US-Africa Workshop: Research Opportunities in Chemistry, Pretoria, South Africa, April 1999

美国-非洲研讨会：化学研究机会，南非比勒陀利亚，1999 年 4 月

• 批准号: 9819953
• 负责人: Richard Getzinger
• 金额: $ 3.38万
• 依托单位: American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-03-01 至 2000-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9819953&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: US; Africa; Workshop; Research; Opportunities

9819953GetzingerThis award supports 17 participants (four US and 13 African) in the US-Africa Workshop on Collaborative Research Opportunities in Chemistry, to be held in Pretoria, South Africa, April 1999. Representatives of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Chemical Society, and the Chemical Manufacturers Association will meet with their counterparts from the chemical societies in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania, and with representatives from the African Association of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and the Chemical and Allied Industries Association. The co-organizers are Dr. Richard Getzinger and Mr. John Schoneboom, of the Directorate for International Programs at AAAS, and their counterparts with five African chemical societies. Participants include active researchers, society administrators, and representatives of chemical industrial associations.Africa has the potential to produce significant scientific discoveries in the areas of medicine, agricultural applications, and environmental chemistry. But few African chemists know about the research being conducted outside their own countries, nor are US chemists cognizant of the research activities of their African peers. The objectives of the workshop are to identify specific ways that US and African chemical societies can work together to enhance their respective capacities and impacts, and to create important new collaborative research opportunities for US and African chemists. The participants will identify topics of mutual importance for international collaborative research, and the manner in which the participating societies can encourage and facilitate such activities. Additionally, this workshop will aid in the establishment of more regular communication mechanisms, which will enable the societies to exchange information on important scientific and management issues. The Division of International Programs and the Division of Chemistry are jointly supporting this workshop.

该奖项支持17名参加1999年4月在南非比勒陀利亚举行的美非化学合作研究机会研讨会的参与者（4名美国人和13名非洲人）。美国科学促进会（AAAS）、美国化学会和化学制造商协会的代表将与来自埃塞俄比亚、加纳、尼日利亚、南非和坦桑尼亚的化学会的代表，以及来自非洲纯粹与应用化学协会、国际纯粹与应用化学联合会和化学与相关工业协会的代表会面。协办方是美国科学促进会国际项目理事会的理查德·格辛格博士和约翰·舍恩布姆先生，以及五个非洲化学学会的同行。参与者包括活跃的研究人员、社会管理人员和化学工业协会的代表。非洲有潜力在医学、农业应用和环境化学领域产生重大的科学发现。但是很少有非洲化学家知道在他们自己的国家之外进行的研究，美国化学家也不知道他们的非洲同行的研究活动。研讨会的目标是确定美国和非洲化学学会可以共同合作的具体方式，以增强各自的能力和影响，并为美国和非洲化学家创造重要的新的合作研究机会。与会者将确定对国际合作研究具有共同重要性的主题，以及参与社会鼓励和促进此类活动的方式。此外，这次讲习班将有助于建立更经常的交流机制，使各学会能够就重要的科学和管理问题交流信息。国际项目部和化学部共同支持本次研讨会。