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30.06.2011
Royal visit to DESY
Thai Princess Sirindhorn visits Hamburg´s research centre
On her two-day stay in Hamburg, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn from Thailand took the opportunity to visit the Helmholtz research centre DESY. Her Royal Highness was welcomed by Professor Helmut Dosch, Chairman of the DESY Board of Directors. Following the discussions with the DESY directorate, research director Professor Edgar Weckert took Her Royal Highness to the large PETRA III experimental hall where she was informed about the new experimental stations.
Special present: Professor Helmut Dosch offers the model of a superconducting cavity to Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Princess Sirindhorn is very interested in science and technology, and DESY is well known to her. At her last visit to the research centre nine years ago, an agreement was made on Thailand’s participation in the DESY Summer Students Programme. Since that time, 15 Thai summer students – hand-picked by the princess – took part in the two-month training programme, with excellent results. “We are very grateful to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for her great commitment and we are happy to provide insight into our research centre to these young and talented scientists,” said Helmut Dosch. During the visit of the princess, among other things there was a discussion on the possibilities to extend this successful programme. Thai scientists already participate in DESY projects, such as the photo injector test facility PITZ in Zeuthen.
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, crown princess of Thailand, is very popular among the Thai people. She has an extensive expertise, particularly in the field of new technologies; she speaks English, French and Chinese fluently and currently learns German and Latin. She is the third child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit.
