Prof. Amaret Bhumiratana, the former dean of Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, has been selected for the decoration Officier de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques of the Republic of France - the highest honour awarded to academics by a decree of the French Prime Minister, in recognition of his contribution to the development of scientific researches between France and Thailand.

The ceremony was arranged on January 26, 2009, at the Ambassade de France en Thaïlande, Charoenkrung 36, Bangkok.