Today (26 February 2019), a ceremony was held to mark the official inauguration of the solar power plant of SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East).
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Press Release | 26 February, 2019
Today, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced its 2019 Award for Science Diplomacy.
New training opportunity for scientists in SESAME Members: "OPEN SESAME Environmental Science Thematic School.
On 15 December, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, paid an official visit to SESAME. Among the 7 delegates accompanying him were the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Ekaterina Zakharieva, and Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Jordan, Venelin Lazarov.
At its first Plenary Meeting that is being held at DESY on 12-14 November, the Members of LEAPS (League of European Accelerator-Based Photon Sources) unanimously decided to grant SESAME Associate status. SESAME thus becomes the first Associate of LEAPS.
On 25 October, SESAME was host to a delegation from the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres consisting of 43 persons. It was headed by Professor Otmar Wiestler, President of the Association.
We are pleased to inform you that SESAME, together with the Diamond Light Source in the United Kingdom, is launching the second round of a training fellowships programme funded by the Department for Business.
The first two SESAME Beamlines, XAFS/XRF and IR microspectroscopy are operational and accepting users.
SESAME, which is the first synchrotron light source in the Middle East and neighbouring countries and has now received its first users, has recently appointed Professor Walid Zidan as its new Administrative Director.
The annual SESAME User Meeting will take place on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th December 2018 in Jordan.