# Kansri Boonpragob

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Thai lichenologist and climatologist

Kansri Boonpragob กัณฑรีย์ บุญประกอบ Academic work Discipline Ecology; botany Sub-discipline Lichenology Institutions Ramkhamhaeng University

**Kansri Boonpragob** ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): กัณฑรีย์ บุญประกอบ) is a [lichenologist](/source/Lichenology) and [climatologist](/source/Climatology) from [Thailand](/source/Thailand), who leads the Lichen Research Unit at [Ramkhamhaeng University](/source/Ramkhamhaeng_University). In 2024, she was awarded the [Acharius Medal](/source/Acharius_Medal) for her achievements in lichenology.[1]

## Education

Boonpragob completed her bachelor's degree at [Kasetsart University](/source/Kasetsart_University) in [Bangkok](/source/Bangkok), followed by a master's degree in [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee). She later earned a diploma in environmental management and protection from the [Technical University in Dresden](/source/TU_Dresden). In 1987, she completed her PhD at [Arizona State University](/source/Arizona_State_University) under the supervision of [Tom Nash](/source/Thomas_Hawkes_Nash_III), focusing on the [ecophysiology](/source/Ecophysiology) and impact of [air pollution](/source/Air_pollution) on lichens, particularly *[Ramalina menziesii](/source/Ramalina_menziesii)* in California.[1]

## Career

Boonpragob is Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Lichen Research Unit and Assistant Professor of Biological Science at [Ramkhamhaeng University](/source/Ramkhamhaeng_University).[2][3] She has published widely, including more than 50 scientific journal articles, several books, and numerous introductory works on lichens, ecology, and botany written in Thai.[1] She also has a PhD in Ecology.[2] During 2007 she held a post as Vice-Chair of the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change](/source/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change)'s Working Group I.[4][5] As part of the IPCC team, she shared in the 2007 [Nobel Peace Prize](/source/Nobel_Peace_Prize).[1] Boonpragob's research has demonstrated that there are already severe economic impacts on Thailand due to the ongoing climate crisis.[6] Much of this impact is on coastal regions, where livelihoods as well as species, are at risk.[6] She is a member of the Graphidaceae Project, administered by the [Field Museum](/source/Field_Museum_of_Natural_History).[7] In 2008 she organized the first workshop on thelotremoid [Graphidaceae](/source/Graphidaceae) in Thailand.[7] She later organized the International Association for Lichenology (IAL7) congress in 2012.[1] She is a member of the Editorial Board for the *Journal of Tropical Forest Research*.[8]

The lichen *[Ocellularia kansriae](/source/Ocellularia_kansriae)* is named after Boonpragob, who collected specimens from [Eastern Thailand](/source/Eastern_Thailand).[9]

## See also

- [Category:Taxa named by Kansri Boonpragob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Taxa_named_by_Kansri_Boonpragob)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lumbsch_2024_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lumbsch_2024_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Lumbsch_2024_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Lumbsch_2024_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Lumbsch_2024_1-4) Lumbsch, Thorsten (2024). ["Acharius Medal to Kansri Boonpragob"](https://ial-lichenology.org/wp-content/uploads/Issue572.pdf) (PDF). *International Lichenological Newsletter*. **57** (2): 3–4.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) ["รศ.ดร.กัณฑรีย์ บุญประกอบ"](http://www.lichen.ru.ac.th/index.php/personnels?layout=edit&id=31). *www.lichen.ru.ac.th*. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Second Interim Scientific Advisory Group on the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia"](http://www.eanet.cc/event/isag/isag02.pdf) (PDF). 2007-09-29. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929041040/http://www.eanet.cc/event/isag/isag02.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Tay, Simon (2007). ["Climate Change and Insecurity in the Asia Pacific:: Regional Initiatives to Address Emerging Threats"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep22254.8). *Cscap Regional Security Outlook 2007*: 45–48.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["IPCC AR4 WGI Organization"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080509054518/http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/wg1_org.html). 2008-05-09. Archived from [the original](http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/wg1_org.html) on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_6-1) ["Scientists: Southeast Asia losing billions to climate change - China Climate Change Info-Net"](http://en.ccchina.org.cn/Detail.aspx?newsId=34258&TId=97). *en.ccchina.org.cn*. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_7-1) ["Collaborators | Graphidaceae collections"](https://graphidaceae.fieldmuseum.org/collaborators). *graphidaceae.fieldmuseum.org*. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Editorial Board | Journal of Tropical Forest Research"](http://www.jtfr.forest.ku.ac.th/?page_id=12). Retrieved 2021-04-07.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Homchantara_&_Coppins_2002_9-0)** Homchantara, N.; Coppins, B.J. (2002). "New species of the lichen family Theotremataceae in SE Asia". *The Lichenologist*. **34** (2): 113–140. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2002ThLic..34..113H](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002ThLic..34..113H). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1006/lich.2002.0382](https://doi.org/10.1006%2Flich.2002.0382).

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