Bounphak LOBRIAYAO, a native of Lao, is currently a Lecturer and Researcher at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, the National University of Laos. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from The National University of Laos, in 2010, and an MSc. in Environmental toxicology from Chulabhorn Graduate Institute (Massachusetts Institute of Technology cooperation scheme), in 2017. His research interests involve food toxicology and water quality analysis. Besides, honors general chemistry and toxicology, he regularly teaches undergraduates in chemistry, wastewater quality analysis (including practice in the laboratory), and a graduate course in environmental toxicology. In his spare time, he enjoys playing volleyball, swimming, bicycling, and nature attraction.