Simon Connell presented the AfLS to the UNESCO International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP) Board. UNESCO played a key role in the establishment and support of SESAME. The meeting was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The Scientific Board provides advice to the Director-General, especially on IBSP’s activities relating to capacity building in training and research… Read More AfLS at UNESCO-IBSP (Jan 2017)
The AfLS set up a stall together with the SA Synchrotron Users. This took advantage of International Conference on Research Infrastructures ( ICRI) being held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 3-5 October 2016, It was jointly hosted by the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the European Commission. The AfLS had a rolling slideshow… Read More AfLS at Int Conf Research Infrastructures (Oct 2016)
Drs Tabbetha Dobbins & Sekazi Mtingwa present African Lightsource poster at American Physical Society 2016 March meeting.
Final program book African Lightsource Conference and Workshop held 16-20 Nov 2015 at @ESRFSynchrotron http://j.mp/1lW9Tyc
COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSA A PRIMEIRA FONTE DE LUZ AFRICANA CONFERÊNCIA E WORKSHOP 16-20 DE NOVEMBRO – ESRF- FRANCE, GRENOBLE No contexto do Ano 2015 A UNESCO Ano Internacional da luz, os cientistas de todo o mundo e funcionários do governo vai convocar no Laboratório Europeu de Radiação Síncrotron (ESRF) para discutir as oportunidades de construir… Read More Press Release – African Lightsource Conference and Workshop [Portugese]
The first African Lightsource Conference and Workshop Date : 16 -20 November 2015 Venue : ESRF, Grenoble, Participants are African scientists, colleagues, students who have worked at Light Sources and friends of Africa who support the vision for an African Light Source.Workshop Agenda The programme focusses on Review the status of the African User Base… Read More African Lightsource Conference and Workshop: 16 -20 November 2015
Sekazi K. Mtingwa Triangle Science, Education & Economic Development, LLC Massachusetts Institute of Technology African Laser Centre Herman Winick SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Stanford University July 10, 2014 INTRODUCTION Synchrotron radiation has revolutionized basic and applied research in many scientific and technological disciplines, leading to a proliferation of facilities around the world. The website lightsources.org… Read More A Synchrotron Radiation Facilty for Africa
News 21 May 2013 : South Africa signed a medium-term agreement with the ESRF at a level of 0.3% and, in doing so, became the 20th country to join the European synchrotron. NRF press release, ESRF press release, M&G atricle. February 2012 : Article by Sekazi Mtingwa “Synchrotron Science on the move in South Africa”… Read More Science at Synchrotrons in SA – Notices and Download pages
By Sekazi K. Mtingwa MIT and African Laser Centre Consultant to Brookhaven National Laboratory Excitement is growing within South Africa’s synchrotron light source user community. That excitement led to a two-day workshop, held December 1-2, 2011, in Pretoria to finalize plans for the drafting of a strategic plan document to be submitted to the government’s… Read More Synchrotron Science on the Move in South Africa