Programme / SESAME – A Source of Light in the Middle East
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Tuesday / 7 nov
16:30 - 18:00
Special session:
SESAME – A Source of Light in the Middle East
Organised by: SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East)
Venue: King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre, Dead Sea 2 - Sea
Abstract:
SESAME – Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East – is a new third generation light source situated near Amman, Jordan, with a research program beginning this year. It is an international organization that promotes scientific excellence and collaboration in the region. Administratively modelled on CERN, SESAME’s Members are Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, the Palestinian Authority, and Turkey. This session will give a brief introduction to SESAME and its mission to develop scientific excellence in the region.
The session will close with a question and answer session
Moderator:
Panelists:
- Khaled Toukan, Chairman, Director, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), SESAME
- Özgül Öztürk, Chair, Usage and Strategic Plan Committee for the Middle East region of Lightsources for Africa, the Americas and the Middle East Project (LAAMP)
- Yuval Golan, Director, Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben Gurion University
- Isabelle Combe
- Andrew Harrison, CEO, Diamond Light Source Facility