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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African Light Source
LAAAMP collaborates with the African Light Source Foundation
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.
27 Feb 2025
Matías Moreno
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Matías Moreno, who was serving as Chair of the LAAAMP Regional Committee for Mexico. Our thoughts are with Matías' family, friends, and colleagues. The new Chair of the Committee will be Abel Moreno from UNAM.
10 Jan 2025
New Leadership for LAAAMP Executive Committee in 2025
LAAAMP welcomes Michele Zema as Chair and Özgül Öztürk as Vice-Chair for 2025. The Executive Committee thanks Sekazi Mtingwa for his past service as Chair.
Sekazi Mtingwa awarded the John Wheatley Award 2025
LAAAMP is pleased to announce that Sekazi Mtingwa, together with Gihan Kamel and Simon H. Connell, have been awarded the 2025 APS John Wheatley Award. Read the full motivations here.
