ICTP - News archive 2009

22/12/2009 -

Happy holiday season

ICTP closes for the season's festivities from 24 December to 6 January

ICTP physicist Erio Tosatti (top right corner) lecturing at nanophysics workshop in Hanoi.

19/12/2009 - Hanoi, Viet Nam

ICTP in Viet Nam

Centre holds nanophysics workshop in Hanoi

17/12/2009 -

ICTP and Copenhagen

Newsletter highlights Centre's climate-related work

Location of the 27-km LHC tunnel (in blue) on the Swiss-France border. The four main experiments (ALICE, ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb) are located in underground caverns connected to the surface by 50 m to 150 m pits.

01/12/2009 -

LHC and ICTP

Scientists hope collider will unlock mysteries of universe

ICTP Scientific Council member Ashoke Sen (left) and former ICTP mathematician Aderemi Kuku.

27/11/2009 -

String theorist, mathematician honoured

National awards for ICTP Scientific Council member, and former ICTP mathematician

25/11/2009 -

Microelectronics at ICTP

Hands-on course provides technical skills to developing countries

Patricia Doherty (left) of Boston College and Sandro Radicella of ICTP at opening ceremony of the Nigerian National Meeting on GNSS Science and Application, Abuja.

25/11/2009 -

Satellites for Africa

ICTP to advise on Nigerian satellite system

19/11/2009 -

Southeast Asia Connection

ICTP, Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics agree to education exchange

11/11/2009 -

Darwin and Modern Science

ICTP hosts exhibit on Darwin, evolution and the link to modern physics

10/11/2009 -

World Science Day

ICTP participates in UNESCO celebrations

06/11/2009 -

ICTP welcomes new director

Fernando Quevedo begins tenure as ICTP's 4th director

03/11/2009 -

ICTP, IAEA Fellowship Cooperation

ICTP becomes Italian coordinator for IAEA fellowship programme

27/10/2009 -

ICTP book now in 2 languages

New Spanish version available of book on open access

26/10/2009 -

ICTP computer donation

High-performance equipment boosts African computational power

24/10/2009 -

UN Day 24 October

Birthday focusses world attention on ideals of the United Nations

21/10/2009 -

Dirac Medallist Appointment

Michael Green elected to prestigious professorship at University of Cambridge

21/10/2009 -

Weather forecasting in Africa

ICTP, WMO address need for improved weather data, forecasting methods in Africa

09/10/2009 -

Researchers' Night a Success

Science conquers the main square of Trieste

06/10/2009 -

2009 Nobel Prize in Physics

Prize shared by pioneers in fiber optics, imaging circuits

06/10/2009 -

ICTP alumnus honoured

Mathematician appointed to endowed chair

06/10/2009 -

School on lithosphere dynamics

Predicting when the next earthquake will strike

ICTP Director K. R. Sreenivasan (left) and Prof. A. M. Taleb, MOHESR representative, signing agreement that provides training for Iraqi scientists in Italian laboratories.

05/10/2009 -

ICTP fellowships for Iraq

Assistance provides for laboratory training

01/10/2009 -

New Leadership for ICTP

Particle physicist from Cambridge to become next ICTP director

01/10/2009 -

Faheem Hussain

1942 - 2009

29/09/2009 -

Climate expert visits ICTP

Lecture highlights role of climate models in predicting climate change

23/09/2009 -

New Director-General at UNESCO

Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova first woman to lead UNESCO

16/09/2009 -

ICTP research published in Nature Materials

An experiment to measure nanofriction has surprising results

15/09/2009 -

Researchers' Night

25 September

10/09/2009 -

ICTP hosts Nigerian delegation

Representatives from Nigeria's National Universities Commission here to discuss ICTP collaboration

02/09/2009 -

ICTP at a glance

New graphic poster profiles ICTP visitors

01/09/2009 -

Former associate to head ministry

Mauritania appoints mathematician to lead Ministry of Secondary and Higher Education

24/08/2009 -

ICTP awards diplomas to students

Forty-eight students from developing countries have completed a rigorous year-long, pre-doctoral study programme

