The project LAAAMP was started in 2016 through a grant awarded by the International Science Council (ISC) to the joint IUPAP-IUCr project entitled Utilisation of Light Source and Crystallographic Sciences to Facilitate the Enhancement of Knowledge and Improve the Economic and Social Conditions in Targeted Regions of the World. Aim of the project is to enhance Advanced Light Sources (AdLS) and crystallographic sciences in Africa, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Central and Southeast Asia, Middle East and the Pacific Islands.
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LAAAMP collaborates with the African Light Source Foundation
School on Synchrotron Light Sources and Their Applications 2025
The 2025 edition of the ICTP School on Synchrotron Light Sources and their Applications, co-organised by LAAAMP, will take place on 13-24 January 2025. The school is online and registration is free. No prior expertise is needed. Applications will open soon.
26 Sep 2024
LAAAMP at UNGA Science Summit
Three special sessions on AfLS, GCLS/LAMISTAD and SMLS are scheduled on Thursday, 26 September for the United Nations General Assembly Science Summit 2024. Click on Read more to see the full programme and attend the conference.
Registrations are open for the 2023 edition of the high school teachers online workshop, co-hosted by LAAAMP and SLRI Thailand. Dates: 10-19 July 2023. Registration deadline: 6 July 2023.
15 Mar 2023
Call for 2024 FAST Team Applications
Call for applications for Faculty-Student Teams to spend 2 months during 2024 at participating AdLSs now open. DEADLINE: 27 October 2023.
24 Feb 2023
Sekazi Mtingwa awarded the 2023 AAAS Abelson Prize
Sekazi Mtingwa, co-founder and chair of LAAAMP, was selected to receive this award for how his contributions to the scientific community, research workforce, and society have shaped research, public policy, and the next generation of scientific leaders. Watch the video of the Prize Ceremony.
