Success for former ICTP Associates

Two former ICTP Associates recently have been recognised for their academic excellence.

Isaac Asuzu, professor of Veterinary Pharmacology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has been elected by the university's Senate as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic). Professor Asuzu was an ICTP Associate from 1995 until 2007 in the areas of biophysics and medical physics.

Moulay Brahim Sedra, a mathematical physicist from Morocco, has received the 2008 Rammal Award from Euroscience, the European Association for the promotion of science and technology. The medal is awarded each year to an outstanding personality of strong scientific stature from one of the Mediterranean countries. Professor Sedra was an Associate from 1997 to 2008 in the area of high energy physics.