{"id":1543,"date":"2011-01-28T12:57:22","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T05:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nano2.toolsmkt.com\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2011-01-28T12:57:22","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T05:57:22","slug":"being-proactive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nanotec.or.th\/en\/being-proactive\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Proactive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nanotec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_47701.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1557\" title=\"DSC_47701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nanotec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_47701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">Bob Dylan\u2019s song \u201cthe times they are changing\u201d clearly reflect the changing of attitude and practice of modern day researchers and administrators. <!--more-->Gone are the days where researchers are confined to their research labs and administrators to their desks. \u00a0Research institutes of the modern world must be proactive and attentive to market needs in order to be competitive and research relevant.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Recently, NANOTEC researchers and administrators visited <strong><em>IRPC<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>(Integrated Refinery &amp; Petrochemical Complex Public Co., Ltd) at their Rayong facility. <strong><em>IRPC<\/em><\/strong> also has a research division at Thailand Science Park. 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