28 May 2022: At Meeting room, 1st floor, Royal Library Building, Srapathum Palace, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted a royal audience to Prof. Dr. Pairash Thajchayapong, the Member of the Executive Board and Secretary General of the Information Technology Foundation under the Initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (PSIT), and students/academicians/researchers selected to participate in the summer program at CERN, DESY, GSI and IceCube Astrophysics Center for the year 2022, along with agency executives, before departing to participate in the said programs.

      These leading institutes, CERN/DESY/GSI/IceCube Neutrino Observatory, has presented a number of scholarships to Her Royal Highness to give to secondary school students, Physics teachers, students studying in physics, science and engineering to participate in the summer program every year.  In selecting the scholarship awardees, PSIT works with various agencies, including: the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), the Synchrotron Light Research Institute SLRI), the National Astronomical Research Institute (Public Organization) (NARIT), Chiang Mai University, to preliminary screen and interview the applicants, and Her Royal Highness made the final decision on selecting Thai participants.

      For the year 2022, a total of 26 scholarship awardees were selected to participate in those programs as follows: (1) secondary school students and teachers going on a study trip to CERN, number 14 persons (2) CERN summer students, 4 persons (3) CERN summer physics teachers, 2 persons (4) DESY summer students, 2 persons (5) GSI summer students 2 persons and (6) Ice Cube summer students 2 persons. In addition, there are three researchers from the Ice Cube Cooperation Project on Research Manpower Development who will travel with the students, making a total of  29 people, as follows:

    CERN Summer Student Project, 4 persons

1. Mr. Omsap Charoonrak, School of Science Suranaree University of Technology
2. Miss Natchaya Phumeekham, Faculty of Engineering Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology Thammasat University
3. Mr. Teeraphong Phontua, Faculty of Engineering King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
4. Mr. Kasidit Srimahachariyapong, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University   

    CERN Summer Physics Teacher Project, 2 persons

1. Miss Kunthida Suwatcharakulthorn, Rayong Witthayakhom School, Rayong Province
2. Miss Suranan Anantachaisin, Kamnoetwit School Rayong Province   

High school students Program, to study and work at CERN, 14 persons

1. Miss Dangfun Taosakul, Triam Udom Suksa School Bangkok
2. Mr. Thanyakorn Yantrasat, Montford School Chiang Mai Province
3. Mr. Thanathorn Chanwangsa, Concordian International School Samut Prakan Province
4. Mr. Peemphoswasu Kantakhom, Concordian International School Samut Prakan Province
5. Miss Preechaya Naraprasertkul Mahidol Wittayanusorn School Nakhon Pathom Province
6. Mr. Daiki Hasama, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School Nakhon Pathom Province
7. Mr. Noraphat Pukkaman, Chitralada School Bangkok
8. Miss Chalisa Srikham, Varee Chiang Mai School Chiang Mai Province
9. Miss Marisa Atchananon, Chulabhorn Rajavidyalaya Science School, Pathum Thani, Pathum Thani Province.
10. Mr. Phachara Ooncharoen, Kamnoetwit School, Rayong Province
11. Mr. Suphanat Anantachaisophon, Kamnoetwit School, Rayong Province
12. Mr. Nithiwit Rojanarak, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School Nakhon Pathom Province

    High School Physics Teachers, 2 people

13. Mr. Kulwat Intaud, Yupparaj Wittayalai School Chiang Mai Province
14. Mr. Parinya Sirimachan, Kamnoetwit School, Rayong Province 

    DESY Summer Student Project, 2 persons

1. Miss Jidapa Lakornwat, Faculty of Science Kasetsart University
2. Miss Siriporn Wu, Faculty of Science Srinakharinwirot University  

    Summer student project of the GSI Heavy Ion Research Institute, 2 persons

1. Mr. Thiti Ungcharoen, Faculty of Science Prince of Songkla University
2. Miss Surawadee Khammee, Faculty of Science Chiang Mai University   

   Summer student project of the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory, 2 persons

1. Miss Kretsai Phuphapakhun, Faculty of Science Chiang Mai University
2. Miss Sidarat Khamphakdee, Faculty of Science Chiang Mai University  

    Researchers from the Ice Cube Cooperation Project on Research Manpower Development, 3 persons

1. Assistant Prof. Dr. Waraporn Nunthiyakul, Lecturer, Faculty of Science Chiang Mai University
2. Dr. Chayanit Asawatangtrakuldee, Lecturer, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University
3. Dr. Achara Seripienlert Postdoctoral researcher National Astronomical Research Institute (Public Organization)