Supapan Seraphin

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor of Optical Sciences
Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences

 

Contact Information

  • Telephone:
    520-621-6075
  • E-mail:
    seraphin@email.arizona.edu
  • Mailing Address:
    Dr. Supapan Seraphin
    University of Arizona
    Meinel Bldg.
    1630 E. University Blvd.
    Tucson, AZ 85721

Education

  • Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1990

  • M.S., King Mongkut's University of Technology, 1983

  • B.S., Mahidol University, 1980

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Professor 2002–present; Associate Professor 1996–2002; Assistant Professor 1990–1996; Director Electron Microscope Facilities for Materials Research 1990–2007; Director University Spectroscopy and Imaging Facilities 2007–present: College of Optical Sciences; Professor 2008–present: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; Professor 2009–present

  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: Visiting Professor 1996

  • King Mongkut's Institute of Technology: School of Energy and Materials; Lecturer and Project Leader 1983–1985

Professional Affiliations

  • Materials Research Society

  • Microscopy Society of America

  • Arizona Imaging and Microanalysis Society

Honors and Awards

  • University of Arizona Faculty Fellow 2001–present

  • Da Vinci Fellow, College of Engineering 2007–2009

  • University Women in Science and Engineering Diversity Inclusiveness Award, 2009

  • Outstanding Faculty Award, University Asian American Students, Faculty, Alumni Association, 2008

  • College of Engineering, University of Arizona, Award for Excellence at the Student Interface 2001, 2002, 2009

  • NSF Committee of Visitors to review the Division of Materials Research, April 2002

  • Tech Advisory Board, Thailand National Materials Tech Center, 1996–2000; National Nanotech Center, 2005

  • Rotary Ambassador, University Teacher Grant, 2001

  • Keynote Speaker, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Kiev, Ukraine, 2000

  • Norbert I. Kreidl Materials Science and Engineering Department Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1997

  • Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1993

  • Presidential Student Scholar, Electron Microscopy Society of America, 1989

Research

  • Green chemistry approach to synthesize nanoparticles for waste water treatment and CO2 absorption. We explore synthesis methods that use nontoxic and inexpensive materials, such as egg white, aloe vera and lemon grass extract in producing ZnO2, magnetic nanoparticles of ferrites and various ceramics. An incentive is to explore alternative production methods that are more environmentally friendly than the conventional ones. I collaborate with colleagues who study kinetics and efficiency of using nanoparticles in eliminating toxic chromium ion in waste water and CO2 absorption to reduce global warming.