Website : http://math.buu.ac.th/

Department of CHEMISTRY

        The Department of chemistry is one of the larger and more established departments in the faculty of science. We place a strong emphasis on both academic and research activities in the fields of analytical, inorganic, organic, physical and applied chemistry. A B.Sc. program in chemistry and three M.Sc. programs in the fileds of chemistry, polymer science and chemical education are offered. The Department also partcipartes in the Multidisciplinary Programs leading to a Ph.D. in either biological science or environmental science.

Degree programmes

• Bachelor degree
  - Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
  
  
• Master degree
  - Mater of Science in Chemistry
  - Mater of Science in Polymer Science
  - Mater of Science in Chemical Education
  
  
• Doctoral degree
  - Doctor of Philosophy Program in Chemistry
  
  
• Selected Researches
  1. Natural products
  2. Organic synthesis
  3. Pharmaceutical chemistry
  4. Environmental chemistry
  5. Laboratory-on-a-Chip
  6. Instrumental development for analysis
  7. Gem Analysis
  8. Drug Analysis
  9. Flow injection analysis 10. Organometallic chemistry
  11. Synthesis of chemical receptors and sensord for ion selective electrode
  12. Synthesis and characterization of co-ordination compounds
  13. Electroplating
  14. Computational chemistry
  15. Polymer synthesis and characterization
  16. Nanocomposites and polymer dynamics
  17. Fly ash utilization
  18. Polymer hydrogel
  
  
• Website : http://sc.buu.ac.th/~chemistry/nchem60/