The second school on the use of synchrotron radiation in science organized by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Centre for Science (ICS) was held from 25 October to 19 November 1993
This report traces the initial steps that were taken by Thai physicists to realize the goal of building a Syschrotron radiation facility in Thailand. It starts from the very beginning when Prof. virulh Sayakanit heard a lecture in the Philippines and ends with the current attempts to write a conceptual design report
With the approval of the National Research Council of Thailand, a team of scientists led by Prof. Virulh Sa-yakanit visited four countries in Asia - the People Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korca and Taiwan. The purpose of the visit was to explore the feasibility of constructing synchrotron radiation facilities in Thailand. The team consisted members from various organizations namely, Prof. Virulh Sa-yakanit (Chulalongkorn University) Head,
Asso. ProfJong-Orn Berananda (Chulalongkorn University), Asso. Prof. Thiraphat Vilaithong (Chiang Mai University), Asso. Prof. Dr. Wichit Sritrakool (Chulalongkorn University), Mr. Kajornsak Jaiyawat (National Resesch Council)
The national meeting on the applications of synchrotron light sources was proposed to promote information exchange and to discuss common issue of synchrotrons radiation facilities and aimed at the future collaboration in synchrotrons radiation science and technology of the countries.
