SESAME inaugurated in Jordan
With Elettra, ICTP and Promoscience, Trieste’s science is in the front line with the Middle East SESAME project launched in Jordan today | |
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Trieste’s scientific system underlies the new synchrotron light lab SESAME (Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science), that today has been officially opened near Amman in the presence of the King of Jordan. SESAME (www.sesame.org.jo) is both a major scientific project and an example of peaceful coexistence as it is managed by an autonomous intergovernmental organization of scientists from Countries racked by conflict and tension such as Cyprus, Israel, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. |
Mauro Zambelli, Genaral Coordinator at Elettra Sincrotrone, took part at the inauguration ceremony. Trieste has also contributed to the SESAME project through the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). In close collaboration with Elettra, ICTP has provided training activities, organized workshops and conferences, hosted long-term visits, and given grants to SESAME researchers to have access to the beamlines in Trieste’s facility. Overall, more than 200 scientists have benefited from SESAME-related activities promoted and supported by ICTP. Moreover, a web portal for the “Open SESAME” project has been set up by Promoscience, a company based in AREA Science Park. This project is financed by the European Commission and aims at sharing and transferring knowledge on the Middle East synchrotron ring among researchers and potential users. The website www.opensesame-h2020.eu will provide information on training activities on scientific, technical and administrative issues organized by the project. Finally, it is worth mentioning that Giorgio Paolucci, scientific director of SESAME, has long been working in leadership roles at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste. |
Press release by AREA Science Park press office