In February 2009, five KKU (Khon Kaen University, Thailand) student chapter members entered the 2009 Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) Competition. The team consisting Mr. Kittisuk Puttisantikul and Ms. Pimchanok Chartchonbot, Ms. Atchara Praidee and Ms. Piyanan Shanchompoo, and Mr. Nuttapong Thancharoen, worked hard during their summer break in Mid February to March on a petroleum geology project to obtain results for competition.
In May, the team was announced to be the winner of the Asia-Pacific Region and with much excitement traveled to the AAPG Conference in Colorado to compete in the global final round on June 5, 2009. Competing with 9 other teams from around the world was not an easy task but the team did their very best and came back to KKU with pride and joy.




i impesed a lot