Current Events
New York Times Africa
2010 National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) Annual Conference
February 13, 2010, Washington, D. C. , USA
Dr. Kennedy J. Reed was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring by President Barack Obama on July 9, 2009. The award recognizes the crucial role that such mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of underrepresented minority students studying science or engineering . In addition to a White House honor ceremony, Dr. Reed will receive an award of $10,000 to advance his mentoring efforts.
What: International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) EBASI Presentation
EBASI Presentation:
Physics and Society-Science in Africa-Present and Future: The Role of ICTP–A Terse Overview (PDF File)
Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute (EBASI) of The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Milton Dean Slaughter: Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Where: Hosted by ICTP in Trieste, Italy
When: 6 May 2009
Dr. Sekazi K. Mtingwa has been elected to the permanent rank of Fellow of the American Physical Society by his peers in the Division of Physics of Beams. Dr. Mtingwa's Fellowship citation reads as follows: "For his definitive treatment of Intrabeam scattering, his contributions to the wakefield acceleration, and his early recognition of the fixed target physics potential of the next generation electron-positron collider."
ICO/ICTP GALLIENO DENARDO PRIZE 2009
CHARLES S. BROWN MEMORIAL FUND
Past Events
Joint Annual Conference, February 11-15, 2009, Nashville, TN, USA
National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists
Where: Accra, Ghana
When: 11-14 September 2007
What: US-Africa Workshop on Nanosciences
Where: Hosted by iThemba Labs in Cape Town, South Africa
When: January 27-28, 2007
Nanophysics.us for further details.
What: The Sixth International Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute Conference
Where: Hosted by iThemba Labs in Cape Town, South Africa
When: January 24-26, 2007
iThemba Labs EBASI 2007 Website for further details.