LAAAMP was founded in 2017 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.
The Call for applications for FAculty-STudent Teams to spend 2 months during 2027 at participating AdLS facilities is now open! Note a two-step application procedure. Pre-application deadline: 15 July 2025.
05 Nov 2025
LAAAMP sponsors the 3rd Aldo Félix Craievich synchrotron school
LAAAMP proudly supports the third edition of the Aldo Félix Craievich School, to be held in Buenos Aires from 25 November to 3 December 2025.
School on Synchrotron Light Sources and their Applications 2026
The 2026 edition of the ICTP School on Synchrotron Light Sources and their Applications, co-organised by LAAAMP, will take place on 12-23 January 2026. The school is online and registration is free. No prior expertise is needed. Application deadline: 5 December 2025.
19 Jun 2025
NEPHEWS workshop on Collaboration with Africa
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.
