LAAAMP was founded in 2017 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 LAAAMP 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.
LAAAMP News
04 Jun 2026
LAAAMP supports BRIDGE Africa
LAAAMP supports the project BRIDGE Africa, funded by Italian Ministry for University and Research under Piano Mattei and G7 Research Capacity Buiding with Africa.
27 May 2026
SHARED LIGHT, SHARED SCIENCE WITH LAAAMP
The April 2026 issue of Elements magazine features an article on LAAAMP authored by Özgül Öztürk, Sekazi Mtingwa, and Michele Zema. Read the article here.
15 May 2026
New member of LAAAMP Executive Committee
Prof. Er-Jia Guo from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been nominated as the new IUPAP delegate in theLAAAMPExecutive Committee. Welcome!
The Call for applications for FAculty-STudent Teams to spend 2 months during 2027 at participating AdLS facilities is now open! Note a two-step application procedure. Pre-application deadline: 15 July 2025.
05 Nov 2025
LAAAMP sponsors the 3rd Aldo Félix Craievich synchrotron school
LAAAMP proudly supports the third edition of the Aldo Félix Craievich School, to be held in Buenos Aires from 25 November to 3 December 2025.
School on Synchrotron Light Sources and their Applications 2026
The 2026 edition of the ICTP School on Synchrotron Light Sources and their Applications, co-organised by LAAAMP, will take place on 12-23 January 2026. The school is online and registration is free. No prior expertise is needed. Application deadline: 5 December 2025.
19 Jun 2025
NEPHEWS workshop on Collaboration with Africa
On 23-26 June 2025, Sekazi Mtingwa will represent LAAAMP at the NEPHEWS workshop on Collaboration with Africa as a panelist of the session on Science Diplomacy and Global Collaboration.
26 May 2025
LAAAMP at the IUPAP/UNESCO International Colloquium on Physics for Society
On May 27, 2025, Sekazi Mtingwa will represent LAAAMP at the webinar on physics for society: Illuminating Innovation – Synchrotron Science, Quantum Frontiers, and Africa’s Scientific Future. Register here.
