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OSU Stem Faculty Training Project Achieves Milestone, Sultana Nahar 21 APS Forum on International Physics Fall 2016 Newsletter page 1 The American Physical Society website: http://www.aps.org/units/fip Fall 2016 Newsletter Breaking News Ernie Malamud, Editor (see page 2) Maria Longobardi, Associate Editor Iran releases physicist IN THIS ISSUE Omid Kokabee From the Editor, Ernie Malamud 2 Message from the Chair, Maria Spiropulu 3 Report from the APS Office of International Affairs Office (INTAF), Amy Flatten 4 From the new Editor, Maria Longobardi 8 APS SPRING MEETINGS FIP Activities at the March and April 2016 Meetings 9 Physics diplomacy, careers and research in 15 different countries feature in FIP’s invited sessions at the 2017 APS meetings, Cherrill Spencer 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS John Wheatley Award, Edmond L. Berger 12 Fourth African School of Fundamental Physics and its Applications in Rwanda, Christine Darve 13 Second Nordic Particle Accelerator School at Lund University, Christine Darve 14 ARTICLES The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, Kennedy Reed 15 The Contribution of the IUCr to the Development of Scientific Education, Research and Infrastructure in Africa, Michele Zema 18 OSU Stem Faculty Training Project Achieves Milestone, Sultana Nahar 21 Completion of the First Phase of a Major New Magnetic Fusion Experiment, Harold Weizner 23 Plasma Physics in Canada, Michael Bradley 26 Shaping Africa by Education, and Information and Communication Technology, Christine Darve 28 A few photos from the web of the universities mentioned in the articles by Nahar and Darve 31 FIP Committees-2016 32 Disclaimer—The articles and opinion pieces found in this issue of the APS Forum on International Physics Newsletter are not peer refereed and represent solely the views of the authors and not necessarily the views of the APS. APS Forum on International Physics Fall 2016 Newsletter page 2 About this issue Breaking News This issue will be my 12th (and last) for the FIP (two 3 Iran releases physicist Omid Kokabee -year terms). Many thanks to the authors for their excellent articles in this issue. I also thank the After five years in jail, on August 29, Newsletter Committee who have also served a 3-year Kokabee. now 34 years old, was released on term and have helped by suggesting authors and parole. Kokabee is an Iranian experimental subjects and also by proofing the final draft. laser physicist and was working on his thesis when he was jailed in Tehran in early 2011. Throughout my career I have had a passion for partici- Kokabee is corecipient of the 2014 APS pating in international physics activities and also for Sakharov Prize. Many of you wrote letters reaching out to young people at all stages of educa- or signed petitions at APS meetings to pro- tion. By soliciting specific articles and helping non- test Kokabee’s incarceration. English-speaking authors with editing I have been able to fulfill some of these goals. The articles in this issue More details in Nature. cover a wide range of international physics activities and events in different countries and several concern reaching out to physicists in developing countries. From the Editor Although producing newsletters is time-consuming, I Ernie Malamud have greatly enjoyed this activity as it has served to keep me in touch with physics and physicists. An add- ed bonus for me has been to work with the outstanding people in the FIP leadership. I can’t mention everyone who has been an FIP EC colleague during these 6 years but would like to express my appreciation to Maria Spiropulu, our current FIP Chair, and to Ed Ber- ger, the Past Chair, for the excellent job they each have done. It has been a pleasure to work with them. Ernie Malamud spent three decades at Fermilab participating in high energy physics experiments and accelerator design and construction. He is a Introducing Maria Longobardi, our new FIP Editor. Fermilab Scientist Emeritus and is on the adjunct faculty at the University of Nevada in Reno. Dur- I am very pleased in this issue to introduce our new ing a meeting in November last year in Grenoble Editor, Maria Longobardi, who will edit FIP he was elected to the African Light Source (AfLS) newsletters beginning in 2017. Steering Committee. A recent activity has been participation in preparation of the preliminary In the accompanying article by Maria, she conceptual design report for the Chinese CEPC- establishes her deadline for receipt of materials for SPPC project. her issue as February 1, 2017. Please be considerate and respect this deadline! APS Forum on International Physics Fall 2016 Newsletter page 3 Message from the Chair Maria Spiropulu I am very glad to present highlights of FIP’s activities, Ed Berger has also chaired the continuing success and outreach this year. Next year Wheatley Award Committee and you hear from Cherrill Spencer, our new FIP