Supachai Awiphan is the Manager of the Center for Optics and Photonics and Acting Manager of the Center for Atmospheric Science Research at the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT). His research focuses on the detection and characterization of exoplanets and exomoons using transit and microlensing techniques, as well as optics. He received his B.Sc. in Physics from Chiang Mai University in 2010, followed by an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester in 2012 and 2016, respectively. During his postgraduate studies, he was awarded a prestigious Royal Thai Government Scholarship and the University of Manchester President’s Doctoral Scholarship Award.