LAAAMP was founded in 2016 through a grant awarded by the International Science Council (ISC) to the joint IUPAP-IUCr project entitled Utilisation of Light Source and Crystallographic Sciences to Facilitate the Enhancement of Knowledge and Improve the Economic and Social Conditions in Targeted Regions of the World. Aim of LAAAMP is to enhance Advanced Light Sources (AdLS) and crystallographic sciences in Africa, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Central and Southeast Asia, Middle East and the Pacific Islands.
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On 23-26 June 2025, Sekazi Mtingwa will represent LAAAMP at the NEPHEWS workshop on Collaboration with Africa as a panelist of the session on Science Diplomacy and Global Collaboration.
26 May 2025
LAAAMP at the IUPAP/UNESCO International Colloquium on Physics for Society
On May 27, 2025, Sekazi Mtingwa will represent LAAAMP at the webinar on physics for society: Illuminating Innovation – Synchrotron Science, Quantum Frontiers, and Africa’s Scientific Future. Register here.
21 May 2025
IUPAB joins LAAAMP
We are happy to welcome IUPAB (International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics) as a new partner in the LAAAMP community.
LAAAMP as a Pathway for Capacity Building and Collaboration
On 14 May 2025, 08:00AM SAST, Michele Zema, chair of LAAAMP EC, will deliver an invited talk at the Commonwealth Chemistry Congress 2025 on "LAAAMP as a Pathway for Capacity Building and Collaboration".
08 Apr 2025
Two LAAAMP EC members elected Fellows of AAS
Congratulations to Sekazi Mtingwa and Michele Zema on their election as Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences.
Read the full announcement here.
21 Mar 2025
Inaugural Caribbean Crystallography School
crXstal, the Caribbean Regional X-ray Science Toward Advancement Laboratory based at UWI Mona, Jamaica, will host the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Crystallography School on 2-7 June 2025. Click here to read more.
17 Mar 2025
Call for 2026 FAST Team Applications
The Call for applications for FAculty-STudent Teams to spend 2 months during 2026 at participating AdLS facilities is now open! DEADLINE: 31 October 2025.
15 Mar 2025
APS supports the FAST Teams program
We are grateful to the American Physical Society (APS) for providing support for some additional grants for the 2026 FAST Teams program. The call will open soon. Stay tuned!
14 Mar 2025
New partner
We are pleased to announce that the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) has officially joined LAAAMP as a new AdLS partnering institution, providing another valuable opportunity for FAST Teams.
