Twas in Action

The prizes, which are awarded by TWAS's five regional offices, carry a USD3,000 cash award

TWAS has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2011 at the Academy's 22nd General Meeting in Trieste, Italy. Each TWAS Prize carries a cash award of USD15,000

TWAS will continue to build scientific capacity and promote scientific excellence in a world that is likely to experience unprecedented change in the years ahead, says Jacob Palis, president of TWAS.

The immediate past president of TWAS wins the prize for "monumental contributions to the frontiers of materials science."

The food we eat depends, in large measure, on microorganisms we can't see

TWAS joins an international consortium, including the Royal Society and the Environment Defense Fund, in a call for coordinated action on geoengineering research

The next big step in quantum physics could well come from research being done by scientists in developing countries.

At a time when increasing access to electricity is driving economic growth in a number of developing countries, sub-Saharan Africa's electricity supplies remain stagnant.

Science could be both a source and beneficiary of the dramatic changes taking place in the Arab region

Daniel Schaffer, TWAS's Public Information Officer, is retiring