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K.I.N.D. (Kids in Need of Desks) Fund delivers desks to Malawi UNICEF USA
Prof. Anthony M. Johnson (EBASI Founding Council Member) was a participant of a 5-member international delegation that proposed to the United Nations General Assembly on May 16, 2013 that the Year 2015 be declared the International Year of Light.
Prof. Mohamed H.A. Hassan (EBASI Founding Council Member and former Executive Director of TWAS) was re-elected co-chairman of IAP, the global network of science academies February 28, 2013.
Prof. Francis K. A. Allotey (EBASI Co-Chair and Founding Council Member and ICTP Scientific Council Member) received an honorary IOP fellowship. His citation reads ``For his inspirational role in the promotion of physics in Africa, in particular for his role in establishing the African Physical Society. " June 26, 2012.
Prof. Mohamed H.A. Hassan (EBASI Founding Council Member and former Executive Director of TWAS), has been awarded the Abdus Salam Medal for outstanding achievements and enduring commitment to TWAS. June 14, 2012.
Narrative of an Oral Presentation given during the March 2012 Meeting of the American Physical Society Boston, Massachusetts (~3 MB)
The creation and utilization of science and technology in most African countries lag behind those on the other continents. This gap must be closed if the nations of Africa ever hope to join the ranks of the world’s most economically competitive countries. Despite the high technological development of a few countries, such as South Africa, the vast majority of African countries are struggling in the high tech arena. Among international initiatives in Africa, the African Laser Centre stands out and must be supported by the governments of the participating institutions. Its genesis is the result of two independent efforts. One driven by the National Laser Centre (NLC) of South Africa and the other by the Edward Bouchet – Abdus Salam Institute (EBASI), which is affiliated with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy.
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: The Seventh International EBASI Conference
The Seventh EBASI International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development
Where: The Université Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal.
The African Laser Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Network (LAM Network) and The Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute (EBASI) in collaboration with the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the Laboratory Atomes Lasers at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD)
When: 10 to 16 January 2010
Details: Invited and contributed papers, poster sessions, exhibitions, and laboratory demonstrations open to scientists, engineers and medical professionals from all countries said Professor Ahmadou Wagué
What: International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) EBASI Presentation
Where: The Seventh EBASI International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development was held at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, Senegal
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
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.
What: The Fifth International Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute Conference
Where: Tunisia, North Africa. First ever EBASI activity in North Africa. The chief local organizers of the conference were Dr. Taha Sboui (deceased) of the Tunisian Association of Applied Mathematics and EBASI Council Members Prof. F. K. A. Allotey and Prof. Jean-Pierre Ezin.
When: August 11-15, 2003
What: The Fourth International Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute Conference
Where: Cotonou, Benin, West Africa. The focus of this conference was on the implications and relevance of current advances in pure and applied physics for emerging telecommunications technologies. The meeting was planned in conjunction with the Telecommunication Authority of Benin, the Institute for Mathematics and Physical Sciences (IMSP) of the National University of Benin, and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).
When: August 6-10, 2001
What: The Third International Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute Conference
Where: Gaborone, Botswana. EBASI was the sponsor and principal organizer of the conference. The primary financial supporter of the conference was ICTP along with the government of Botswana and a number of local institutions in Botswana. The conference was hosted by the University of Botswana (Department of Physics) and by the Society of African Physicists and Mathematicians (SAPAM).
When: August10-14, 1998
What: The Second International Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute Conference
Where: University of Ghana - Legon in Accra, Ghana. It was jointly sponsored by ICTP, NSF, and the Ghanaian government, as well as the MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations. The conference was hosted by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and by the Society of African Physicists and Mathematicians (SAPAM).
When: August 6-10, 2001
What:
The First International Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute Conference
Where: Trieste, Italy. This seminal conference was jointly sponsored by the ICTP and Black American Friends of the ICTP (a support group created as an implementing vehicle for this activity). The conference was supported in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and organized by Prof. Joseph A. Johnson III (EBASI Founding Council Member) and Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam. Nineteen scientific papers were presented. In addition, there were workshops and discussions on the state of physics and mathematics on the African continent, the needs of African and African American graduate students, and methods to establish permanent professional relationships.
When: June 9-11, 1988