1. Willibald Jentschke – 100. Founding father of DESY Prof. Dr. Joachim Mnich DESY 6. December 2011

2. Joachim Mnich December 6, 2011 | Page 2 Curriculum Vitae >* 6. December 1911 in Vienna > 4 Phases:1935 – 1947Nuclear Physics in Vienna, involved in the German nuclear energy project (Uranverein) 1947 – 1956emigrated to USA, Prof. at Univ. of Illinois, Director of the Cyclotron Laboratory 1956 – 1970 Particle Physics in Hamburg 1959 Foundation of DESY, GD of DESY and II. Inst. Exp. Phys. 1971 – 1976 Particle Physics in Geneva DG of CERN >† 11 March 2002 in Hamburg

3. Joachim Mnich December 6, 2011 | Page 3 Honors >Member of Akademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur, Mainz Akademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur >Corresponding Member of Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften >Honorary Doctor's Degree of the University of Illinois University of Illinois >Wilhelm-Exner-Medaille, 1971Wilhelm-Exner-Medaille >Honorary Doctor's Degree of the RWTH Aachen, 1990 RWTH Aachen >John T.Tate Award of the American Institute of Physics, 1996 American Institute of Physics

4. Joachim Mnich December 6, 2011 | Page 4 Snap shots, recorded between 1963 and 1971

5. Joachim Mnich December 6, 2011 | Page 5 1965: DESY DESY – steady growth in the past 50 years >Hamburg

6. Joachim Mnich December 6, 2011 | Page 6 Later Photographies 1996: Tate Medal 2000: 40y DESY 1985: 25y DESY

7. Joachim Mnich December 6, 2011 | Page 7 Lectures: >The scientific spirit in the research at DESY was strongly influenced by Jentschke >Performing basic research using modern technologies >Concentrating world experts at DESY >Developing accelerators at the energy frontier >Promoting a trustful, open minded spirit at DESY