Prof. Dr. Poonpit Amatyakul

Musicology Department

• Room: A 404
• Tel.: Ext. 411
• E-mail: morppit@gmail.com

Education & Work

• 1962 diploma doctor of medicine, m.d.
• 1968 m.a. in communication disorders temple university, philadelphia, u.s.a.
• 1988-92 director : institue of language and culture for rural development, mahidol university, thailand.
• 1989 established  master degree program in ethnomusicology mahidol university salaya campus
• 1993-97 director rachasuda college (program for persons with disabilities,) mahidol university, thailand.

Professor  in musicology

• Program lecturer and advisor , mahidol university
• Other  experiences and works:
• Lecturer and resarcher in thai culture
• Lecturer in musicology, history of thai music
• Lecturer in music of south east asia & music appreciation.
• Writer of several books in history of thai music
• Tv and radio production in music and thai culture.
• Writer ublish thai articles in musicology (0ver 900 pieces)
• 5 books thai traditional music & history (in thai)
• Conducting master degree thesis (over 36 cases)

Awards 

• 1995 mahidol university best teacher award
• 1994 honored doctorate degree in muscology, srinakkarinwirote university, thailand.
• 1994 mahidol university facuty senate, best teacher of the year 1994
• 1991 department of fine arts, ministry of education first year award of an outstanding works on cultural preservation of thai music arts.
• 1990 tv production award (mekkala awad) thai music program “sara sungkeet” thai tv channel 11
• 1988 the national “silver sanka award” of the best work on public relation. Department of public relation, office of the priminister.
• 1987 “golden lightning award” of the national radio broadcasting association of thailand, best work on the thai traditional music radio program.
• 1971 unesco best book of the year 1971 award. Author of the book “ siam sungkeet” etc.