Chair! we are awaiting the APS council to confirm the recipi- ent of the award as well as the recommended new We had productive and well-attended invited sessions FIP nominated fellows. at the March and April APS meetings and an effective membership drive. Pictures, news and reports are on I thank the entire FIP EC for their service in all the the FIP Facebook and twitter feed. I co-organized two committees this year, Cherrill Spencer for Chairing important sessions: “Large Scale Neuroscience Pro- very effectively and swiftly the FIP program commit- jects” (with DBIO) and “Physics and Physicists in Cu- tee and especially Ed Berger for his dedication and ba” with APS VP, David Gross. Dr. Fidel Castro Díaz- commitment to FIP and its mission for the past 4 years! Balart presented an impressive, and comprehensive The AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington this year report on physics and science in Cuba. theme was "Global Science Engagement” and I orga- I had a chance to discuss with Dr. Francis Colón (US nized a session on “Megascience Global Projects Seed- State Department) opportunities and possibilities for ed in Europe, Asia, and the United States” covering the exchange with Cuban scientists given the embargoes. CERN model of international partnership and how it is As a follow-up I attended (July) at the Cuban Embassy used as a template for the LBNF/DUNE international the 1st anniversary celebration of the diplomatic rela- project structure in the US, the LIGO model, and the tions between Cuba and the US, and discussed scien- vision for global science projects in China. tific cooperation prospects with Alfonso Casanova I thank the Forum of Industrial Physics for co- Valdés, the new attaché for science and technology sponsoring a reception for the researchers, organizers, exchanges. I am thrilled to report that my colleague Dr. directors, advocates, policy makers and funding agency Ariella Cattai (CERN), who has been fostering re- leaders backing global science collaboration and pro- search and education exchanges with Cuba for at least jects that change our perspective of the world and im- a decade, is proceeding with the organization of a de- pact our way of thinking and living. tector instrumentation school in Cuba and plans to do- nate all the modern experimental lab equipment to be Finally as you will read in this issue, our editor Ernie used at the school to the Cuban Physical Society. FIP Malamud will step down and Maria Longobardi be- stands ready to help in any way we can and we are come the FIP Newsletter Editor in 2017. looking forward to the success of this important school. Science is a global enterprise that impacts and advan- Our FIP Councilor, Young-Kee Kim ran a very dynam- ces our human culture and civilization in times of con- ic FIP reception during the March meeting, with great fusing interactions among people and nations. Science participation and interaction with the FIP session can be used as a tool of diplomacy and positive vision speakers, APS officers, members of the co-sponsoring for the future. In June the White House published a list organizations, and fellow FIP members. At the April of President Obama’s Leadership in Science, Technol- meeting we witnessed the success of the first round of ogy, and Innovation. The list includes “strengthening our Distinguished Student Seminar Program (pilot); international cooperation on science and technology”, Cherrill Spencer and I reported to CISA on the out- “Deploying top scientists to advance global diploma- come. The next cycle has been launched by Jason cy” and “promoting international connectivity”. Gardner who is working tirelessly on the program. Maria Spiropulu, FIP Chair, is an experimental Ed Berger has chaired the FIP nominating committee physicist and Professor of Physics at the Califor- and you will soon be called to vote for new members nia Institute of Technology. She is a member of the of the Executive Committee! Please take the time to CMS Large Hadron Collider collaboration. participate and elect your FIP officers and consider getting involved in the future by volunteering or nomi- Editors note: a more complete version of Professor nating colleagues who wish to serve the FIP mission. Spiropulu’s report, including many links, appears on the APS FIP web page. APS Forum on International Physics Fall 2016 Newsletter page 4 Report from the APS International Affairs Office (INTAF) Amy Flatten It is a pleasure to convey a Dr. Maher A. Dayeh, Space Science & Engineering few highlights of our inter- Division, Southwest Research Institute; San national activities that we Antonio, Texas, United States. Dr. Dayeh will have undertaken since conduct a series of five lectures on magnetic re- those described in the connection at the American University of Beirut spring 2016 FIP newslet- (AUB) in October 2016. ter. From past articles and advertisements, I hope you Dr.
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