2020 TWAS Awards Webinar Series

The series consists of five webinars taking place online between 10 June and 29 October 2021, leading to TWAS Fifteenth General Conference, which will be also held online from 1 to 4 November 2021. The webinars feature the winners of the 2020 TWAS awards and of the 2020 awards in honour of TWAS Fellows, thus the name of the series carries "2020" in its title.

This First Awards Webinar Series is an opportunity for TWAS award winners to deliver brief presentations showcasing their scientific accomplishments. A question-and-answer session takes place after each presentation, allowing participants to ask TWAS award winners their questions.

Webinars are live-streamed and the recording is available on TWAS YouTube channel.

 

First webinar - Agricultural Sciences

The first webinar took place on 10 June 2021, at 1 p.m., Rome time.

Presentations were made by:

  • Esteban Jobbágy of Argentina, Winner of the 2020 TWAS Award in Agricultural Sciences
  • Badabate Diwediga of Togo, Winner of 2020 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award
  • Etotépé A. Sogbohossou of Benin, Winner of the 2019 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award.

 

Second webinar - Social Sciences and Economic Sciences

The second webinar took place on 8 July 2021, at 1 p.m., Rome time.

Presentations were made by:

  • Juan Chi-Hung of Taiwan, China, Co-winner of the 2020 TWAS Award in Social Sciences
  • Ayodele Samuel Jegede of Nigeria, Co-winner of the 2020 TWAS Award in Social Sciences
  • Yang Cuihong of China, Winner of the 2020 TWAS-Siwei Cheng Award in Economic Sciences.

 

Third webinar - Chemistry and Physics

The third webinar took place on 19 August 2021, at 1 p.m., Rome time.

Presentations were made by:

  • Raoelina Andriambololona of Madagascar, Winner of the 2020 TWAS-C.N.R. Rao Award for Scientific Research
  • Zhiyong Tang of China, Winner of the 2020 TWAS Award in Chemistry
  • Basant Giri of Nepal, Winner of the 2020 TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry
  • Achyut Adhikari of Nepal, Winner of the 2019 TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry.

 

 

Fourth webinar - Engineering Sciences, Mathematics and Physics

The fourth webinar took place on 16 September 2021, at 1 p.m., Rome time.

Presentations were be made by:

  • Ahmad Fauzi ISMAIL of Malaysia, Co-winner of the 2020 TWAS Award in Engineering Sciences
  • Noemí Elisabet ZARITZKY of Argentina, Co-winner of the 2020 TWAS Award in Engineering Sciences
  • Abdon ATANGANA of South Africa, Winner of the 2020 TWAS-Mohammad A. Hamdan Award; and
  • Ajith PARAMESWARAN of India, Winner of the 2020 TWAS-CAS Young Scientists Award for Frontier Science.

 

Fifth webinar - Medical & Biological Sciences

The fifth webinar took place on 14 October 2021, at 1 p.m., Rome time.

Presentations were made by:

  • Robert Peter Millar of South Africa, Co-winner of the 2020 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences
  • Alejandro Fabian Schinder of Argentina, Co-winner of the 2020 TWAS Award in Medical Sciences
  • Faith Hope Amongin Osier of Kenya, Winner of the 2020 TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences; and
  • Fathiya Mbarak Khamis of Kenya, Winner of the 2019 TWAS-Abdool Karim Award in Biological Sciences.