ICTP TWAS + Dept. Theo. Phys. SISSA Immaginario Scientifico Marina, Parco
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“… scientifically active men [and women] … must be kept in their own countries to build for the future, but their scientific integrity must also be preserved.”
Abdus SalamFounding Director
•ICTP
•TWAS+
•Dept. Theo. Phys.
•SISSA
•Immaginario Scientifico
•Marina, Parco
•ICGEB•ICS•INFN INFM
U. Trieste
Major Scientific Institutions in Trieste
Organization
• ICTP operates under a tripartite agreement between two United Nations Agencies—UNESCO and IAEA—and the Government of Italy. The Centre enjoys a great deal of autonomy.*
• A distinguished Scientific Council sets scientific policies and a Steering Committee in setting fiscal policies.
Some funding is provided by IAEA and UNESCO, specific programmatic funding by other sources, and 82% of the Centre’s budget comes from Italy.
*The Centre started under the umbrella of IAEA in 1964 but was administratively moved under UNESCO in 1996.
4000-6000 per year6441 in 2004
permanent scientists
temporary scientific staff: post-docs, staff associates, long-term visitors
short-term visitors:associates, guest scientists
participation in conferences, schools and workshops; diploma students
research and training coordination
mostly research
do own or collaborative research, or receive training through participation
receive training throughschools, conferences, and exchange of information
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+ about 130 general staff
ICTP is an institution run by a few scientists for the benefit of many
Research at ICTP(not “merely” theoretical physics)
– High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
– Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics– Pure and Applied Mathematics– Applied Physics (Medical Physics, Optics and
Lasers, Fluid Dynamics, Plasma Physics, Soft Matter, Nuclear Physics, Biophysics, Energy)
– Earth Sciences (Weather, Climate Changes, Oceanography, Earthquake Prediction, Soil and Coastal Erosion, Desertification,…)
– Laboratory activities (Instrumentation, Information Technology, …)
Nobel Laureates and Fields Medalists visiting
the center > 100(15+ in the last five years)
Programs at ICTP*
Diploma programs; Masters degree; Ph.D. degree (both local and SANDWICH); post-doc appointments
Associateships; TRIL fellowships
---------------------------*conducted often in close collaboration with and support of Italian institutions in Trieste and elsewhere, and many other international institutions
Schools; Colleges; Workshops; Conferences
For 2008
Supported by and held at ICTP: 60Held elsewhere: 12Hosted programs: 18
Typical duration: 3 weeksTypical participation: 50 scientistsTypical distribution: 50% from DC
Affiliate Centres Since 1990
34 Networks Africa 12Asia 9Europe 1Latin America 12
29 ProjectsAfrica 16Asia 8Europe 1Latin America 4
31 Centres Africa 11Asia 10Europe 1Indonesia 1Latin America 8
ICTP VISITORS STATISTICS, 1970-2006IC
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area visitors p-m area visitors p-mNorth America AfricaLatin America Middle East and South AsiaWestern Europe South East Asia and the PacificEastern Europe Far East
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ICTP visitors from 1970-2006 (including associates, TRIL fellows, course participants and researchers).
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Institutes collaborating with OEAInstitutes collaborating with ARPLInstitutes collaborating with SCSICTP regional activities in 2006
ICTP AND AFRICA
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BELIZE
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CUBA
JAMAICA
HONDURAS
COSTARICA
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HAITIDOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PUERTO RICO
DOMINICAST. LUCIA
BARBADOS
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
GUYANA
SURINAME
FRENCH GUIANA
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA
ECUADOR
PERU
BOLIVIA
CHILE
PARAGUAY
ARGENTINAURUGUAY
BRAZIL
ICTP AND LATIN AMERICA
ICTP visitors from 1970-2006 (including associates, TRIL fellows, course participants and researchers).
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ICTP has had a longstanding impact on the science in Iran… the most important one is the concept of excellence…and I dare say ICTP has been the most influential institution in the world to bring that into existence. [It also has had] direct impact [on the] establishment of the various institutions; many graduate students in Iran have been exposed to international scientific community through different activities of ICTP.
Professor Reza Mansouri, Iran
ICTP was very useful to me personally …[and] it opened up a new world to me. Almost all of my colleagues at the Centre for Theoretical Physics in Hanoi get the same help from the ICTP. In addition, we also get book donations, computers, etc. For young physicists, the ICTP Diploma program is very attractive.
Professor Hoang Ngoc Long, Vietnam
One particular international institution that has played an important role in providing resources and opportunities for physicists [in Africa] is the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. …ICTP's affiliated centers and visiting scholars programs are well known in African universities; nearly every PhD physicist in … Africa has had an association with ICTP.
Professor Edmund Zingu, South Africa, in Physics Today, January 2004
Many Latin American scientists not only found a great fountain of scientific truth in ICTP, but also a vision that guided them steadily in discovering new truths.
Professor V. Lattore, Multiciencias, Peru
ICTP’s help was extraordinarily useful to both older scientists whose research was interrupted by the cultural revolution and the younger generation which entered the university after 1976.
Professor Yu Lu, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
ICTP has played an important role on assisting Indian science in the last few decades. Several scientists have been associated with ICTP and our students and post-docs greatly benefitted from participation in ICTP activities.
Professor Spenta Wadia, TIFR, Mumbai, India
IMPACT OF ICTPIMPACT OF ICTP
Thank you
The fund for startup initiatives aims to: • stimulate academic programs at the NYUAD
Institute, including conferences, colloquia with international scholars, research workshops, seminars with students from the region as well as NYU, and lecture series
• support individual and collaborative research projects that would benefit from an institutional anchor at the NYUAD Institute
• promote collaboration of NYU faculty and students with counterparts from the broad Middle East
• support faculty interested in experimenting with interactive instruction and classroom technology that connects NYU Washington Square with NYUAD
SeasonalPrediction
ClimateChange
WeatherPrediction
Flood Water Resources Agriculture Landuse Change Pollution Health EcosystemsFisheriesDrought Energy
Regional Modeling
EasternEurope
Sub-SaharanAfrica
CentralAmerica
SouthAmerica
SoutheastAsia Islands
EastAsia
SouthAsia
MediterraneanMiddle East
NorthAmerica
Australia &New Zealand
Japan &Korea
Europe
South-NorthInteractions
South-SouthInteractions
ScientificExchanges
ActivityCoordination
Storms
Example of ESP Networking: The RegionalExample of ESP Networking: The RegionalClimate research NETwork, Climate research NETwork, RegCNETRegCNET
Collaborativeresearch projects
Use of ICTPmodel tools and datasets
Visitorprogram
E-mail list(over 300 p.)
Interactionswith other
international programs
Workshops at ICTP and
off-site