Dr. Amnat Jarerat has been working as senior lecturer at the Food Technology Program, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Mahidol University, Kanchanaburi campus, Thailand, since 2005. He graduated with a Ph.D., Biotechnology (Option in Bioengineering and Life Sciences), The University of Tsukuba, Japan. His research interests include the production of biodegradable packaging from bio-based raw material, biodegradation of polyesters, and bio-products from microbial and enzyme technology.