21/08/2009 -

Vacancy for Editor

The African Physical Review (APR) is inviting applications for the position of its editor

12/08/2009 -

Focus on African geohazards

ICTP to establish sub-Saharan geohazards network

10/08/2009 -

New ICTP newsletter available

Issue highlights recent ICTP activities, achievements

08/08/2009 -

ICTP Dirac Medallists 2009 announced

ICTP awards prestigious Dirac Medal to simulation experts

06/08/2009 -

ICTP, WMO joint climate action

WMO Secretary General, ICTP Director launch South Asian Climate Outlook Forum

05/08/2009 -

ICTP mourns passing of Luigi Stasi

Was instrumental in establishing ICTP in Trieste

04/08/2009 -

Turbulent Mixing and Beyond

ICTP's conference on non-equilibrium turbulent processes attracts multidisciplinary, international audience

04/08/2009 -

Quantum meets classical

Summer College reviewed latest experiments and theories in nonequilibrium physics

31/07/2009 -

AGU award for Ismail-Zadeh

Former ICTP researcher receives AGU's International Award

24/07/2009 -

Re-vamped Library website launched

The website offers more user-friendly features

22/07/2009 -

2009 ICTP Prize

Marcelo Barreiro from Uruguay awarded the 2009 ICTP Prize

21/07/2009 -

Former Diploma student is Gribov Medallist

Freddy Cachazo, former ICTP Diploma Student, wins a major EPS award

21/07/2009 -

ICTP, SESAME sign MoU

Collaboration aims at scientific capacity building

20/07/2009 -

ICTP graphene research published

Study of strongly interacting electron-hole plasma has applications for nanotechnology

17/07/2009 -

From Core to Crust

ICTP sets stage for a multidisciplinary conference

14/07/2009 -

In the Words of Former Dirac Medallists

What is it about science that captured the imagination of eminent scientists when they were children?

10/07/2009 -

ICTP, Iraq collaboration

New agreement provides training and advice for physics, math

06/07/2009 -

ICTP in Physics World

Article highlights June workshop on physics-inspired biology

06/07/2009 -

UN Appreciation for ICTP Open Day

UNESCO Director-General lauds ICTP outreach event

02/07/2009 -

ICTP at G8 Foreign Ministers Summit

Focus on Afghanistan highlights science opportunities

30/06/2009 -

Network research published

New data indicator technique captures relevant information

20/06/2009 -

ICTP Annual Report available

New format highlights research, training activities

19/06/2009 -

Dr. Vafa Presented with Dirac Medal

Contribution to superstring theory recognised

15/06/2009 -

A deeper look at Particle Physics

School on Particle Physics in the LHC ERA at ICTP to introduce students to latest developments

08/06/2009 -

Looking beyond the observable

A workshop on 'Eternal Inflation' at ICTP

03/06/2009 -

The physics in biology

ICTP hosts biology-themed conferences and seminars this month

29/05/2009 -

Public lecture on Nanotechnology

Visiting scientist to talk about the applications of nanotechnology in therapeutics

25/05/2009 -

2008 Ramanujan Prize

Prestigious Math Prize Presented in Oslo

15/05/2009 -

Paper addresses "superinsulators"

