Pramuan Tangboriboonrat

Pramuan Tangboriboonrat (Thai: ประมวล ตั้งบริบูรณ์รัตน์, ; born December 27, 1962) is a Thai professor of chemistry at Mahidol University and a governmental researcher specializing in colloidal polymers and natural rubber latex. Born in Prachinburi province, Thailand, she obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1983, before continuing on to a master's degree in the same field in 1986. This gave her the opportunity for a doctoral scholarship program in France where she completed her Ph.D. in 1991.

Tangboriboonrat immediately went on to hold a professorship at Mahidol University that same year and she advanced to a full professor position by 2004. During the rest of the 2000s, she held multiple governmental positions in the science and technology department while also continuing her teaching and research work. She would later assist the government in creating a plan through the (NRCT) to expand the number of scientists in the country to advance national research and development objectives for Thailand.

The recipient of multiple awards throughout her career, Tangboriboonrat was given the Young Scientist Award in Chemistry (Polymer) in 1996 and was one of the recipients of the 2007 L'Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship for Women in Science in the Materials Science category for her research on "Modification of Natural Rubber Surface with Nano-Particles for Medical Glove Preparation." She has been presented with several other awards and honors as well as three civil service awards from the Thai government due to her work. Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi bestowed Tangboriboonrat an official research grant at Thewarat Sapharom Throne Hall, Phaya Thai Palace, on May 29, 2007.

Early life and education Pramuan Tangboriboonrat was born December 27, 1962 in Prachinburi province, Thailand. She attended elementary school at Phadungsit Pittaya Prachantakham School in Prachantakham district, middle school at Prachantrasatbamrung School, and high school at Wattana Wittaya Academy in Bangkok, graduating in 1979.

Research Tangboriboonrat's specialties are polymer colloids and surface modification of polymers. She studies natural rubber (NR) latex particle surfaces to discover new uses for natural rubber. 2022 1999 1997 left|Award from Eno Science Foundation (Japan)