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Kansri Boonpragob

Kansri Boonpragob is a lichenologist and climatologist from Thailand, who leads the Lichen Research Unit at Ramkhamhaeng University. In 2024, she was awarded the Acharius Medal for her achievements in lichenology.

Education
Boonpragob completed her bachelor's degree at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, followed by a master's degree in Tennessee. She later earned a diploma in environmental management and protection from the Technical University in Dresden. In 1987, she completed her PhD at Arizona State University under the supervision of Tom Nash, focusing on the ecophysiology and impact of air pollution on lichens, particularly Ramalina menziesii in California. ==Career==
Career
Boonpragob is Emeritus Professor and former Head of the Lichen Research Unit and Assistant Professor of Biological Science at Ramkhamhaeng University. 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. As part of the IPCC team, she shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Much of this impact is on coastal regions, where livelihoods as well as species, are at risk. In 2008 she organized the first workshop on thelotremoid Graphidaceae in Thailand. The lichen Ocellularia kansriae is named after Boonpragob, who collected specimens from Eastern Thailand. ==See also==
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