Kate Grudpan is an Emeritus Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, and at the Center of Excellence for Innovation in Analytical Science and Technology for Biodiversity-Based Economics and Society, Chiang Mai University (CMU). He received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Liverpool John Moores University in 1982. He experienced various international activities. He is a Humboldtian. He has served various functions for international journals. He served as vice-chair of the Environment Risk Assessment Master’s Degree Program and a coordinator for the network of the CMU International PhD program in Chemistry. His research interests include flow-based chemical analysis, green and sustainable chemical analysis, and local wisdom-based innovation. He has received recognitions such as Thailand Outstanding Researcher (1998), Thailand Outstanding Scientist (2001), Chemical Society of Thailand’s Distinguished Chemist Award (Analytical Chemistry) (2008), JAFIA Honor Award for Science (2008), Thailand Professor of the year (2011), Thailand Research Fund Distinguished Research Professor Award (2017), the Humboldtian fellow, and named in the world’s top 2% scientists on the University of Standford list.