Theme 3 - Pioneering Next-Generation Space Technologies

Microgravity Research on Defect Dynamics of Liquid Crystals on the International Space Station

Dr. Nattaporn Chattham

Associate Professor, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Biography

Dr. Nattaporn Chattham is an Associate Professor of Physics at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her research focuses on liquid crystals, soft condensed matter, and nanophotonics. She received her B.S. in Physics from Kasetsart University, Thailand, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. She was an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Magdeburg, Germany. Dr. Chattham is the Principal Investigator of the Thailand Liquid Crystals in Space (TLC) Project, which investigates liquid crystal behaviour aboard the International Space Station. The project is funded by the Government of Thailand and the U.S. ISS National Laboratory, in collaboration with Voyager Technologies, and is currently ongoing aboard the ISS.