I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Biology program at the Department of Science, Prince of Songkla University. I was born in Sadao District, Songkhla Province, a small town in the southern part of Thailand bordering Malaysia. My childhood did not involve much interaction with nature because my house was located in the market area, and I rarely had the opportunity to travel.

My interest in studying nature began when I enrolled in the Biology program at the Faculty of Science at Prince of Songkla University. It was the first place that introduced me to the world of bryophytes. Even though they are small in size and may appear similar at first glance, they play a significant role in the ecosystem and exhibit a great deal of diversity. Since then, I have developed a passion for the world of bryophytes and a strong desire to conduct research on them.

I conducted my research under the guidance of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sahut Chantanaorrapint, an expert bryologist in Thailand. Originally, I was interested in studying bryophyte ecology. My first research project focused on the “Diversity of epiphyllous liverworts at Klong Kai Chon waterfall, Songkhla province, Thailand”, which was my bachelor’s thesis. Following that, during my master’s degree, I continued my interest in bryophyte ecology. I conducted research on the “Species richness and bryophyte communities at Pine forest, Chiang Dao wildlife sanctuary, Chiang Mai province, Thailand”. This research provided me with valuable experiences in fieldwork and research exploration. Additionally, I had the opportunity to present my work at the Bryophyte Conference in Madrid, Spain in 2019, where I met many bryologists and gained numerous research ideas.

Through my master’s degree research, I became familiar with a liverwort genus called Cyathodium Kunze, which has been little studied in Thailand. I found it fascinating to explore the relationships within this genus. Consequently, I decided to pursue a Ph.D. and chose to focus on the “Systematics of the liverwort genus Cyathodium Kunze (Cyathodiaceae, Marchantiophyta)”.

I take great pride in being a woman bryologist, particularly in Thailand, which is well-known as a country with high bryophyte diversity, but there are relatively few researchers in this field. I am highly committed to further developing bryology studies in Thailand. The goal is for the general public to become more familiar with this plant group, appreciating the beauty, fascination, and importance of bryophytes in the world in which they live.

Publications

1. Chantanaorrapint, S., Sevanakun, N., Suwanmala, O., Sukkharak, P., Printarakul, N. and He, S. 2021. The moss family Rhachitheciaceae (Dicranales, Bryophyta) in Thailand. Phytotaxa 520 (3): 279–284.
2. Sevanakun, N., Rawiwan, P., Ghunthong, S. and Chantanaorrapint, S. 2020. Species diversity of bryophytes in pine-oak forest, Chiang Dao wildlife sanctuary, Chiang Mai Province. Thai Journal of Botany 12 (1): 1–21.