Alternative theory appears in Physical Review Letters

13/05/2009 -

ICTP at Italian research agency

TRIL participants highlight their work at joint workshop

12/05/2009 -

ICTP in new joint fellowship programme

Central European Initiative supports post-doc research fellowships in Trieste

12/05/2009 -

Dirac Medalist wins IEEE Award

John J. Hopfield cited for work in information processing

05/05/2009 -

New Laser Research at ICTP

Quantum cascade laser initiative co-sponsored by SPIE

04/05/2009 -

Nobel Laureate at ICTP conference

Centre hosts Conference on Research Frontiers in Ultra-Cold Atoms

30/04/2009 -

Water resources in developing countries

ICTP conference to focus on challenges related to climate change scenarios

29/04/2009 -

Chandra: The Journey of a Star

ICTP presents film on life of Nobel astrophysicist

24/04/2009 -

ICTP, UNESCO celebrate Darwin

ICTP activities complement UNESCO Darwin symposium in Venice

23/04/2009 -

ICTP in Libya

Centre sponsors Libyan conference on basic science

23/04/2009 -

Internet challenges in Africa

Stanford speaker to discuss performance trends in Africa and elsewhere

20/04/2009 -

Geim honoured for graphene discovery

Work on carbon crystals receives 2009 Koerber European Science Award

17/04/2009 -

ICTP scientist in popular lecture series

Marcello Musso to speak about the evolution of the universe

17/04/2009 -

Former Associate wins prestigious award

Nandwani honoured with National Energy Globe Award for Costa Rica

16/04/2009 -

Closing the digital divide

ICTP's efforts highlighted in physics journal

06/04/2009 -

Diploma student's thesis published

Tuan Anh Pham co-author of paper published in Solid State Communications

03/04/2009 -

ICTP encourages Women in Science

Share of women scientists at ICTP steadily increasing

01/04/2009 -

Akito Arima to lead science program

Serves on ICTP Scientific Council

31/03/2009 -

ICTP Nanophysics research published

Work appears in Physical Review Letters

31/03/2009 -

Abel Prize awarded

Russian-French mathematician receives 2009 prize

27/03/2009 -

Noted physicists awarded Dirac Medal

Ceremony honours work related to string theory

24/03/2009 -

Carbon research published in PNAS

Researchers from Condensed Matter section among authors

23/03/2009 -

Success for former ICTP Associates

Two scientists receive academic honours

20/03/2009 -

ICTP Researcher in Science Magazine

Article comments on superconductors

20/03/2009 -

ICTP research published in PNAS

Research related to flux states in metabolic networks

17/03/2009 -

ICTP hosts famous mathematician

Professor Vladimir I. Arnold to give 2 lectures while in Trieste

16/03/2009 -

SNO at ICTP

Director of famed neutrino lab to speak at ICTP

13/03/2009 -

ICTP and EBASI

Memorandum of Understanding Signed

13/03/2009 -

Awanou awarded Sloan Fellowship

Former Diploma student receives prestigious fellowship

11/03/2009 -

Women scientists at Ecology Workshop

For the first time, women outnumber men at workshop

11/03/2009 -

ICTP research in Physical Review Letters

Article highlights discovery related to superconductive materials

09/03/2009 -

ICTP strengthens ties with Africa

MoU signed with AUST

06/03/2009 -

P.K. Shukla honoured

Prestigious international prize among several honours

23/02/2009 -

Low-cost, wireless ICT in Developing Countries

ICTP school and workshop promote best-practice solutions

23/02/2009 -

ICTP offers 3000 hours of free online courses

Physics and maths lectures are from ICTP's Diploma Programme

16/02/2009 -

Physics Training for Developing World

ICTP promoting low-cost tools for teacher, student training

15/02/2009 -

SIF honours ICTP scientists

Two Prizes for four scientists

14/02/2009 -

Dirac Medalists honoured

APS Presidency and BBVA Award

13/02/2009 -

Astrophysics for laypeople

Second edition of successful lecture series begins on 17 February

11/02/2009 -

2009 ICO/ICTP Prize Awarded

The winner for 2009 is...

11/02/2009 -

ICTP Scientist elected as SPIE Fellow

Dr. Zohra Ben Lakhdar elected as Fellow

10/02/2009 -

Nusselt-Reynolds Prize 2009

ICTP Director honoured

09/02/2009 -

ICTP School in Santiago, Chile

60 participants discussed computational materials science

06/02/2009 -

ICTP, Romania strengthen ties

Parties aim to establish ICTP-Romania

06/02/2009 -

ICTP and Venice lagoon project

Low cost, wireless network deployed to measure water fluxes

30/01/2009 -

ICTP Director on PNAS Editorial Board

Field: Engineering Science

22/01/2009 -

Brain Gain

Workshop "From Brain Drain to Brain Gain" issues recommendations

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News archive 2009