Dr. Piyawadee is the vice dean of faculty of science and technology, responsible for the academic and educational quality assurance since 2015. Her research fields focus on hydrogen and bio-energy production, waste utilization through biological processes and agricultural biotechnology. Dr. Piyawadee has published more than ten research articles in various international journals and participated in numerous academic associations including the Thai Society of Biotechnology (TSB), Thailand Research Fund (TRF), biofuels and value added substances from agricultural biomass research group, the office of the higher education commission, Thailand.