Outreaching Particle Physics to Developing Countries
Kate Shaw The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
EPS-HEP 2015 25 July, Vienna Developing countries account for 80% of the worlds population but only 28% of the worlds scientists come from these countries
We don’t know where the next Curie or Einstien will originate from
2 Sustainable Development
• the need to solve environmental and developmental problems requires scientists
• investment into educational, technological and cultural institutions play a key role in growing a knowledge-based economy
• scientific research at universities drives quality of education at all levels
3 Advance of the knowledge based society
Fundamental Science
Applied Science
Technology, Engineering and Innovation
Sustainable Development
4 Gaza
5 Islamic University of Gaza
6 AlAzhar University
Islamic University of Gaza
Al-Azhar University
Al-Asqa University
7 Muhammed Alhissi
Muhammed Alhissi – Gaza
“My dream is to obtain a PhD in Physics and do research”
“Thanks to ICTP, I applied for a joint master scholarship, and I got it. I am glad for this but not glad enough since I do not know how I will travel to Italy from this big prison "Gaza”!”
“Even when the crossing opens, there are more than 10,000 people in front of me waiting to travel. “
“Sometimes, I feel that my dream will vanish. Many students lost their opportunities to study abroad”
8 Issues for students
Interest in Research: .Students do not see a degree in physics leading to anything other that a teaching career .Students often have little or no exposure to research .Badly equipped laboratories demotivate students
Awareness of opportunities: .Students often are not aware of opportunities to study abroad, or possible career paths
Brain drain: .Students who do continue their studies abroad often do not see opportunity back in their home country and do not return 9 Issues for Academics
Isolation: .Lack collaborators, funding for conferences, visits
Universities are often seen only as teaching institutions .Little opportunity for funding for research .Faculty saturated with teaching
Brain drain: .Physicists will often leave their home country
10 Physics Without Frontiers
.Stimulate interest in Research
.Raise awareness of opportunities
.Fight the brain drain
.Promote physics research
11 Physics Without Frontiers Palestine
12 Physics Without Frontiers Lebanon 2015
At Lebanese University, Beirut
24 April, Friday
09.00 Welcome & introduction 12.00 Lunch 09:15 Lecture I: Standard Model of Particle Physics 13.00 Lecture V: Introduction to the Hands on Session Ahmad Zein Assi (ICTP) Kate Shaw (ICTP)
10:00 Lecture II: Discovering Physics with Hadron Colliders 14.00 Hands on Session using LHC Data Kate Shaw (ICTP) 15.30 Combination and Analysis
10:45 Break 15:45 Virtual Visit with ATLAS Control Room
11.15 Lecture III: Detecting Particle with ATLAS 16.30 Lecture VI: Careers and Opportunities Remi Zaidan (University of Iowa) Ahmad Zein Assi (ICTP)
17.00 Certificates and Goodbye Physics Without Frontiers
14 Role Models
15 Where have we been
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Kate Shaw Kate Shaw What can you do?
18 Virtual Visit to ATLAS Control room
19 Public Lectures
20 Networking
21 Partner with a University
Birzeit University, Palestine
Taught masters course Particle Physics as visiting lecturer with Bobby Acharya remotely
22 Partner with a University
• Lecture series – Virtual or Real! • Exchange students • Postdocs visit TOP STUDENTS! • Apply for funding for sandwich programs • Keep ties, send information on opportunities • Attend their conferences • Collaborate
23 Outreach, Outreach, Outreach
• Scientific community needs the best students to choose Physics at University – whatever their background
24 Outreach, Outreach, Outreach
25 Outreach, Outreach, Outreach
26 Our native countries: are we untapping our potential? Three major demographic factors correlated with the likelihood of a young person choosing physics at Alevel.
We must learn the barriers preventing young • Gender people from different backgrounds choosing STEM, in particular physics has the largest gap
• Socioeconomic status
• Ethnic background
27 Summary
Pool of well educated and motivated men and women from developing countries who need opportunities for study and collaboration
.Scientific opportunity must be based on merit, not on ones country of birth or economic background
.There is a huge untapped potential of scientists throughout the world, we and our institutes must reach out and collaborate
28 Thank you!
What if the next Curie or Einstein is a student in a country where scientific research and education is not a priority?
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