International Science Programme (ISP) Annual report 2020 Appendices 1 Contents Appendix 1: ISP´s IMPACT .............................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Gender equality .............................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Research findings and the SDGs ..................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Use of research results (including technical development) ......................................................... 22 1.4 Outreach and influence ................................................................................................................ 25 1.5 Environmental impact and Laboratory safety .............................................................................. 30 Appendix 2. ISP IN NUMBERS ....................................................................................................................... 32 2.1. Supported research groups .......................................................................................................... 32 2.2 Supported networks ..................................................................................................................... 34 2.3 Staff in supported activities .......................................................................................................... 37 2.4 Student in supported activities .................................................................................................... 37 2.4.1 PhD graduations ....................................................................................................................... 40 2.4.2 Other postgraduate theses ...................................................................................................... 46 2.5 Publications .................................................................................................................................. 59 2.5.1 Chemistry publications .................................................................................................................... 61 2.5.2 Matematics publications ................................................................................................................. 90 2.5.3 Physics publications ....................................................................................................................... 111 2.6 Conference contributions ........................................................................................................... 129 2.6.1 International conference contributions ............................................................................. 129 2.6.2 Regional conference contributions .................................................................................... 144 2.6.3 National conference contributions .................................................................................... 153 2.6.4 Other contributions ............................................................................................................ 165 2.7 Arranged scientific meetings ...................................................................................................... 169 2.8 Expenditures ............................................................................................................................... 180 Appendix 3. OTHER ISP COOPERATION ...................................................................................................... 182 3.1 Sida bilateral research cooperation ........................................................................................... 182 3.1.1 Cambodia................................................................................................................................ 182 3.1.2 Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................... 182 3.1.3 Mozambique .......................................................................................................................... 183 3.1.4 Rwanda ................................................................................................................................... 183 3.1.5 Tanzania ................................................................................................................................. 184 3.1.6 Uganda ................................................................................................................................... 185 3.1.7 Payment of Subsistence Allowances to Sida Bilateral Students ............................................ 186 3.2 Stockholm University .................................................................................................................. 186 3.3 Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) .................................................................... 186 3.4 Al Baha University ...................................................................................................................... 186 Appendix 4. MORE ABOUT ISP ................................................................................................................... 187 4.1 Dissemination ............................................................................................................................. 187 2 4.2 Seminars, Meetings and Visits ................................................................................................... 187 4.3 ISP organization .......................................................................................................................... 192 4.4 ISP´s objectives ........................................................................................................................... 194 4.5 How does ISP measure results? ....................................................................................................... 195 Appendix 5. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ......................................................................................... 197 3 Appendix 1: ISP´s IMPACT 1.1 Gender equality Gender activities for 2020 are listed country wise (both activities with support from the Gender Equality Grants and activities financed within the regular allocation). Bangladesh This chemistry network is trying its best to have more female members in all its activities whenever there is a possibility. For encouraging female participation, ANRAP sometimes considers a partial waiver of registration fee for female participants, if applied for, and take necessary steps for accommodation during the training period of female participants who do not reside in Dhaka City. ANRAP is trying to give proper value to women’s work. (IPICS ANRAP) IPICS NITUB generally does not waive training fees for its training programme. However, in case of applicants paying training fees from their personal funds, NITUB considers a partial waive of the fee especially for female applicants, if applied for. (IPICS NITUB) Female students are always included with special care in the group. Since the female students are prioritized, they accomplish their degree with comfort. Efforts are put to create a congenial environment for female students and scientists. The allocation received is enough to confer on a scholarship to a female PhD student. This further creates enthusiasm and positive note among the female students. Female students who are not residents of Dhaka find themselves in great difficulty to locate a suitable accommodation. It is greatly beneficial to them to be supported with subsistence allowance in Dhaka and pursue their research in the laboratories of AECD. It is crucial to continue with the subsistence allowance of PhD female students. (IPPS BAN02/2) Burkina Faso The group provides some financial support to female bachelor students in science, with the objective to increase the number of female MSc students in chemistry. (IPICS BUF:01) Since its creation in 2002, RABiotech has placed special emphasis on the recruitment of women in its training program, in order to improve women participation in biotechnological sciences at Master and PhD level. The statistics of recruitment of Master students in 2020 was 47% of women. To succeed this policy, RABiotech has granted certain favors to female students in terms of material support for their study, laptops, USB drives, color printing facilities, and participation in a scientific conference in Africa. (IPICS RABiotech) Because of Covid-19, the group couldn’t conduct all the planed gender activities. At the opening of the university all the academic and research activities was concentrated in the same period. However, an open discussion was organized between female students and examples of women success were presented. The invited woman was the Director General of Essakane solar. The activity was very successful; female students have expressed their willingness to participate in such activity with other female role-models. The main lessons learnt are the need to create a solid collaborative group between women and strengthen relationship with women who succeed after scientific studies. The planned training recommended by female students last year could unfortunately not be arranged due to a tight agenda. (IPPS BUF:01) The network has recruited two more women as PhD students who started in October 2018. Each of them was provided with a laptop. One of them has made a scientific visit for three