Mr. Vandith Va is currently a deputy director of Science, Technology, and Innovation National Laboratory (STINL) within the National Institute of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NISTI) under the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) in Cambodia. He finished his Bachelor's Degree in Water Resource Engineering and Rural Infrastructure at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) in 2014. In 2016, He obtained his Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering from the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Indonesia. After that, he earned his Doctoral Degree in Environmental Engineering from the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Indonesia in 2019 under a scholarship from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with the project of ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net) and short-term study program in Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) and Hokkaido University (HU), Japan.
Education Timeline
2016 - 2019Doctoral Degree in Environmental Engineering
Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia.
2014 - 2016Master Degree in Environmental Engineering
Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia.
2009 - 2014Bachelor Degree Engineering
Faculty of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering at Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC).
Working Experiences Timeline
Jun 2022 – PresentDeputy Director of Science
Technology, and Innovation National Laboratory (STINL) under National Institute of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NISTI) at Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI).
Feb 2022 – Jun 2022Official of Science
Technology, and Innovation National Laboratory (STINL) under National Institute of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NISTI) at Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI).
Oct 2020 – Feb 2022Contract staff of Science
Technology, and Innovation National Laboratory (STINL) under National Institute of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NISTI) at Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI).
Feb – Oct 2020Individual consultant as a sanitation engineer
Second Urban Environmental Management in the Tonle Sap Basin Project ADB Loan 3684 CAM, Grant 0591 CAM, and Fourth Greater Mekong Subregion Corridor Towns Development Project ADB Loan 3686 CAM, Grants 0592-3 CAM for Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) at Tancons Cambodia Co.LTD.
Aug 2019 – Jan 2020An Assistant
wastewater treatment engineer for the project: Accelerating Infrastructure Delivery through Better Engineering Service (ESP) with ADB Loan No. 3455-INO for Selection of Consulting Services for Project Preparation Consultant (PPC) Firm of Feasibility Study (FS) and Detailed Engineering Design (DED) for The Wastewater Management System in Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, Indonesia for Client: Working Unit for Strategy Environment Sanitation Development Directorate General of Human Settlements, Ministry Public Work and Housing (MPWH) in Indonesia at PT. Bemaco Rekaprima.
Sep 2019Guest lecture
domestic wastewater management in Cambodia at the university named Sekolah Tinggi Analis Bakti Asih, Bandung, Indonesia. Section, UNICEF Aceh (Indonesia).
Jan 2019Short-term study program
Water Environment Laboratory at Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT), Tokyo, Japan under AUN/Seed-Net Doctoral Sandwich.
Jun 2017Short-term study program
Sustainable sanitation laboratory at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan under AUN/Seed-Net Doctoral Sandwich Program under the supervision of Prof. Naoyuki Funamizu.
Feb - May 2014Trainee
Branch of VINCI CONSTRUCTION GRANDS PROJETS S.A.S.
Oct - Dec 2013Trainee
Perfect Design Construction Engineering Co. Ltd.
Jun - Oct 2012Youth volunteer
The Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction.
2010 - 2011Participated
The educational program and has successfully for teaching and played a sponsorship program for poor areas in Phnom Penh.
Experience
An invited speaker for the international seminar of environmental health “The Strategy of Policy and the Healthy Environment Program Plans in Managing and Processing the Waste with Eco-friendly and Continuously Using the Effective Technology and Also with Environmental Knowledge” at Politeknik Kesehatan Bandung Polytechnic of Health, Bandung, Indonesia. The title of the presentation: the domestic wastewater management in Cambodia.
An invited speaker for the International Seminar on Sustainable Waste Management: Threat and Opportunities at Pelita Bangsa University, Cikarang, Indonesia. The title of the presentation: The domestic wastewater treatment system in Cambodia. Learned how to do public speaking in front of many people.
Experience
Mechanisms Study of Microbial Cells Adhesion in the Formation of Anaerobic Biofilm for the Enhancement of Thermophilic Fermentative Biohydrogen Production.
Kinetics and Degradation Mechanism of xenobiotic organic compounds (XOC) in Landfill Leachate by Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs)
The production of nano-lignin from anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent (AT-POME) with ultrasonic cavitation assistance.
Mechanism of Catalytic Ozonation for Disintegration of Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
Adopting a green 3-D reactor for precious metal leaching & recovery in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEE) recycling process
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